Virgil Loren Baker Jr.1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. December 8, 1938, d. June 20, 1992
FatherLoren Virgil Baker1,2,3,4,5,7,8 b. July 20, 1914, d. April 19, 1995
MotherMerle Ferne Cooper1,2,3,4,5,7,8 b. April 8, 1919, d. August 25, 1994
     Virgil Loren Baker Jr. was buried at Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, 825 College Avenue, Fredericksburg, Virginia.4 His Social Security Number was 331-32-0040.5 He married Brenda Sterne.4,6 Virgil Loren Baker Jr. was born on December 8, 1938 at Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois.4,5,6 He married Rita Hays Smith on June 7, 1964 at Viola, Mercer Co., Illinois.9 Virgil Loren Baker Jr. and Rita Hays Smith were divorced on July 7, 1981 at Stafford Co., Virginia.9 Virgil Loren Baker Jr. died on June 20, 1992 at Fredericksburg, Virginia, at age 53.4,6 He Virgil Loren Baker, 53, Falmouth, Va., formerly of Preemption, died Saturday, June 20, 1992, at Mary Washington Hospital, of cancer. Burial was in Trinity Memorial Garden, Fredericksburg, where he was a warden. Mr. Baker was born Dec 8, 1938, in Rock Island, the son of Loren and Ferne Cooper Baker. He married Brenda Sterne. He was a graduate of University of the South Education for Ministry program. He was employed by Huttig Sash and Door, Fredericksburg, as a millwork specialist, for 18 years. Prior to that, he worked at Rode Island Millworks, for 16 years. He served two terms on the vestry at the church; was past president of St. Andrew Brotherhood; and was a member of the Illinois National Guard. Survivors include the widow; daughters, Tarina Mauck, Ladysmith, Va., and Traci Baker, Portsmouth, Va; a stepdaughter, Michelle Hessler, Stafford, Va; a stepson, Jody Hessler, Falmouth, Va; two granddaughters; his parents, Aledo; sisters, Virginia Cooke and Norma Garrison, both of Rock Island; a brother, Dean Baker, Aledo; and several nieces and nephews. on June 29, 1992.4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 39, District 66-22, Preemption, Mercer Co., Illinois3

Family 1

Brenda Sterne
Marriage*Virgil Loren Baker Jr. married Brenda Sterne.4,6 

Family 2

Rita Hays Smith
Marriage*Virgil Loren Baker Jr. married Rita Hays Smith on June 7, 1964 at Viola, Mercer Co., Illinois.9 
Divorce* Virgil Loren Baker Jr. and Rita Hays Smith were divorced on July 7, 1981 at Stafford Co., Virginia.9 
Children
  • Traci Baker4
  • Tarina Jan Baker4,10

Citations

  1. [S10078] Dispatch, The, From the V. Loren Baker obituary in the Apr 20, 1995 edition.
  2. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Virginia L Cook obituary.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1545] Rock Island Argus, The, From the Virgil Loren Baker obituary in the Jun 29, 1992 edition.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  7. [S4438] Quad-City Times, The, From the Ferne M. Baker obituary in the Aug 27, 1994 edition.
  8. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Duane E. Baker obituary.
  9. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Duane Earl Baker1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 19, 1940, d. July 6, 1988
FatherLoren Virgil Baker1,2,6,5 b. July 20, 1914, d. April 19, 1995
MotherMerle Ferne Cooper1,2,6,5 b. April 8, 1919, d. August 25, 1994
     Duane Earl Baker Duane E. Baker, 47, of 807 NW 6th St., Aledo, died Wednesday, July 6, 1988, at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria. Burial was in Piniel Cemetery. Duane Earl Baker was born Oct 19, 1940 in Moline, the son of Virgil Loren and Merle Ferne Cooper Baker. He was employed as a truck driver for Swiss Valley Dairy, Rock Island, for 17 years. He was a member of St. Pius Catholic Church, Rock Island, and attended the Aledo Assembly of God Church. He was a retired staff sergeant with the Army National Guard of Illinois. Survivors include his parents, Loren and Ferne Cooper Baker, Aledo; his daughter, Tiffany, Rock Island; sons, Duane E. II, Jason; Bryan; and his stepson, Lance Luther, all of Rock Island; sisters, Virginia Cooke, Rock Island; Norma Garrison, Moline; his twin brother, Dean M., of Aledo; and Virgil L., of Fredericksburg, VA. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.5 His Social Security Number was 349-32-2432.4 He was buried at Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Mercer Co., Illinois.3,5 He was born on October 19, 1940 at Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois.4 He married Mary Jo Youd on December 27, 1969 at Rock Island Co., Illinois.7 Duane Earl Baker died on July 6, 1988 at Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at age 47.4,5

Family

Mary Jo Youd
Marriage*He married Mary Jo Youd on December 27, 1969 at Rock Island Co., Illinois.7 
Children
  • Tiffany Baker5
  • Duane Earl Baker II5
  • Bryan Baker5

Citations

  1. [S10078] Dispatch, The, From the V. Loren Baker obituary in the Apr 20, 1995 edition.
  2. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Virginia L Cook obituary.
  3. [S12362] Peniel Cemetery, Mercer Co., IL, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  5. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Duane E. Baker obituary.
  6. [S4438] Quad-City Times, The, From the Ferne M. Baker obituary in the Aug 27, 1994 edition.
  7. [S1545] Rock Island Argus, The, From the Baker-Luther marriage announcement in the Dec 16, 1969 edition.

Paul C. Cooke II1,2,3

M, b. October 22, 1967, d. May 28, 2012
FatherLarry Henry Cooke1
MotherVirginia L. Baker1 b. May 23, 1944, d. October 21, 2018
     His Social Security Number was 322-60-2548.4 Paul C. Cooke II was born on October 22, 1967 at San Diego Co., California.4,2 He died on May 28, 2012 at Alabama at age 44.4,3 He Paul C. Cooke II, 44, of Cedar Bluff, Ala., formerly of Wapello, Iowa, died May 28, 2012, in Alabama. Paul was born Oct. 23, 1967, the son of Larry Henry Cooke and Virginia L. Baker Cooke. He was employed at HON. Paul enjoyed fishing, camping, boating, baking and drawing. He is survived by his parents, Larry Cooke, Alabama, Virginia Cooke (Dale Barnes), Davenport; children, Cheyenne S. Williams, Moline, Paul C. Cooke III, Ironwood, Mich; grandchildren, Preston Berry, Peighton and Lilionnah Williams and Skylar Cooke; sister, Tina Cooke, Rock Island; brothers, Loren "Butch" Cooke, Davenport, and John (Tara) Cooke, Ironwood. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Loren and Feme Baker; uncles, Virgil and Duane Baker; great-grandmother, Sadie Baker; paternal grandparents, Paul and Marie Cooke I; and aunt, Shirley Vernon. on May 31, 2012.3

Family

Children
  • Cheyenne S. Cooke3
  • Paul C. Cooke III3

Citations

  1. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Virginia L Cook obituary.
  2. [S908] California Center for Health Statistics, California Birth Index, 1905-1995.
  3. [S1545] Rock Island Argus, The, From the Paul C. Cooke, II obituary in the May 31, 2012 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Roxanna Gayle McKin1,2

F, b. May 28, 1954, d. July 10, 2016
FatherJewel Dean McKin1 b. July 2, 1934, d. February 10, 2021
MotherLois J. Thurman1,3
     Roxanna Gayle McKin was born on May 28, 1954 at Curdon, Clark Co., Arkansas.2,3 As of July 21, 1975,her married name was Dyer.2 She married Ronald Bruce Dyer Sr. on July 21, 1975 at Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.2 Roxanna Gayle McKin and Ronald Bruce Dyer Sr. were divorced on January 3, 1992 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.2 As of November 3, 1997,her married name was Chambers.4 Roxanna Gayle McKin married Billy Ray Chambers on November 3, 1997 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.4,3 Roxanna Gayle McKin died on July 10, 2016 at Kempner, Lampasas Co., Texas, at age 62.3 She Roxanna McKin Chambers died Sunday, July 10 at her home in Kempner, Texas. Roxanna was born May 28, 1954 in Gurdon, Ark. She grew up in Nash. She is survived by her husband, Bill Chambers, of Kempner; two sons and a granddaughter, Bruce and Lily Dyer, and Jason Dyer, all of Fort Worth; two step-sons, Jeremy Chambers, his wife Crystal, children Kale, Landon and Kylie, from Killeen; and Justin Chambers, his wife Aerial and son Lincoln of Dallas. Three brothers, Michael McKin of Texarkana, TX, Wade and Mary McKin of The Colony; Steven and Nancy McKin ofNew Braunfels; and her mother Lois Jenkins of Hooks; as well as five nieces and nephews. Roxanna was cremated. on July 27, 2016.3

Family 1

Ronald Bruce Dyer Sr.
Marriage*She married Ronald Bruce Dyer Sr. on July 21, 1975 at Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.2 
Divorce* Roxanna Gayle McKin and Ronald Bruce Dyer Sr. were divorced on January 3, 1992 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.2 
Children
  • Ronald Bruce Dyer Jr.5,3
  • Jason Dean Dyer5,3

Family 2

Billy Ray Chambers
Marriage*Roxanna Gayle McKin married Billy Ray Chambers on November 3, 1997 at Virginia Beach, Virginia.4,3 

Citations

  1. [S12366] Chapelwood Funeral Home, online www.texarkanafuneralhome.com, From the Jewel Dean McKin obituary.
  2. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  3. [S12369] Texarkana Gazette, From the Roxanna McKin Chambers obituary in the Jul 27, 2016 edition.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  5. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.