Obituary for Odell Baker
Our family mourns the loss of Odell Baker, who passed away on June 2, 2014. He was a loving and caring husband of 38 years to Dottie, as well as, a wonderful father to Sheri Baker Unruh, Sheila Baker Haughton, Chuck Baker, Lloyd Fickett, Joy Fickett and Bonnie Tobola. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren along with brothers Bill Baker, Bob Baker and sister, Tommie Rene Baker. Odell"s family was everything to him and he loved to see them having fun, laughing, and loving on one another.
Odell was born on January 6, 1922 in Coleman Ok. During the poverty-stricken days of the Dust Bowl in 1935, at the young age of 13, his family of nine started the long trek from Oklahoma to Wasco, California"arriving in 1936.
After Odell and Dottie married in 1975, he was involved in Dottie"s Restaurant until they moved back to Oklahoma in May of 2000. For the next 10 years Odell worked at H & H Furniture in Altus, OK.
Family and friends" viewing will be held Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 am to mid-afternoon at Lowell Tims Funeral Home, 1100 E. Tamarack Rd. Altus, Oklahoma. Graveside services celebrating Odell"s life will be at 7:00 pm at the Altus Cemetery
06/06/2014
9:00 AM
3:00 PM
Viewing
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus
OK
73521
06/07/2014
7:00 PM
Graveside
Altus City Cemetery
Falcon Road & Veterans Drive
Altus
OK
73521
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Odell was born on January 6, 1922 in Coleman Ok. During the poverty-stricken days of the Dust Bowl in 1935, at the young age of 13, his family of nine started the long trek from Oklahoma to Wasco, California"arriving in 1936.
After Odell and Dottie married in 1975, he was involved in Dottie"s Restaurant until they moved back to Oklahoma in May of 2000. For the next 10 years Odell worked at H & H Furniture in Altus, OK.
Family and friends" viewing will be held Friday, June 6 - Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 am to mid-afternoon at Lowell Tims Funeral Home, 1100 E. Tamarack Rd. Altus, Oklahoma. Graveside services celebrating Odell"s life will be at 7:00 pm at the Altus Cemetery
06/06/2014
9:00 AM
3:00 PM
Viewing
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus
OK
73521
06/07/2014
7:00 PM
Graveside
Altus City Cemetery
Falcon Road & Veterans Drive
Altus
OK
73521
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