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Tommy K.

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"Tom" Baker

Oct 11, 1939 — Nov 2, 2015

Obituary

Funeral service for Tommy K. "Tom" Baker will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 6, 2015, in the Indiahoma Church of Christ with Rev. Les Banks officiating. Burial will follow in the Post Oak Cemetery, Indiahoma, under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Tommy K. "Tom" Baker, age 76, died Monday, November 2, 2015, in Oklahoma City. He was born October 11, 1939 in Indiahoma, Oklahoma, to Opal Edward "Slim" and Ida (Merry) Baker. He grew up in Indiahoma and was a 1957 graduate of Indiahoma High School. While in high school he was an outstanding basketball player and was referred to as "Terrible Tom". He later attended Cameron College. Tom served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1960. He married Edith E. Carpenter on December 23, 1978 in Lawton. Tom had worked in Altus for Hughes Aircraft and later went to work for the U.S. Post Office having worked in both California and Lawton, retiring in 1998. He loved his cattle, woodworking and was an avid OU fan. He is survived by his wife, of the home; a sister and brother in law, Katherine and Floyd Bone, Lawton; a brother and sister in law, Vinton and Permelia Baker, Edmond, Oklahoma; nieces, nephews and their spouses, Kathi and Earl Ritter, Beverly Baker, Larry and Sheila Young, Rita Young, Kim and Frank DeHaven, Kristy and James Rodgers, Delia and Troy Strader, Rita and Steve Elwell, Emily and Conrad Arrambide, Andrea and Shane Kokensparger, Kristin and Steve Blair, Joshua and Dannielle Tschappat, Molly and Matt Zider, Carrie and Eric Cliffel, and Sidney Carpenter; a sister in law, Pat Baker, Edmond, Oklahoma, sister in law, Janet and John Selick, Findley, Ohio, brother in law, Norman and Carol Carpenter, Weston, Ohio, sister in law, Eunice and Terry Tschappat, Weston, Ohio; His parents, two brothers, James Kenneth Baker and Edward Delorn Baker, a sister in law, Wanda Julian Baker, and four nephews, David Baker, Jay Baker, Rodney Gene Young and Jimmy Don Young, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to The ALS Association, 1275 K Street NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20005.

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