BAKER LOMAX – At the Charlotte County Hospital, on Monday, May
1st, 2017 Lomax “Max” Baker, husband of Carol Baker of St.
Stephen, NB. Born in Enterprise, Alabama, U.S.A. he was the son of the
late Luther E. & Annie (Powell) Baker.
In July Max enlisted with the US Army Air Corp, later that year
becoming the US Air Force. After basic training he went to Air –
Borne & Ground Radio School and Special Facsimile Transmission .
During the beginning of his career between 1948 – 1958, he was
assigned to Okinawa, Oklahoma City, Argentia, Nfld and Stephenville,
Nfld, upgrading communication equipment, etc. In 1958 he was assigned
to Mississippi where he taught radio school. In 1959 he went to Saudi
Arabi for a little over 1 year, opening and maintaining electronic
communications facilities.
On returning to the States he went to South Truro, Cape Cod,
maintaining a transmitter. Research on the Bomark missile guidance
system was taking place here. In 1962 he went to Florida working as an
engineer on a mobile T.V. van that covered the first sub –
orbital space program and the first Gemini Program. In 1964 he was
reassigned to Stephenville and retired from the U.S. Air Force in
October, 1967.
Max was a member of the American Legion, Sherman Bros Branch
#3.
Surviving in addition to his wife Carol are his children Dr.
Mary Speed of Manderville, Louisiana, John Baker (Tolando) North
Battlefield, SK: Anne “Peggy” Freake (Lorne) of Grand
Falls, NB; Christopher Baker of Fredericton, NB; Step-children; Debi
Corden (Robert Soria) Edmonton, AB; Karen Lee Corden of Saint John;
NB; 13 grand-children,
14 great grand-children, one sister Jean Brozyna of New Jersey;
several nieces, nephews & cousins. Max was pre-deceased by:
parents, 3 brothers, 2 sisters and his first wife Nora Jesso.
Resting at Humphreys Funeral Home, 20 Marks Street, St. Stephen,
NB E3L 2B2 (506 – 466 – 3110) from where the family will
receive friends during a time of visitation on Thursday afternoon from
2 – 5 pm only
Mass of christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 5th,
2017 at 1:00 pm. at Holy Rosary Church, St. Stephen, NB. A reception
will immediately follow at the Royal Canadian Legion, Union Street St
Stephen reception centre. The interment will take place at a later
date in Milltown Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to
the Terry Fox Foundation, Horizon Friendship, Disabled American Vets,
St. Joseph’s Hospital or the Charlotte County Cancer Society
would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences to the family
or donations can be made at www.humphreysfh.com

Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Lomax Max Baker.source

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