Lon Baker, who sang bass with the Echoes from Calvary for the first 23 years of it's existence, went home on Saturday, November 29th.
One of the most requested songs at an Echoes singing during his tenure as bass was "It Will Be Worth It All." Well, Lon now knows first-hand what made it worth it all. Now, he's in that Heavenly Choir, where "For Ten Thousand Years, we'll sing 'Amazing Grace. It will be worth it all when we get home."
Enjoy your crown, Lon. (And we're sure he has already laid it at Jesus' feet.)
LON'S OBITUARY
December 01, 2008
GOLCONDA, Ill. — Services for Jesse A. “Lon” Baker, 86, of Golconda will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Golconda with the Rev. Roy Baker officiating. Burial will be at Prospect Cemetery.
GOLCONDA, Ill. — Services for Jesse A. “Lon” Baker, 86, of Golconda will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Golconda with the Rev. Roy Baker officiating. Burial will be at Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Baker died Saturday at Pope County Care Center in Golconda.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Golconda and sang with the Echoes of Calvary Quartet for 23 years.
Surviving are three sons, Larry Baker of Golconda, Joe Baker of Lincoln and the Rev. Roy Baker of Rosiclare; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Freda Mitchell Baker; two daughters, Doris Woods and Mary Ann Hansen; three brothers; seven sisters; and one grandchild. His parents were the Rev. Joseph A. Baker and Lula Vandergriff Baker
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Aly Funeral Home in Golconda and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hodgeville Cemetery Association, Rural Route 2, Box 319, Golconda, IL 62938.
3 comments:
What a wonderful eulogy for such a wonderful man. I grew up listening to Lon sing at the First Baptist Church in Golconda. He was a dear friend of my father. His was a life well lived.
The Baker Family has always been special to our family and Lon's friendship with our Dad was a special gift. He indeed will be missed but Heaven the richer. God Speed, Lon Baker.
Thanks David for your kind words about my Poppie as I called him so often, He was my father-in-law, but was more like a dad to me. He was also my friend. When he passed away that following Sunday at church I felt led for Roy Lee and I to sing "It Will Be Worth It All", and we did, it was a tribute to him, even though I broke down during some of it. But I thank God for such a wonderful man, that lived his life for our Lord the way he did.
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