LOGAN - John David "Dave" Baker, 50, of Preston, Idaho, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden.He was born Jan. 24, 1961, in Bellflower, Calif., a son of John Lavern Baker and Emma Jean Donahou. He was also raised by his loving stepmothers, Geraldine Cochran and Kathleen Baker.
He has been employed by Gilt Edge Flour Mills Inc. where he worked as an auxiliary manager. He was a part of a great team who were not only his co-workers but his closest friends.
Dave loved being outdoors. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and the gorgeous Idaho scenery. He could often be found sitting on the porch enjoying his view and spotting deer. Dave loved spending time with his family, being a father and a grandfather. Dave enjoyed football and is an avid Denver Broncos fan. He has lived in Arkansas, California and Idaho.
Dave is survived by his two sons and two daughters, Kevin Norris of Portland, Ore., Brandy Gillespie and her husband Jerry Lee Jr. of Preston, Idaho, Jonathan Baker of Preston, Idaho, and Breese Emma Baker of Dayton, Idaho; seven grandchildren; his parents; and three brothers and six sisters, Virgil and Maureen Wicks, Christy and Perry Dickson, Wayne Wicks, Dorena and Ruben Esparza, Glenda and Nathan Cunningham, Cindy Negrete and Mark Negrete. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Teresa Jean Negrete and Pamela Jean Baker-Stull, and his grandparents.
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday in the Mapleton Ward chapel in Cub River, Idaho. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Allen-Hall Mortuary in Logan and at the church from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Interment will follow in the Mapleton Cemetery.
Published in Logan Herald Journal from December 2 to December 16, 2011
