Joseph L Baker

Funeral services for Mr. Joseph L. Baker, 92, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2018 in the Immaculate Conception Church with Rev. Damian Fernando officiating.

Military honors will be held at the funeral home before leaving for the church.

Burial will be in the Holy Rosary Cemetery in Kaplan under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.

Funeral home visitation will be from 3:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.; and 8:00 a.m. until time of services.

A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel.

Mr. Baker passed away at 10:44 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2018 in his residence.

Mr. Baker was a 68 year resident of Jennings moving here from Kaplan. He graduated from Kaplan High School and received his B.A. from S.L.I. (now ULL). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a retired school teacher for the Jeff Davis Parish School Board for over 30 years. He went on to work for the Jeff Davis Sheriffs office for 10 years after retiring from teaching. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mr. Baker loved his family and was a very honest and upstanding gentleman. He had a very solid loving marriage of 70 years to his wife, Doris. He loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much and taught them many things. He had a very good sense of humor. He loved gardening, reading and music. He enjoyed coaching a girls’ softball team for many years.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Doris Broussard Baker of Jennings; three daughters, Shirley Baker (James) Parker of Lafayette, Peggy Baker Mallett of Jennings, Karen Baker (Randy) Daigle of Jennings; one son James(Mary)Baker of Lafayette; one sister, Lena Baker (Lloyd) Vincent of Kaplan; 8 grandchildren, Laurie Parker Glotta (Ernest), Jeffrey Powell Parker, Jared Paul Istre (Shanna), Chad Michael Mallett, Jason Patrick Istre (Jaime), Amanda Brooke Mallett, Michael James Baker (Andrea), and Scot Daniel Baker (Katie) and seventeen great-grandchildren.  

He is preceded in death by his parents Joseph Baker and Agnes LaPoint Mire and one sister, Virgie Lee Baker and a brother, Jay D. Baker.