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Joyce Baker Obituary
Private Family Services for Mrs. Joyce Browning Baker, 90, of Oak Ridge, LA, will be held at a later date at Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Zachary, LA. Arrangements are under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home Rayville.
Mrs. Baker was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Bill Browning and Cibel Cook Browning; as well as her husband, Ben E. “Sonny” Baker.
Survivors include her sons, Ben E. Baker, Jr and Earl Wayne Baker; two grandchildren; three sisters; one brother; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Memorials may be made to Sandy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 10, Pride, Louisiana 70770.
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