Walter Campbell Baker

A graveside service for the late Walter Campbell Baker, 84, Hillside Pines Home for Special Care, Bridgewater, formerly of Little Liscomb, Guysborough County, will be held April 20, at 1 p.m. in St. John’s Cemetery, Liscomb, with Reverend Derek Elsworth officiating. Mr. Baker died April 1, 2019. Born in Antigonish, he was a son of the late Archibald and Janette (Dingle) Baker. He was a member of the former St. John’s United Church, Liscomb. He was a commercial fisherman for 40 years, worked during the off-season as a pulp cutter for 35 years, and worked for the Canadian Coast Guard for a short time. He enjoyed playing cards and bingo. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He is survived by three sons, Calvin (Linda), Dayspring; Archie, Pugwash; Vernon, Waterville; two daughters, Joyce Baker (Warren), Liscomb; Beatrice (James) Johnson, Bedford; grandson, Edward Blake (Crystal) Baker; sister-in-law, Lauretta Baker, Sherbrooke; numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and their families. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Barbara (Wilkie); son, Edward James Baker; one daughter, in infancy; two grandchildren, Tyler Baker, Stephanie Baker; four brothers, Burnham, Clarence, Maxwell, William; three sisters, Marjorie Croft, Helen Ellis, Eliza Creaser. Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Memorial Hospital, Sherbrooke. Online condolences: www.gwgiffin.com