HUNTSVILLE TIMES

Monday, February 15, 1965

 

Wreck Kills Huntsvillian

 

A Huntsville man was killed and eight other persons were injured Sunday morning in a two-car collision 10 miles south of Huntsville on U. S. 431.

 

Fatally injured was Ernie Thomas BAKER, 41, whose address was listed as 1013 Washington St.

 

A funeral for Mr. Baker will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cave Springs Baptist Church, Brother Fred STEWART officiating.  Burial will be in Baker Cemetery at Owens Cross Roads.  The body will lie in state at the church one hour before the service.

 

Survivors are two sons, Jerry BAKER and Ronnie BAKER of Taft, Tenn.; his mother, Mrs. Bessie Baker PHILLIPS of Hayti, Mo.; his father, Robert P. BAKER of Huntsville, and five brothers, Olan BAKER and James BAKER of New Hope, Jack BAKER of Auburndale, Fla., Frederick Lee BAKER of Huntsville and Herman BAKER of New Orleans.

 

Active pallbearers will be Wayne MANLEY, Billy RAY, Fred BAKER, Luther BAKER, James BAKER, and Henry MARTIN.

 

The body will remain at Laughlin-Service Funeral Home until time for the funeral.