Lyndell Lloyd Baker, 87

Our precious dad Lyndell Lloyd Baker, 87, of Monticello, our ‘Pap”, left his earthly home on the morning of Sunday, February 9, 2025 at his home surrounded by his three children and a special granddaughter. He went peacefully after a long and courageous battle with COPD.

Lyndell was born on September 3, 1937, in Rohwer to R.A. and Jenny Cornelia Baker.

He was a graduate of Tillar High school and was a veteran of the Arkansas Army National Guard where he was a cook. He always had a passion for cooking. He enjoyed cooking at his family seer camp and for VBS at church.

Lyndell was a farmer by trade and worked on his family’s farm for most of his life. He ran the Texaco station in Dermott for several years in the 1970’s. After retiring from farming, he was the caretaker of Desha/Delta hunting club for many years. The last job he held was driving the golf cart at Drew Memorial Hospital, a job he dearly loved.

Pap loved to sing, he led the singing at both McGehee and Dermott Church of Christ his whole life as well as Monticello after retiring.

He loved to teach people to sing and how to read shape notes. To know Pap was to love him, he never met a stranger.

Lyndell is preceded in death by his wife of 25 years Sheila Rodgers Baker, his parents R.A. and Jenny Cornelia Baker, Brothers Leon, Robert, Raymond, and Alfred Baker of Tillar, sisters Verdell McDonald of Tillar and Verneal Allison of McGehee, niece Virginia Baker Tefterller and nephew Lawayne Baker of McGehee.

He is survived by one sister Evelyn Laverne Chance of Enola. His daughters Angela Baker Naron and Valerie Baker Thompson (Joel) of Monticello, son Rodney Baker  (Jennifer) both of Tomball, Texas, granddaughters Kristen Smith, Amanda (Josh) McKiever and Brooke Thompson all of Monticello, Elizabeth (Dakota) Schaffer of Poteau, Okla., and Jamie Dehart of San Antonio, Texas. Grandsons Will (Jesse) Naron  of St. Augustine, Ill., Chad (Mollie) Thompson both of Monticello, Luke Baker, Tyler Reynolds of Tomball, Texas, Great grandchildren Dylan Thompson, Ryan and Emily Thompson, Addie and Jett McKiever, Sawyer and Avery Smith all of Monticello, Baker, Bo and Jeb Naron all of St Augustine, Ill., Kadence Reynolds of Colorado Springs Colo., and Cameron and Ben Schaffer of Poteau, Okla.

Visitation was from 6-8 p.m., on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Monticello Church of Christ, 2078 HWY 425 North, Monticello. Funeral services were at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Monticello Church of Christ with Brother Todd McMillan and Brother Randy Allison officiating with  burial following at Tillar Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Monticello Church of Christ (Building Fund), P.O. Box 485, Monticello, Arkansas 71657. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home, Dumas, Arkansas.