Obituary of Joan F. Baker

Mrs. Joan F. Baker, 92, of Lyndonville, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the Martin-Linsin Hospice Residence.

Joan was born on October 30, 1925 in Lyndonville, a daughter of the late Floyd L. and Nellie E. (Harris) Foss.  On November 27, 1943 she married Graydon S. Baker and was a lifelong Lyndonville resident.  She was employed by the Lyndonville Central Schools in the cafeteria for five years and at Citizens State Bank for twenty seven years as a bank teller in Lyndonville, retiring in 1987.  Joan was a member of the Yates Baptist Church.  She was a church organist for over seventy years.

Survivors include her two sons, Stephen C. Baker of Medina and Stewart P. (Linda) Baker of Medina; her grandson, Paul (Meagan) Baker of Arlington, TX; her great grandson, Graydon Baker; her sister, Esther (late Gordon L.) Baker of Canandaigua, NY, brothers, Charles W. (Joyce Staines) Foss of Orlando, FL and Robert F. (late Marcia) Foss of Virginia Beach, VA; and many nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her husband, Graydon, on January 11, 2012 and her sister-in-law, Doris Foss.

There will be no prior visitation.  A Memorial Service will be held at the Yates Baptist Church in Lyndonville on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10:30AM with a luncheon to follow in the fellowship hall.  Private burial will be in Lynhaven Cemetery, Lyndonville.   

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Yates Baptist Church, 11365 E. Yates Center Rd., Lyndonville, NY 14098 or Hospice of Orleans, POB 489, Albion, NY  14411-0489