Linnie Morgan Baker

CHESTER:Mrs. Linnie Morgan Baker, formerly of Chester, died Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Lancaster Convalescent Center in Lancaster, SC.She was 97. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church of Chester with Rev. Clay Waldrip officiating.Interment will follow at Chester Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Baker was born January 19, 1912 in Chester, SC, a daughter of the late Albert Thomas and Tennie Dickens Morgan.She attended the schools of Chester County and was retired from Springs Industries.She was a member of First Baptist Church.Mrs. Baker enjoyed crafts, gardening, and sewing. She was the widow of Louis Melvin Baker. Surviving are one daughter, Jean Strickland and her husband Tom of Lancaster, SC; grandsons, Bill Strickland of Fort Mill, SC and Kirk Strickland of Charlotte, NC; great grandchildren, Lindsay and Hannah Strickland of Charlotte, NC and Joshua and Casey Strickland of Fort Mill, SC. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 518, Chester, SC29706. Online condolences to the family may be sent to www.barronfuneralhome.com. Funeral Service Sunday March 8, 2009, 2:00 at First Baptist Church of Chester Click for Map and Directions