Bill F. Baker

Friday, Nov. 04, 2016

Nov. 5, 1925 – Oct. 24, 2016

Billy Floyd Baker died Oct. 24, 2016 in Sandy. He was born on Nov. 5, 1925 in Helper to Floyd C. and Alice Winn Baker. He married Janet Kerby; they later divorced, and she preceded him in death. He married Phyllis L. Jewkes in 1974. 

He enlisted and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was employed by Western Airlines. He attended the University of Utah, and later was employed by and retired from Mountain Bell Telephone Co. as a manager. 

He was active in the Masonic Fraternity, and served as Master of Joppa Lodge #26 and Grand Master of Masons in Utah in 1982. He was a thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason and served in the Utah York Rite, was Past Intendant General for the Red Cross of Constantine in Utah and a member of El Kalah Shrine and active in many other Masonic organizations. He was a member and past president of the Utah Westerners.

He is survived by his wife and three children: Gail B. Raby, Frank C. Baker (Carole), Lynne B. Blue (Charles) and daughter Jacqueline M. Jewkes Felt (John); seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Rena Hewitt (Gary) and Betty Pike (Parley). 

He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister: Jack S. Baker (Edith), Jay N. Baker and Ann Jones (Steven). 

A memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. at Notre Dame Catholic Church, 185 N. Carbon Ave., Price. Mitchell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. A private Masonic interment for family and close friends will follow at the Price City Cemetery. 

The family offers special thanks to Dr. Thomas Barman, MD and Stephanie Grimaud, NA for their kind and loving care. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Scottish Rite Children’s Learning Centers, the Shriners Hospital for Children, or charity of choice. Online condolences may be made at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.