Syble Eileen Baker

GREAT FALLS: Miss Syble Eileen Baker,78, died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at her residence. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 6, 2010at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church, Great Falls with Reverend Greg Batchelor and Reverend Ted Baker officiating. Interment will be held in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, July 5, 2010 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Dantzler- Baker Funeral Home. Miss Baker was born in Great Falls, SC on February 29, 1932 a daughter of the late Edward Ralph Baker and Lida Vanlandingham Baker. She was a graduate of Great Falls High School where she was the first recipient of the Women's trophies for basketball's most valuable player and leading scorer. Miss Baker was retired from Duke Power as an administrative assistant and was formerly employed with Kirkpatrick Ford Dealership and Republic Federal Credit Union. She was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church where she was former Treasurer and a member of the Fidelis Willing Workers Sunday School Class, the WMU, Mission Friends, assistant hostess and numerous other organizations within the church. Miss Baker was also a member of the Great Falls Chapter of the Eastern Star # 211, Great Falls Garden Club, Serendipity and Dames of the Catawba which is a local chapter of the Red Hat Society of which she was Woman of the Year. She is survived by two brothers, Clarence Baker and his wife Frances of Danville, VA and Edward Ralph Baker, Jr.and his wife Minnie of Pensacola, FL; one sister, Jackie B. Mercier of Florence, SC; seven godchildren, Julie, Savannah, Colby and Olivia Phillips all of Irmo, SC, Jada Suthard of Great Falls, SC and Jessica and Emma Suthard of Winnsboro, SC, a special friend Jane Gates Suthard of Winnsboro, SC and several nieces and nephews. Miss Baker was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Varnadore and Willie B. Rollins and a brother Thomas Marion Baker. The family would like to say a special thanks to Dr.Gor and his staff. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 606 Dearborn Street, Great Falls, SC 29055 Or Hospice of Lancaster, 902 West Meeting Street, Lancaster, SC 29720. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.dantzlerbakerfuneralhome.com.