Funeral services for Donny Baker, 66, of Athens, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Baker passed away December 13, 2019 in Athens.
Donny was born August 28, 1953 in Athens, the son of James Marvin Baker and Nita Faye (Ridgaway) Baker. He owned and operated Donny’s Paint and Body in Athens for 31 years and took pride in taking care of his customers. Donny was a hard worker but loved to play also, including poker with his friends/family and spending much of his time at the lease. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as mowing and planting his wife’s flowers in their yard. Gramps loved spending time with his family and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is preceded in death by his parents, James and Nita Baker; siblings, Jimmie Baker, Danny Baker, Carolyn Craig and Donna Trammell.
Survivors include the love of his life, Jeanne Matto Baker of Athens; children, Canyon Lindley and wife Lindsay of Ft. Worth, Stephanie Simmons of Athens, Russell Baker and wife Leigh Anne of Athens and Jade Rolison and husband Jason of Athens; siblings, Gail Walker and husband Harvey of Blackjack Community, Linda Crabtree of the Bethel Community, Judy Graham and husband Kenneth of Murchison, Cheryl Cade of Murchison, Debra Martin of Athens, Brent Baker of Athens, Larry Baker and wife Pat of Yard and Sheila Henry and husband Johnny of Athens; grandchildren, Sadie Baker and her beau Nicholas, Gabby and Colton Norvell, Lexie Otwell, Ally Simmons, Tanner Simmons, Cooper Rolison, Brittney Baker, Madison Humphries, Emma Lindley and Rylie Lindley.
Serving as pallbearers will be Billy Wagoner, Charles Elliot, Danny McDuff, Richard Walker, Steve Koerth, Russell Baker, Canyon Lindley and Jason Rolison.
Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Tom Walker, Cooper Rolison, Tanner Simmons, Nicholas Strubhart and Colton Norvell.
Visitation will be held Monday, December 16, 2019 from 6-8:00 p.m. at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home of Athens.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home family.