Robert L. Baker of Lilburn died on September 20, 2013 following an extended illness.

He was born December 19, 1941 in Slate Springs, MS. Mr. Baker was graduated from Arkansas Tech University and Central Michigan University. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from the U.S. Defense Department where he served as an auditor. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville and a longtime volunteer for the American Cancer Society.

Mr. Baker is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sally Smith Baker, formerly of Franklin, GA.; his son, Neal Baker; his daughter, Katy Baker; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Nelda and Ken Strong of Penn Valley, CA, Ruth Ann and Howard Moore of Haskell, OK; sister-in-law, Freda Baker of Bella Vista, AR and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim Lewis and Ollie Mae Baker, his brother, Louis Ray Baker, and mother and father in-law Doris and V.O. Smith.