Everett Slidell Baker, 80

SEAFORD - Everett Slidell Baker of Seaford died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, in Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Md. He was 80.

Born on Oct. 17, 1926, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Bessie (Downes) Baker.

Everett was a 1943 graduate of Pittsville (Md.) High School.

He served in the U.S. Army for 13 months and spent many years as a farmer on the east side of the county as well as in Seaford.

Everett worked for a few years at DP&L and retired in 1999 from the Wicomico County Solid Waste Department after 25 years of service as the Wicomico County landfill supervisor.

He owned and operated many companies, including a tomato factory, Wan-Dee race track and Baker Paving, and was a Case tractor dealer, all in Pittsville.

Everett was also the past mayor of Pittsville and was responsible for implementing the Water Treatment Center.

He was an avid NASCAR fan, an Orioles fan and loved to spend time with his friends and most importantly his family.

Everett's was a past member of the Pittsville Lions Club, past member of the Pittsville Fire Co., a member of Reliance Grange 58, a member of Gethsemane Methodist Church in Seaford, a member of Mayor's Association of Counties and a lifetime member of the Pittsville PTA.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He was preceded in death by his brother, John Walter Baker, in 1984, a former sherriff of Wicomico County.

Everett is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Doris E. Baker; two daughters, Wanda Cropper and her husband Courtland of Salisbury, and Denise Jackson and her husband Keith of Seaford; two granddaughters, Cynthia Causey and her husband Kevin and Courtnie Jones and her husband Aaron; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan Causey, Kasie Causey, Jordan Cropper and Jacob Jones.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Holloway Funeral Home, Salisbury.

A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Holloway Funeral Home, where friends may call one hour earlier. The Rev. Ed Dennis will officiate.

Interment will follow at the Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the American Diabetic Association, 114 Baptist St., Salisbury, MD 21801; PRMC Foundation/Heart Center, 100 E. Carroll St., Salisbury, MD 21801; and/or Pittsville Volunteer Fire Co., c/o George Whited, P.O. Box 15, Pittsville, MD 21850.