Services for Rev. Thess Alonia Baker, Jr., 78, of Jonesville, LA, who died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, LA will be 1:00 PM Saturday, October 12, 2019  at Word of Faith Ambassador Outreach in  Ferriday, LA.

Burial will follow at the Old Daughters Church cemetery in Wildsville, LA under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday, LA..

Wake services will be held Friday evening from  6 to 8PM at Old Daughters Baptist Church, Wildsville, LA.

Rev. Baker, Jr. was born Oct. 27, 1940 in Lismore, LA, the son of Thess Alonia, Sr. and Alica Kandia Baker.

The late Rev. T.A. Baker, Jr. pastored several churches at the time of his passing.  His sermons will now be memories by his host of members at the Old Daughters Baptist Church in  Wildsville, LA, New Mt. Olive Baptist Church and  Moss Grove Baptist Church both of Jonesville, LA, Zion Baptist Church in Foules, LA and Evening Star Baptist Church in  Ferriday, LA.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Dorothy Young, Creola Kansas-Tate; his wife, Nina Maxine Baker and one brother-in-law, Raymond Calice, Sr.

Survivors include three sons, Roderick Baker (Dianne) of  Houston, TX ;  Thess Baker, III (Pattrell) and  Mickey Myles both of Jonesville, LA; two daughters, Cheryln Hatten of  Harrisonburg, LA and  Miranda Baker of   New Orleans, LA; three brothers, Huey Baker, Los Angeles, CA, Henry Baker (Ineatha) and Robert  "Bob" Baker (Cora) all  of Jonesville, LA; three sisters, Mildred Johnson (Henry), Greensboro, NC, Nora Calice of Jonesville, LA, Esther Baker of  Greensboro, NC; eight grandchildren, Alysia Baker, Gherilyn Wright, Thess Baker, IV, Ariyan Fox, Rylie Baker, Derek Sewell, Ashley Sewell and Jacque Coleman; five brothers-in-law, Perry Harbor (Annie) of  Monroe, LA, Crownie Harbor(Katie) of  Jonesville, LA, Louie Tate of Greensboro, NC, Gerald Young of  Baton Rouge, LA, Frank Smith  ; a sister-in-law, Estelle Williams, both of New Orleans, LA; mother-in-law, Stella Harbor, of Jonesville, LA;  and a host of other family, church family members, friends, nieces, nephews, cousins.

Online condolences may be sent to www.concordiafuneralhomeinc.com