Charles Brockington Baker Jr.

Charles Brockington Baker, Jr. age 92 entered his heavenly home August 27, 2020 in Tallahassee. He was born on August 10, 1928 in Winter Garden, FL. He served in the US Coast Guard from 1948 to 1952 where he met his wife Carolyn on Tybee Island, GA. They married on August 22, 1954 and moved into a home built by Charles and his father in Gotha, FL. There they had two children, Madeline Carol and Charles Weston. Charles was a Master Craftsman and a Jack-of-all-Trades. Having done many jobs including building boats he began working for Walt Disney World in 1968 where he helped build Cinderella's Castle, Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, and worked on the boats in It's a Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean. Charles retired from Disney in 1990. They then moved to another home that Charles had built in Clermont on Lake Minneola. There he enjoyed fishing and doing projects for other people. In 2006 Charles and Carolyn moved to Tallahassee, FL to be closer to their grandchildren. He was a member of Woodland Hills Church, Tallahassee and of the Fly Wheelers Club with Wes and Kathy. He enjoyed going to the Lighthouse Children's Home in Tallahassee with friends and family and listening to the many gospel songs that were presented there. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Gambill Baker. Survivors include daughter Madeline Baker Hartsfield (Lee) of Tallahassee; son Charles Weston Baker (Kathy) of Lake Worth; three granddaughters, Kylene Trask (Tim) of Tallahassee, Cassie Scheppers (Zach) of Tallahassee, Kara Carmichael (Sean) of Jeju, South Korea; and nine great-grandchildren Thomas (6), Dava (5), Mary Katherine (3), Alexander (4 mos.)Trask, Dominic (17), Charlie (his name sake) (4), Logan (3) Scheppers, and Artemis (4), Astrid (3) Carmichael. Funeral services will be held September 8, 2020 at 10:00am at Bevis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service. Burial will be at 12:00pm at Tallahassee National Cemetery for family. There will be a reception at the home of Lee and Madeline following the committal service beginning at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lighthouse Children's Home, 7771 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32309 and/or to the Wounded Warrior's Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 Susie Mozolic of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. (www.bevisfh.com 850-385-2193)

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Charles Brockington Baker Jr.

August 10, 1928 - August 27, 2020