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IN LOVING MEMORY OF June Holze Baker
June Holze
Baker
Jun 14, 1925 — Dec 27, 2015
June Holze Baker's Obituary
Mrs. June Holze Baker, age 90, of Greenville, formerly of Lumberton, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Vidant Hospice House in Greenville. She was born in Freeport Long Island, NY on June 14, 1925 to the late Julius George Holze and the late Elizabeth Francis Siegel Holze.
She trained at Fontaine School of Ballet and Shibley School of Dance in New York. After her move to Lumberton, she owned and taught at the Baker School of Dance for thirty years and also served as a teacher's assistant at Tanglewood Elementary. She loved children, reading, animals, crossword puzzles, sewing, art, painting, decorating and family gatherings. She was an avid reader and enjoyed her membership in the Greenville Round Table Book Club and of Dance Educators of America.
Mrs. Baker was a former lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church in Lumberton where she previously served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. After her move to Greenville in 2005, she soon became a member of Oakmont Baptist Church, in which she acclaimed with being the oldest baptized by her pastor, Greg Rogers.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wilson Baker.
Her memories will be cherished by her son, Michael Paul Baker of Lumberton; her daughter, Amanda Baker McKee (Tony) of Greenville; two grandchildren, Hannah Elizabeth McKee Biddlecome and David Patrick McKee.
A time of visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 from 12:30-1:30PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 East 5th Street, Lumberton.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 2:00PM at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton with Rev. Joseph Bounds officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:
Robeson County Humane Society,
P.O. Box 3609, Lumberton, NC 28359 or Pitt County Humane Society,
3520 Tupper Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.
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