Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Joshua Adam Baker


Joshua Adam Baker, 23, of Gulfport died Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was a native of South Mississippi.

Survivors include parents Michael and Susan Baker of Ocean Springs; daughters Ava Michele Baker and Breanna Leigh Baker, both of Gulfport; girlfriend Christina Parker of Gulfport; sister Genifer McVicker of Ocean Springs, and brother Michael "Mikey" Baker II of Pace, Fla.

Joshua was found dead in his truck of a gunshot wound to the head, according to a March 08, 2008, news report at www.sunherald.com. Gulfport police said he was found on Ponderosa Drive, where his Dodge pickup hit an automobile that was apparently some distance from where his vehicle had drifted after the 23-year-old was shot.

"I didn't believe it. It was a horrible shock. We will all miss his big, happy smile," said Baker's sister, Genifer McVicker, to a reporter with the Sun Herald.

Driver dead in his truck:
Truck rolls on, hits parked car
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Visitation was March 12 at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes. Funeral service was March 13 in the funeral home chapel. Burial was at Crestlawn Memorial Park.

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