Obituaries

Kathryn Geraldine Byerly Baker, 93, of Brookneal passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife first of the late Bernard L. Clevinger and second to the late Carlton C. Baker. Mrs. Baker was born in West Virginia on April 2, 1927, a daughter of the late George L. Byerly and the late Ellen Houlbert Byerly. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church, the Bob White Club and the Eastern Star. She was a retired banker, housekeeper, former bookkeeper for Midway Baptist Church, an avid seamstress, and a quiltmaker. She is survived by a son, Bernard Lynn Clevinger of Brookneal; two stepdaughters, Velma Beck (Jerry) of Virginia Beach and Ainslie Alvis (L.J.) of Alabama. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary Lou Clevinger; two sisters, Evelyn Harvey and Louise Boyles; a brother, Gary Byerly. A graveside service will be conducted at noon on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Midway Baptist Church cemetery by the Rev. Chris Kesler.