John J. Baylor
January 29, 1938 - January 7, 2025John J. Baylor, 86, passed away at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Born January 29, 1938, in Buncombe County, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Robert and Nora Baylor.
In addition to his father and mother, he was preceded in death by his 1st wife and mother of his children, Hilda Fowler Baylor; 2nd wife, Etta Faye Shepherd Baylor; sister, Alemta Ponder; and three brothers: Robert Baylor, Riley “Red” Baylor, and Radford Baylor.
John leaves behind his son, Chris Baylor (Jane); son, Brian Baylor (Sheila); nine grandchildren: Abby Baylor, Samantha Baylor, Evan Baylor, Charles Baylor, Allison Baylor, Hannah Baylor, Holly Baylor, and Chase Baylor, and Angela Palaganas; great-grandchild; Camden Baylor; and sister, Gladys House. Several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends also survive him.
John was a United States Army veteran.
As newlyweds, John and Hilda moved to Dayton, Ohio, where John worked with his brother and years later followed him to New Orleans, Louisiana. This was prior to moving to Corbin, Kentucky, where John worked for American Greeting as a printer in the Litho Department before retiring.
John loved God and his family. He was passionate about the care of his lawn and gardens. John considered winning the “Yard of the Month” plaque on multiple occasions as one of his greatest accomplishments. Being outside was where John was most comfortable.
John was loved by his family, his co-workers, his neighbors, and friends and will be deeply missed.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 13, 2025, at Hart Funeral Home, located at 1011 Master Street Corbin, Kentucky 40701.
A Celebration of John’s life and grave side service will be held at the West Memorial Park Cemetery Weaverville, NC on March 8, 2025.
Cyndi Briggs
Posted at 10:29h, 09 JanuaryJohn will be truly missed and fondly remembered. Kind and hardworking and always good to us children, putting up with way more than I would have. His wit was unmatched. Rest in peace.
Sandi a d Dean Noton
Posted at 15:42h, 09 JanuaryJohn will be missed by our family. We always loved forward to seeing him when he came to North Carolins and our visits with him in Ohio and Kentucky. He was soooo good to our mother (Almeta) when she was sick. He kindness and love will never be forgotten!
CM
Posted at 16:32h, 10 JanuaryWorked many days with John at AG. He was a very good supervisor and coworker. Always a true gentleman. Thoughts to his family and friends during this time.