Tommy Eston Baldwin, Jr.
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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
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334-693-3371
Date: Oct 12 2015 3:20 PM
MIDLAND CITY. . .Tommy Eston Baldwin, Jr., a resident of the Corinth Community of Dale County, died unexpectedly early Monday morning, October 12, 2015. He was 64.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church with Reverend Jason Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Holman-Headland Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at the mortuary in Headland.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church, 40 County Road 513, Midland City, AL 36350.
Tommy Baldwin was born and reared in the Brown’s Crossroads community of Dale County, son of the late Tommie Eston Baldwin and Fannie Pearl Walker Baldwin. He was a 1969 graduate of Carroll High School, Ozark, and received a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. Tommy retired as Chief of Engineering from Directorate of Public Works at Fort Rucker. He also worked as an engineer and taught with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for several years. Tommy formerly lived in Knoxville, Tennessee where he was employed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. He moved to the Corinth Community of Dale County in 1982. Tommy was an active member of the Corinth Free Will Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and teacher of an Adult Sunday School Class, taught teenagers on Wednesday, served as church Treasurer and was active in all other church activities. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Linda Harriet Baldwin.
Tommy was loved by all he came into contact with. He was a loving husband, wonderful father, and amazing “Papa”. A strong leader and the backbone of his family, Tommy was a Christian and lived out his testimony daily. He wanted to share his love of Christ with everyone he met.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Twila Bartlett Baldwin; three daughters, Jessica Baldwin Norris (Jordan), Gurley, AL; Lori Baldwin Kirkland (Jake), and Emily Baldwin James (Ryan), all of Dothan; a son, David Baldwin, Corinth Community; a sister, Elaine Woodham (Daniel), Ozark; six grandchildren, Evelyn Norris, Elle Kirkland, Eva Kirkland, Maya Kirkland, Julie James and Charlotte James; a niece, Chellie Phillips (Jim), and nephew, Paul Woodham (Carol).
Serving as active pallbearers will be John Deloney, Paul Woodham, Ronnie Leatherwood, Tommy Stevens, Jim Phillips and Phillip Horne.
HOLMAN-HEADLAND MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-693-3371. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com.
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