Lester Keaton Baines

   Lester Keaton Baines, 92, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 3, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family.

  
   Lester was born in Pasquotank County on July 7, 1925, and was the son of the late Arthur Paul and Jessie Lester Keaton Baines of Symonds Creek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joy Bailey Baines; a sister, Arlene Baines Pritchard; a nephew, Andrew Baines Morgan; and by a niece, Linda Morgan Burgess.

  
   Left to cherish his life are his three children, Bonnie Baines Wille, Lester Keaton Baines, Jr. (Peggy), and Denise Baines Aydlett (Milton); a sister, Iris Baines Blevins; four grandchildren, Leslie R. Baines, L. Keaton Baines, III, Kathy Jo Aydlett, and Michael E. Wille; five great-grandchildren; a great-great grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.

  
   Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Chapel, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford.  A private entombment will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.  Friends may join the family in the funeral home immediately following the service on Wednesday.

   
   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.
   
   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.