Posted by Leigh Anne Maynard I have never written an extended obit. I have never had too. Bobby always did. Bobby always did a lot of things for me. I have worked hard in my career at The Manning Times but I do credit a lot of my success to Bobby. He was my number one fan, faithful and loyal. He was one of my best friends. Robert Joseph Baker worked for The Sumter Daily Item, for, to the best of my knowledge, eleven years before he came to work with me at The Manning Times. We had so much fun at the paper. We attended many events together and made many deadlines together. Some of my best adventures the last eleven years, from appearing on The Jeffrey Lampkin Show to taking pictures for magazines along I95, were had with him. He would attend my children’s plays and games. He became part of the family.