Philbert Baptiste of Clifton Hill died Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Methodist Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was 78.
Viewing will begin at noon on Friday, Dec. 1 at Sunny Isle Baptist Church, with funeral services at 1 p.m.
Interment will follow in Kingshill Cemetery.
Mr. Baptiste is survived by his wife, Ruffina Baptiste; sons, Anthony, Frank, Jules, Leon, Steve, Keith, and John Baptiste; daughter, Kathy Ann Baptiste; adopted son, Bryan Felix; grandchildren, Shanai, Christopher, Alicia, Jamie, Yvette, Mildley, Keeba, Johnny, Jamal, Ramondo, Suzy Anna, Steven, Keith Jr., Orlando, Pausha, Ellis, Hassan, Simone, Rochelle, Jellian and Cherry; great-grandchildren, Cordell and Shaeini.
He is also survived by his sister, Amy DeLeon; nieces, Irma, Claudette, and Cheryl; nephews, Charles, Errol, Trevor, Joseph, and David; aunt, Madeline; daughters-in-law, Shirley, Jennifer, Gloria, Prudence, Ada, Pamela, and Audrey; brothers-in-law, Anthony DeLeon and Borrel; cousins, Wayne Baptiste and Michael Lewis; close friends, Joseph Alexander, Jacob Ferret, Ivan Phillip, Eldon Providence, Mr.Henry, Conrad Williams, Jules Bledman, Leon Wilshire, Eursiline Joseph, the staff at the National Park Service, the congregation of Sunny Isle Baptist Church, congregation of Calvary Baptist Church, and numerous friends and relatives.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of James Memorial Funeral Home.
