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John William Baker
1912 - 1998

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• Nickname	Bill
  Birth	12 Jul 1912	Wichita,Sedgewick County,KS
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Mar 1998	Ozark,Christian County,MO
  Person ID	I28230	Miller & Lounsbury
  Last Modified	07 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	Dean Phillip Baker,   b. 10 Dec 1883, KS ,   d. 23 Jul 1964
  Mother	Marcia Ellen Wentz,   b. 4 Sep 1890, Lamont,Grant County,OK ,   d. 7 May 1967, Springfield,MO
  Married	24 Jan 1910	Lamont,Grant County,OK
  Family ID	F8934	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituary - John William "Bill" Baker 19 Jul 1912 – 26 Mar 1998 Contributed by Randal Phillips. John William "Bill" Baker, age 85, of Ozark, died Thursday, March 26, 1998, in Ozark Nursing and Care Center. He was born July 19, 1912, in Wichita, Kan., and was the son of Dean and Marcia (Wentz) Baker. He lived in Kansas City before moving to Springfield at the age of nine. He graduated from Springfield High School. Bill was a electrician for California Shipyards following World War II. It was here that he met Grace Louise Ivanhoe. They were married Nov. 29, 1946. Bill purchased a farm in Gracie Lou farmed and raised six children. Survivors include: his wife, Gracie Lou Baker, five children, Patricia Koonce and her husband, John, Jefferson City; Jack Baker and his wife, Rhonda, Ozark; Steve Baker, Georgia; Robert Baker and his companion, Lisa, Rockledge, Fla.; and Kathleen Lee and her husband, Michael, Durant, Okla.; a daughter-in-law, Jean Wallace-Baker; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Nimmo, Texas and Margaret Ann Pierce, Springfield. A son, James Baker, and an infant granddaughter preceded him in death. His body has been donated to science through the University of Missouri, Columbia through Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. Private memorial services were Tuesday, March 31, 1998 in Ozark and Nursing Center. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southwestern Missouri Chapter or the charity of the donor's choice. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mochrist/baa-bak.htm#bakerjohnwilliam