Bessie Irene Baker, age 95, of Villa Grove died at 12:21 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at the Arcola Health Care Center, Arcola.
Mrs. Baker was born Sept. 7, 1912, in Cumberland County, a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Yocum) Ray.
She married William R. Moore. He died in 1957.
She then married Cliston Baker. He died in 1992.
Surviving are one daughter, Shirley (John) Dawkins of Murdock; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by two husbands, six brothers and one great-granddaughter. Mrs. Baker worked at the Popular Cafe in Tuscola for many years. She was a member of the Hugo Community Church.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, September 15, 2007
Mrs. Baker was born Sept. 7, 1912, in Cumberland County, a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Yocum) Ray.
She married William R. Moore. He died in 1957.
She then married Cliston Baker. He died in 1992.
Surviving are one daughter, Shirley (John) Dawkins of Murdock; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by two husbands, six brothers and one great-granddaughter. Mrs. Baker worked at the Popular Cafe in Tuscola for many years. She was a member of the Hugo Community Church.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, September 15, 2007
Bessie Irene Baker, age 95, of Villa Grove died at 12:21 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, 2007, at the Arcola Health Care Center, Arcola.
Mrs. Baker was born Sept. 7, 1912, in Cumberland County, a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Yocum) Ray.
She married William R. Moore. He died in 1957.
She then married Cliston Baker. He died in 1992.
Surviving are one daughter, Shirley (John) Dawkins of Murdock; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by two husbands, six brothers and one great-granddaughter. Mrs. Baker worked at the Popular Cafe in Tuscola for many years. She was a member of the Hugo Community Church.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, September 15, 2007
Mrs. Baker was born Sept. 7, 1912, in Cumberland County, a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Yocum) Ray.
She married William R. Moore. He died in 1957.
She then married Cliston Baker. He died in 1992.
Surviving are one daughter, Shirley (John) Dawkins of Murdock; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by two husbands, six brothers and one great-granddaughter. Mrs. Baker worked at the Popular Cafe in Tuscola for many years. She was a member of the Hugo Community Church.
News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - Saturday, September 15, 2007
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