THE DAILY JOURNAL
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
October 14, 2021
Betty Jo Baker
KANKAKEE — Betty Jo Baker, 83, of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday October 12, 2021, at her home.
She was born May 19, 1938, in Bristol, Virginia, the daughter of Gordon and Virginia (Meade) Barker. Betty Jo married George Baker on December 14, 1956, in Bristol, Virginia.
Betty Jo Baker was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and traveling, having visited 48 states. Betty Jo was a charter member of the Homemaker's Association.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Perry (Sarah) Baker, of Chandler, Arizona, Alan (Cindy) Baker, of Limestone; one daughter, Zita Baker-Magruder, of Limestone; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie (Jerry) Statzer, of Bristol, Va.; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Gordon (Janet) Barker Jr. and Gary Barker, of Mendota, Virginia; nine grandchildren, Mendy Corbett, Mitchell and Michael Kamp, Dustin and Matthew Baker, Ashley, Alissa, Adrena Baker-Lowery and Amelia Baker-Jackson; eight great-grandchildren, Shelby, Jaxon, Jayden, Skylar, Keenan, Kaizen, Lilliana and Jade.
Preceding her in death were her husband and her parents.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, October 17, at the Schreffler Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 18, also at the funeral home. The Rev. Christopher Hines officiating. Interment followed in the Aroma Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
October 14, 2021
Betty Jo Baker
KANKAKEE — Betty Jo Baker, 83, of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday October 12, 2021, at her home.
She was born May 19, 1938, in Bristol, Virginia, the daughter of Gordon and Virginia (Meade) Barker. Betty Jo married George Baker on December 14, 1956, in Bristol, Virginia.
Betty Jo Baker was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and traveling, having visited 48 states. Betty Jo was a charter member of the Homemaker's Association.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Perry (Sarah) Baker, of Chandler, Arizona, Alan (Cindy) Baker, of Limestone; one daughter, Zita Baker-Magruder, of Limestone; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie (Jerry) Statzer, of Bristol, Va.; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Gordon (Janet) Barker Jr. and Gary Barker, of Mendota, Virginia; nine grandchildren, Mendy Corbett, Mitchell and Michael Kamp, Dustin and Matthew Baker, Ashley, Alissa, Adrena Baker-Lowery and Amelia Baker-Jackson; eight great-grandchildren, Shelby, Jaxon, Jayden, Skylar, Keenan, Kaizen, Lilliana and Jade.
Preceding her in death were her husband and her parents.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, October 17, at the Schreffler Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 18, also at the funeral home. The Rev. Christopher Hines officiating. Interment followed in the Aroma Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
THE DAILY JOURNAL
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
October 14, 2021
Betty Jo Baker
KANKAKEE — Betty Jo Baker, 83, of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday October 12, 2021, at her home.
She was born May 19, 1938, in Bristol, Virginia, the daughter of Gordon and Virginia (Meade) Barker. Betty Jo married George Baker on December 14, 1956, in Bristol, Virginia.
Betty Jo Baker was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and traveling, having visited 48 states. Betty Jo was a charter member of the Homemaker's Association.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Perry (Sarah) Baker, of Chandler, Arizona, Alan (Cindy) Baker, of Limestone; one daughter, Zita Baker-Magruder, of Limestone; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie (Jerry) Statzer, of Bristol, Va.; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Gordon (Janet) Barker Jr. and Gary Barker, of Mendota, Virginia; nine grandchildren, Mendy Corbett, Mitchell and Michael Kamp, Dustin and Matthew Baker, Ashley, Alissa, Adrena Baker-Lowery and Amelia Baker-Jackson; eight great-grandchildren, Shelby, Jaxon, Jayden, Skylar, Keenan, Kaizen, Lilliana and Jade.
Preceding her in death were her husband and her parents.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, October 17, at the Schreffler Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 18, also at the funeral home. The Rev. Christopher Hines officiating. Interment followed in the Aroma Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
October 14, 2021
Betty Jo Baker
KANKAKEE — Betty Jo Baker, 83, of Kankakee, passed away Tuesday October 12, 2021, at her home.
She was born May 19, 1938, in Bristol, Virginia, the daughter of Gordon and Virginia (Meade) Barker. Betty Jo married George Baker on December 14, 1956, in Bristol, Virginia.
Betty Jo Baker was a homemaker. She enjoyed camping and traveling, having visited 48 states. Betty Jo was a charter member of the Homemaker's Association.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Perry (Sarah) Baker, of Chandler, Arizona, Alan (Cindy) Baker, of Limestone; one daughter, Zita Baker-Magruder, of Limestone; one sister and brother-in-law, Marie (Jerry) Statzer, of Bristol, Va.; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Gordon (Janet) Barker Jr. and Gary Barker, of Mendota, Virginia; nine grandchildren, Mendy Corbett, Mitchell and Michael Kamp, Dustin and Matthew Baker, Ashley, Alissa, Adrena Baker-Lowery and Amelia Baker-Jackson; eight great-grandchildren, Shelby, Jaxon, Jayden, Skylar, Keenan, Kaizen, Lilliana and Jade.
Preceding her in death were her husband and her parents.
Visitation was held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, October 17, at the Schreffler Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 18, also at the funeral home. The Rev. Christopher Hines officiating. Interment followed in the Aroma Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Kankakee.
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