Betty J. Baker

Betty J. Baker, 85, of Wolf Lake, died Saturday, May 4, 2019. 

She was born on April 10, 1934, in Alto Pass, the daughter of Cletus Earl “Buck” and Rosie Lee Curry Rhodes. 

She married Fred L. Baker on March 30, 1951. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 2011.

She is survived by her daughter, Pamela J. Baker of Wolf Lake; six nieces; four nephews; two sisters-in-law, Lucille (Baker) Dale of Carbondale and Violet (Baker) DeGroate of Crest Hill; other relatives and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred L. Baker; grandparents Thomas Seymour and Doris Elva (Smith) Rhodes of Wolf Lake and Willam Matt and Ellen (Franklin) Curry of Kentucky; and a sister-in-law, Geraldine (Baker) Fisher. 

She was a member of Beech Grove Church in Alto Pass for many years. She was retired from the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna as a technician. She enjoyed working in her yard. 

Graveside funeral services were at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Jonesboro Cemetery, with Don Fisher officiating.

Memorials can be made to the Beech Grove Church mowing fund.

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro was in charge of arrangements.