Wanda Mae Baker, 86, of Jackson died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.
She was born July 28, 1927, in Jackson to Ben Andrew and Stella Mae Mouser Roberts.
She was married Dec. 16, 1944, to J.W. Baker.
Wanda graduated from Jackson High School. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson.
She was a legal secretary for the Buerkle law firm 47 years.
Wanda is survived by her husband, J.W. Baker of Jackson; a daughter, Diane Walther and her husband Ron Kucera; a grandson Travis (Jana Wolters) Walther of Jackson; and a great-grandchild, Addysen Walther.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lucas Clabough officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.
Online condolences may be made at cracraftmiller.com.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.