DESSIE BAKER

EAST PRAIRIE -- Dessie L. Baker, 83, of Alta Loma, Calif., died Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997, at her home.

She was born June 11, 1914, in Kevil, Ky., daughter of Charles Boyd and Lady Belle Elrod Skinner. She and Arlie E. Baker were married May 13, 1933. He died Aug. 22, 1996.

Baker had lived in California several years. She had been a private duty nurse aide, and member of Moreno Valley Baptist Church in Moreno, Calif.

Survivors include two sons, Ron Baker of Ontario, Calif., Dennis Baker of Salem, Ore.; a daughter, Helen Keith of Alta Loma; two sisters, Floye Terrell and Gladys Francis of Sikeston; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by four brothers.

Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill Meeks officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in East Prairie.