Renee' Baker

Renee' Baker, 91, of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Midland. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Chapel in Midland with Dr. Griffin Jones, officiating.Renee' was born January 13, 1917, in Eminence, Missouri to Hallie and Olen Culpepper. She married William D. Baker on December 20, 1969 in Carlsbad, California. He preceded Renee' in death on March 2, 2002.Renee' moved from Missouri to California in 1966. She lived in California until November of 2005. She loved to travel. She loved people, caring for them and giving to them. She never met a stranger. She was a member of the Christian Church.Survivors include step-daughter, Darlene Cline of Midland; step-son, Dennis Baker of Sulfur, Louisiana; nephews, Robert Cardwell of Licking, Missouri and Lynn Wayne Culpepper of Oceanside, California; granddaughters, Sherri Deatherage, Julie Schwane of Hawk Point, Missouri and Kelly Deatherage of O'Fallon, Missouri; grandsons, Michael Kilgore of Odessa, David Kilgore of Suffolk, Virginia, Patrick Kilgore of Opp, Alabama, Brian Kilgore of Patuxent River, Maryland and Dennis Baker, Jr.; and 18 great-grandchildren. Renee' was preceded in death by a son, Tom Deatherage, who passed away in 1988.Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,