BAKER, Alma Ruth Age 83, of Hamilton died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Berkeley Square Healthcare. She was born March 2, 1929 in Hamilton, the daughter of Oscar and Linda Catherine (Shiflet) Eads. She was a 1944 graduate of Hamilton High School. She married Emery Baker on October 20, 1944 in Covington, Kentucky and he preceded her in death on January 8, 1993. She had been employed as office manager for Emery TV then for Clearview and was a pastoral counselor. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, Jackie Neil Baker and wife, Stephanie; her daughter, Catherine Sue Welch and husband, Samuel Douglas, SR. all of Hamilton; her brother, Paul Zornes and wife, Fay of Hamilton; her sisters, Patricia Ann Davis of Hamilton and Nellie Woods of Trenton; Thirteen grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son Richard Stephen Baker, a brother, George W. Eads, a sister, Gloria Nelson, and mother and father-in-law, Farmer Baker, SR. and Bodie (Campbell) Baker. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Weigel Funeral Home, 980 N. W. Washington Blvd. with J.C. Collins officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Grace United Methodist church 1200 Main Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45013 or Hospice of Hamilton, 1010 Eaton Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio 45013. The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of Hospice of Hamilton for their loving care. Special thanks to the nurses and staff of Berkeley Healthcare for their dedicated service. Online condolences are available at www.weigelfuneralhome.com
The Hamilton Journal-News, Hamilton, OH, Thu, Mar. 22, 2012