MARTHA JOAN (SHAVER) BAKER

Martha Joan (Shaver) Baker, 84, of Billings passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born on July 5, 1940, in Neosho; the daughter of Dewey Eugene Shaver and Nadine Marie (LeMasters) Shaver.
She married Lloyd Gene Baker on Jan. 14, 1966, they were married 23 years before his passing.
She spent her years working at various jobs, being a baby sitter, running a service station, working at the meat plant and her last employment being at Edco in Springfield doing microfilming.
She is survived by her daughter Cindy; granddaughter, Tana; grandson, Kyle; several great-grandchildren along with a brother, Dewey (Sandra) Shaver, Jr.; sister, Bernice McKenzie; sister-in-law/friend, Sharon Churchill; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Gene Baker and her brother Bob Shaver.
Celebration of life services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Cornerstone Church of God located at 609 South Street in Marionville.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the personal care of Meadors Funeral Home in Republic.