Obituary of Audrey Baker, Washington County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Rosa Cline Date: 29 Oct 2009 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Morning News June 11, 2009 SPRINGDALE — Audrey Lou Baker, 65, of Springdale left this world Monday, June 10, 2009, while in Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. She was born July 22, 1943, at Avant, Okla., to Percy Ross and Minnie Mae Jewel Ankron Thomason. She married Ernest Elvin Baker in 1960, celebrating 42 years of marriage together and she worked at Valerie's as a factory worker. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Elzie Thomason, Donald Thomason and Dale Thomason; and three sisters, Elsie Anthony, Lucy Collins, and Carol Wycoff. Survivors include one daughter, Jeanette Ruth Baker of Springdale; two granddaughters, Alicia Marie Collins and husband James Mark Collins Jr. and Tabitha Jo Pourner, all of Springdale; six great-grandchildren, James Collins III, Micheal Collins, Cory Collins, Jessie Mathes, Zachery Mathes and Shyann Pourner, all of Springdale; one sister, Linda Kay Mitchell of Springdale; one half sister, Goldie Side of Barnstall, Okla. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Coffelt Cemetery, off Arkansas 102 in Decatur. "She is my guardian angel and I was her lifeline." By Alicia To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.backstrom-pyeatte.com.