Nita L. Baker

Nita L. Baker obituary, Farmerville, LA

Nita L. Baker

Nita Baker Obituary

Published by Legacy on Oct. 27, 2025.
Nita L. Baker, 73, of Downsville, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025. Nita was born on January 22, 1952 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Sidney and Dora Clark. She was a truck driver for many years and enjoyed being on the road. Nita loved her family and they loved her dearly. She was known as "Memaw" to many. Nita was preceded in death by her daughter, Tracie Vandivere; mother, Dora Ellis Clark; father, Sidney Crawford Clark; brothers, Riley Faye Clark, Samuel "Sammy" Clark; sisters, Billy Jean Spillman, Mavis Horton, Francis Trim, Dorothy Traweek and Sydnie Anderson.
Nita was survived by her loving husband, Charles D. Baker; daughter, Sherri Callery and husband Garth of Amarillo, Texas; son, Stanley "Duce" Vandivere, Jr. of Amarillo, Texas; daughter, Natalie Thurston and husband Kenneth of Calhoun; sister, Mattie Lewis of Chatham; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews; and many others loving her as "Memaw".
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