Frances M. Baker , 87, of Clinton passed away at 8:31 p.m Friday (Feb. 17, 2012) at Manor Court Nursing Home in Clinton. 

The funeral service for Frances will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta, with Mr. Kent Hickerson officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery at rural Atlanta.

Frances Mae Baker was born Sept. 17, 1924 in Atlanta,  the daughter of John Calvin and Gladys Marie Irvin King. She married Wilbur “Jiggs” Baker on July 17, 1940, in Peoria.  Surviving are her husband of Clinton; two daughters, Gladys Marie (Larry) Anderson of Oregon and Carol (Steve) Day of Georgia; one son, Randall (Brenda) Baker of Florida; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Frances was a member of the First Christian Church in Clinton.  Memorials may be made to the Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton or the Atlanta Public Library.