Kathryn I. Baker, 91, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many, passed away on December 27, 2014. She was born in Bristol, Tennessee, where she met her husband of 49 years, Charles R. Baker. She moved to Washington, D.C. at the age of 18 and worked for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (now Health and Human Services) as a statistician before retiring in the 1970s to become a full-time mother and homemaker. She will be remembered for her sharp wit, her strength, and most of all, for her kindness. She is survived by her three children: Charles R. Baker II of McLean, VA, Patricia A. Craddock of Fairfax, VA, and Laurence T. Baker of Centreville, VA; her seven grandchildren; and her 15 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Road, Arlington, VA, on Saturday, January 10 at 1:00. Interment at National Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the National Kidney Foundation (www.kidney.org).
