Linda Diane Baker, 69, of Parkersburg, WV, went home to be with the Lord October 11, 2018, in the James Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, after a 3 and a half year battle with Multiple Myloma. She was born May 20, 1949, in Parkersburg, a daughter of the late Edna Lemley Hively. Linda was a 1967 graduate of Parkersburg High School and furthered her education at West Virginia Education- Parkersburg. She retired after 38 ½ years from Camden Clark Memorial Hospital’s Medical Records Department where she worked as a Transcriptionist, Coder and Supervisor. Her family was most important to her. She was a member of the Helping Hands Quilt Guild, loved the outdoors, was a hunter, absolutely loved the wildlife and birds, working with her flower garden, doing crafts and following her granddaughters athletic events. She is survived by her husband of 50 years and sole caregiver, Ronald Baker; son Erik Baker of Parkersburg; granddaughter Brandi Baker and great grandson Owen Matthew Staten, one brother Edward Hively and Shirley Hunt, a cousin that was like a sister to her. Service will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with Pastor Bob Riffle officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Monday, October 15, 2018, also at the funeral home. The family would like to send a special thanks to Dr. Kelli Cawley, Dr. Srini Vansan and the entire staff at the Strecker Cancer Center for their kindness and loving care.
