Willard A. Baker, age 83, of Imperial, Missouri passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024. He was born in St. Louis, MO on February 1, 1940 to the late Mary Owsianka and his step-father Ed Rousan Sr.; dear husband of the late Doris Baker (mother of the stepchildren) and former husband to JoAnn Clayton (living mother of his 5 children); loving father of JoAnn (Ron) Clayton, Elaine Baker, Brian (Jennifer) Baker and the late Chad Baker and Lawrence Baker; loving stepfather of Larry Coppedge, Daniel Coppedge, Ricky Coppedge, Michael Coppedge and the late Terry Coppedge; dear brother of Connie Endsley, Mike Rousan, Ed Rousan Jr., Jane Rousan and the late George Kohl, Pat Heinemann, Rayford Baker and Rose Castelli; dear grandfather of 28, great grandfather of 62 and great great grandfather of 2; dear uncle and friend to many.
A visitation for Willard will be held Friday, February 2, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home, 1081 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold, MO 63010. Funeral service will be celebrated Saturday, February 3, 2024, 11:00 AM in the funeral home chapel. Interment Shepherd Hills Cemetery, 1925 Old Highway M., Barnhart, MO 63012. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Willard's Honor may be made to Tourettes Syndrome Association (research department) 42-40 Bell Blvd., Suite 507, Bayside, N.Y. 11361. https://tourette.org/get-involved/give-donate/
