Ina Jean Baker

Ina Jean Baker, 96, of Southaven, MS, went to be with the Lord July 15th, 2024. Ina was born January 31, 1928, in Lawton, Iowa to Joseph and Hazel Irwin. Ina graduated from Lawton High School where she was an excellent basketball player. After high school she met her husband John (Jack) Robert Baker and married him in 1947. They soon moved from Iowa to Tennessee. Her first job there was a bank teller, home-maker and then worked at Walker Hall Investments until she retired. Ina was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Jack Baker in 1993. She is survived by her son, daughter, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law, Rhett and Delores Baker of Southaven, MS; Terry and Shari Albonetti of Olive Branch, MS;

Three grandchildren, Nick Albonetti (Ashley); Nathan Albonetti (Kaycie); Rocky Burton (Shannon); Six great-grandchildren, Emersyn Albonetti; Axel Albonetti; Tenley Albonetti; Emma Albonetti; Ellie Albonetti; and Riley Burton.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Pkwy, Bartlett, TN, 38133.

In lieu of flowers, the family ask that you consider a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.