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Mrs. Buena Sims Baker
GREELEYVILLE
November 5, 1925 – January 24, 2015
November 5, 1925 – January 24, 2015
Funeral Services
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Timmonsville, SC.
Visitation
Mrs. Baker’s family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Monday at Williamsburg Funeral Home.
Memorials
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 N. Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Epworth Children’s Home, PO Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250.
Mrs. Buena Lottie Sims Baker, 89, wife of William Calvin Baker, entered into eternal rest Saturday, January 24, 2015, at her home surrounded by her beloved family.
Mrs. Baker was born in Olanta, SC, on November 5, 1925, a daughter of the late John Bunyan and Zera McKenzie Sims. Buena graduated from high school in 1943 and one of her first jobs was as a typist for the supply clerk supplying ships at the Charleston Navy Yard. She also worked as a stenographer for Graham Insurance Agency and at Wentworth Manufacturing as a payroll clerk. Mrs. Baker was a member of Kingstree United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Wallace Connor Sunday School Class and The Leila Epps Circle of the United Methodist Women. She was a member of Three Rivers Historical Society and the Margaret Gregg Gordon Chapter of the DAR, had worked as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, and as a volunteer in the gift shop at Williamsburg Regional Hospital. One of her most precious compliments was when her grandson Baker, who was about 5 or 6 years old, stood up in church on Mothers Day and said, “I am thankful Grandmama taught my mama how to be a good mama.”
Surviving, in addition to her husband of 65 years, Calvin Baker, of Greeleyville, SC, are: her daughters, Faith (John) Hopkins, of Conway, Arkansas and Margie (Winn) Myers, of Greeleyville; 4 grandchildren, David Hopkins and Mark Hopkins, of Conway, AR, Marla M. (Timothy) Godwin, of Kingstree , and Baker Myers, of Florence, SC; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by a foster brother, George V. (Eva Dell) Sims, a brother Ray B. (Annie Lee) Sims, and sisters, Lois Sims and Gertie (DeLeon) Weaver.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Timmonsville, SC. Mrs. Baker’s family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Monday at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 N. Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Epworth Children’s Home, PO Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250.
Mrs. Baker was born in Olanta, SC, on November 5, 1925, a daughter of the late John Bunyan and Zera McKenzie Sims. Buena graduated from high school in 1943 and one of her first jobs was as a typist for the supply clerk supplying ships at the Charleston Navy Yard. She also worked as a stenographer for Graham Insurance Agency and at Wentworth Manufacturing as a payroll clerk. Mrs. Baker was a member of Kingstree United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Wallace Connor Sunday School Class and The Leila Epps Circle of the United Methodist Women. She was a member of Three Rivers Historical Society and the Margaret Gregg Gordon Chapter of the DAR, had worked as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, and as a volunteer in the gift shop at Williamsburg Regional Hospital. One of her most precious compliments was when her grandson Baker, who was about 5 or 6 years old, stood up in church on Mothers Day and said, “I am thankful Grandmama taught my mama how to be a good mama.”
Surviving, in addition to her husband of 65 years, Calvin Baker, of Greeleyville, SC, are: her daughters, Faith (John) Hopkins, of Conway, Arkansas and Margie (Winn) Myers, of Greeleyville; 4 grandchildren, David Hopkins and Mark Hopkins, of Conway, AR, Marla M. (Timothy) Godwin, of Kingstree , and Baker Myers, of Florence, SC; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by a foster brother, George V. (Eva Dell) Sims, a brother Ray B. (Annie Lee) Sims, and sisters, Lois Sims and Gertie (DeLeon) Weaver.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Timmonsville, SC. Mrs. Baker’s family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Monday at Williamsburg Funeral Home. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 N. Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 or Epworth Children’s Home, PO Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250.
Williamsburg Funeral Home
The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 PM Monday
Kingstree United Methodist Church
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in Kingstree United Methodist Church
Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
burial in Bethany Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery near Timmonsville, SC.
Margie and family,
We are sorry to hear of your loss.
Our deepest sympathy,
Davis and Yvonne Chandler
So very sorry for your loss! Your mother was a rock at KUMC, and I know that she will be missed by many Please know that your entire family is in our prayers!
Mrs. Margie and family,
May God give you comfort in your time of grief.
Margie,
Please accept my condolences upon your mother’s passing. I will always remember your family sitting behind mine at church, as well as high school fun spending the night in your gracious home.
May the peace of The Lord be will you and your family.
Margie and Faith,
I am so sorry to hear of your Momma’s passing. She was a wonderful lady. I remember eating many meals at your house. Please give your Daddy a big hug for me. I am praying for you all.
Wendy Johnson
Margie and extended family…sorry for your loss. Such a sweet lady.
How sad to have to say good-bye to Mrs. Buena! What a sweet precious lady and one of Daddy’s favorite cousins! So sorry I couldn’t be there, but my thoughts and prayers have been with all of you.
Dear Calvin, Faith and Margie, My thoughts and prayers are with you and all of the family at this time. Buena was such a wonderful lady, always welcoming and so pleasant to be around. I know she will be missed. Praying for the family. Blessings, Alice Hutto