MARY LOU BAKER, 77, a resident of Irving for 43 years, passed away peacefully of natural causes July 6, 2014. She was visited and comforted at her passing by family members at the Memorial Health Care Center in Seminole, Texas. Mary was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 25, 1937 to Paul and Rachel Young. She was the oldest of three daughters. She graduated from John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City and attended Oklahoma Baptist University. She married Ronald Gene Baker on November 10, 1960, and moved shortly thereafter to Irving, Texas. There she worked for Recognition Equipment as an executive assistant for over 25 years. Mary had two sons, Jay and John. She and her family were active in the Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving. After retirement Mary and Ron moved to Seminole, Texas in 2004. In 2007, Mary moved to Wichita Falls, TX where she resided until her death. Mary was a person of quick wit who enjoyed games and humor. Mary tirelessly cared for many years for her husband Ron through his illness. She is survived by her sons, Jay and wife, Cindy and John and wife, Jo Ann; grandchildren, Justin, Jared and wife, Heidi, Hannah, Jordan and Hope Baker and Richard and Lois Spomer; sisters, Nina Critchfield and husband DeWayne and Virginia Gallagher and husband Dale. She is preceded in death by husband Ronald and parents Paul and Rachel Young. Services will be at the Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving, Texas, Saturday, July 12, 1:00 p.m. Graveside service to follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, Texas 76310-2547.