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Jean Baker

1942 - 2025

BORN

1942

DIED

2025

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Baker Funeral Home - Kershaw

210 East Hilton Street

Kershaw, South Carolina

Jean Baker Obituary

LANCASTER, S.C. - Jean Brazzell Baker, 83, lovingly known as Mama and Mawmaw, passed away on Dec. 11, 2025.
Born on Jan. 14, 1942, Jean was married for 61 years to her beloved husband, Henry Wayne Baker.
Survivors: daughter, Pam Gilmore and her son, Eric Baker; grandchildren, Ty Gilmore, Allison Beckham, Madeleine Horn and Caiden Baker; six great-grandchildren; brother, Richard Brazzell; sister, Judy Mackey.
Predeceased by parents, Wylie and Dorothy Brazzell Jr.
A service will be held on Sunday, Dec. 14, in the chapel of Jerry Hartley Funeral Home at 3 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery beside her loving husband.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Lancaster News from Dec. 11 to Dec. 18, 2025.

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Dec

14

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Jerry Hartley Funeral Home

684 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720

Dec

14

Funeral service

3:00 p.m.

Jerry Hartley Funeral Home

684 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720

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Baker Funeral Home - Kershaw

210 East Hilton Street, Kershaw, SC 29067

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