Orilla Baker Obituary
She graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1975. She earned her Social Services degree from Penn Valley of KCMO. Orilla worked as a social worker at Valley Manor in Excelsior Springs for almost 30 years. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed making jewelry and spoiling all of her grandchildren. She loved her Yorkies and Christmas was her favorite time of year.
Orilla was preceded in death by her father, Robert Pate in 2005, husband, Richard Baker in 2018, and mother, Myrtle Adams-Pate in 2019.
She is survived by her Son Corey (Jocelyn) Kellogg, of Texas, granddaughter Kelsey (Terry) Adams of Kansas and her great-grandchildren: Ryder, Terence, and Isabel.
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