Thelma M. Baker

Thelma Marie Coleman Shifflett Baker , 87, of Slaughterville, OK formerly of Oak Hill, WV died on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at Noble Health Care Center in Noble, OK. Born July 17, 1922 at Mossy, WV she was the daughter of the late Samuel Henry and Essie Pearl Ingram Coleman. She was a charter member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle and a retired seamstress. Thelma moved to Oklahoma five years ago to be near her daughter. She enjoyed sewing and gardening.. Her first husband, Raymond Shifflett, to whom she was married on October 1939, second husband, Ralph Ludell Baker to whom she was married on June 1966, as well as three brothers, Homer Coleman, Richard Coleman and Thadeus Coleman and a sister, Daisy Pungen preceded her in death. Survivors include Nancy Shifflett Plunkett of Slaughterville, OK; a son, Ronald Shifflett of Holcomb, WI; sisters, Carolyn O'Dell and husband, Woodie of Fayetteville, Dorothy Entsminger of Oak Hill and Mary Treadway and husband, Jimmy of Lakeland, FL and a brother, Ray Coleman and wife, Betty of Navarre, OH. Two sisters-in-law, Catherine Coleman of Fayetteville and Vada Ellison of Scarbro. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Ronnie Plunkett and Jerrilynn Plunkett both of Slaughterville, OK, Will Plunkett of Norman, OK, Karen Cracker and Donna Shifflett both of Wisconsin; fifteen great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. Allen Gallimore officiating. Burial will follow in High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call at the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour of 2:00 p.m. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV