William "Bill" Burton Baker, 61, Gallatin, Missouri, passed away on December 19, 2012, at his home. He had lived in Gallatin for the past 15 years, previously living in Kansas City, Kansas, and Smithville, Missouri.

Bill was born on January 11, 1951, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Hugh and Dorothy Kraxner Baker. He was a 1969 graduate of the Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. He had worked as a Service and Field Service Manager for 38 years at Dean Machinery in Kansas City.

Bill was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hamilton, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Brother, Joe; Sister, Judy; and Daughter, Chrissy.

On March 9, 1985, he married Darlene "Dee" M. Cowper at the United Methodist Church in Avondale, Missouri. She survives of the home.

Additional Survivors: Children: Bill Baker, Jr. (Cheryl), Hiawatha, Kansas; Cheryl Tarwater (Seth), Horton, Kansas; Glen Witt (Betty) and Steve Witt, both of Kansas City, Missouri; Brothers, Bob Baker (Kathy), Paola, Kansas, and Jack Baker (Pat), Wonder Lake, Illinois; Sisters, Mary Clark (Robert), Latour, Missouri, and Suzie Gaurdado (Dave), Leavenworth, Kansas; 6 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Mass: 12:00 p.m., Saturday, December 22, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 205 E. Middle Street, Hamilton.

Visitation: 10 to 11:30 a.m., at the church, on December 22.

Rosary: 11:30 a.m., until service time at the church. Cremation will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Social Concerns Ministry of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.