MACON — Mrs. Annie Kate Baker, age 86, of Montezuma, Georgia, passed away Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia.

A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in the chapel of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Georgia, with the Rev. Bud Womack officiating. Burial will follow at a later date at Pine Level United Methodist Church Cemetery in Oglethorpe, Georgia.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2-3 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Baker was born on Nov. 15, 1931, in Dooly County, Georgia, to the late William Robert Johnson and Francis Mitchell Johnson. Mrs. Baker was also preceded in death by a son, Frank McGullion; two brothers, G.W. Johnson, Robert Johnson; two infant siblings; and a grandchild, Donna Nolan.

She was a cashier with Jones Grocery in Montezuma for many years.

She is survived by her husband, Clarence “Buddy” Baker of Montezuma, Georgia; three children, Albert McGullion of Montezuma, Georgia, Kathy Nolan (Johnny) of Montezuma, Georgia, and Scott Baker (Kimberly) of Americus, Georgia; four siblings, Fred Johnson, (Grace) of Vienna, Georgia, Lee Johnson of Buena Vista, Georgia, Jesse Johnson of Warwick, Georgia, and Beulah Felker of Beaufort, South Carolina; four grandchildren, Thomas Ray Nolan, Amber Marie Miles, and Bridget Nicole Baker; one great-grandchild, Logan Baker; several nieces and nephews also survive.

The family may be contacted at her daughter’s residence, (Kathy Nolan) 702 Milford St., Montezuma, Georgia, 31063.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, 5962 Zebulon Road, PMB #359, Macon GA 31210 or phone 1-800-257-6941, Extension: 6164.

Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in Montezuma, Georgia, has been entrusted with arrangements for Mrs. Annie Kate Baker.