Bill Baker

Our loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend, Bill Baker, age 81, passed away peacefully May 15, 2021, at the Heirloom Inn in Price, Utah.

Bill was born in Dayton, Ohio, on May 20, 1939 to Hubert and Cecile Cutshaw Baker. He married Eileen Mayberry and had four children. They later divorced. Bill then married Shirley Pappas on Jan. 6, 1975 in Elko, Nevada. Shirley passed away Sept. 20, 2014.

Bill loved to dance and play cards in his youth. He was a tireless worker and was proud to provide well for his family. He worked with his hands as a master craftsman and commercial builder. He loved people and will be dearly missed by his children, extended family and a community of friends spanning two states.

He is survived by his four children, Cynthia (Jim) Gengler, Green River, Wyoming; LaVonne Sell, Green River, Wyoming; Catherine Mayberry, Rock Springs, Wyoming; and Crystal (Ramon) Gardea, Green River, Wyoming. He is also survived by his brother James (Isobel) Baker; sister, Patricia (Douglas) Sandefer; 20 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Shirley; one daughter, Constance Anderson; one son, Rodger Coursey; one grandson; three great-grandsons; one great-granddaughter; one son-in-law, Bob Sell.

Bill will be laid to rest next to his wife Shirley at Riverview Cemetery in Green River, Wyoming, on Friday, June 4, 2021. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchel Funeral Home of Price, Utah, where friends are always welcome and may share memories online at http://www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.