Gertrude Baker West

December 7, 1929 - April 14, 2018

Great Falls, SC Ms. Gertrude Baker West, 88, died at her home Saturday, April 14, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 Noon Monday, April 16, 2018 at Greenlawn Cemetery with Rev. Bob Tillotson officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Monday, April 16, 2018 at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home. Born December 7, 1929 in Kershaw County, SC, Ms. West was a daughter of the late William Clyde Baker and Lottie Bell Baker. She attended the schools of Kershaw County, SC and was a retired from J.P. Stevens and Cinderella Knitting Mill. She was a Member of First Baptist Church of Great Falls. Ms. West was an avid reader and loved gardening and planting flowers. She was also a care giver to many of her friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Powers, Jr., a grandson, Ricky Grainger and a sister Evelyn Medlin. She is survived by three children, Billy Powers, Carol McManus (Stanley) and kay Granger (Gary) all of Great Falls, SC; daughter-in-law, Diane Powers of Great Falls, SC; six grandchildren, Tommy Powers, III, Amy Baker, Stacy Martin, Jason Granger, Mandy Gibson and Dana Jackson; fifteen great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Cecil “ Pete” Baker and Bert Baker (Shirly) both of Great Falls, SC; one sister, Mildred Garris and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Greenlawn Cemetery Association, PO Box 191, Great Falls, SC 29055 Online Condolences may be made to the family at www. Dantzlerbakerfunerhome.com