Thelma R. Baker, 95, of Indiana, Pa., died Friday.

She was born Dec. 28, 1914, in St. Clairsville, Bedford County, to W. Clarence and Clara (Oldham) Weyant.

Thelma was a 1931 graduate of Cresson High School. She earned a teaching certificate and later a bachelor's degree in education from Indiana (Pa.) State Teachers College. She taught various elementary grades at the Central Cambria School District in Ebensburg for more than 30 years. After retirement, she tutored students at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees.

Thelma married Samuel S. Baker in 1942. They lived in Portland, Ore., and in San Francisco during World War II before his service overseas. After the war, they returned to Cresson.

She was a longtime member of the Cresson United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school. In recent years, she attended the Indiana Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, where she enjoyed participating in Bible study.

During her retirement years, Thelma traveled extensively and kept scrapbooks of her trips. She enjoyed reading, eating out, and attending concerts and plays. She loved spending time with her family and was a very proud mother and grandmother.

In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel, in 1970; her sister; Erlamond (Weyant) Conrad; and her brother, William C. Weyant.

She is survived by her children, Samuel S. Baker Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., Sandra J. Baker and her husband, John A. Roudebush, of Indiana and Richard M. Baker and his wife, Michele (Licciardello) of Butler; and three grandchildren, Stefanie J. Baker of Pittsburgh and Logan S. and Cory R. Baker, who are students at the University of Pittsburgh. She also is survived by a step-granddaughter, Angela (Roudebush) Petroff, and two step-great-grandchildren, Alec M. and Adriana R. Petroff, all of Indiana.

<B>BAKER</B> — Friends of Thelma R. Baker, who died Friday, April 16, 2010, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Bowser-Minich Funeral Home</B>, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Pastor William Murphy officiating. Interment will be made in the Logan Valley Cemetery, Bellwood, Pa.Memorial contributions may be made to the Cresson United Methodist Church, 619 Fifth St., P.O. Box 192, Cresson, PA 16630 or to the Indiana Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 2510 Warren Road, Indiana, PA 15701.Information also is available at www.bowserminich.com.