Dorothy was born on November 12, 1921 in De Kalb, Missouri the daughter of J. Bryan and Mamie A. (Pitts) Jones. She moved to Kansas City in 1933. She married Earl H. Baker on September 13, 1941 and assisted with his construction business. Since August of 1980 she has enjoyed living, working and volunteering at Foxwood Springs. She was a member of Raymore Christian Church, Past Matron of Elizabeth Chapter #142, Belton, OES and Tops Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Baker, and brother, Gilbert Jones. She is survived by a brother, Virgil Jones (Roxana) Golden, Missouri and a sister, Paulina Terval, Aubrey, Texas, also nieces and nephews whom she loved very much; Gary Gant, Linda Kirsch, Steve Jones, Pamela Harper and Sherri Jones.