Vivian McLain Baker

Vivian McLain Baker

Vivian McLain “Snooks” Baker, 89, of Joplin, Missouri, passed away at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri.  She was born Oct. 23, 1924, in Tallapoosa County to the late Vivian (Hornsby) and John Hamilton McLain III.

Ms. Baker graduated from high school in Tallapoosa County, served in the United States Army and then returned to Alabama to study architecture at Auburn University.

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