Emma Walter

Emma Pearl Baker Walter (nee Bailey) entered eternal rest April 3, 2022, at the age of 97, at CHI Mercy Hospital, Corning, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Grace Baptist Church, Corning, Iowa, with Pastor Tracy Elwood and Pastor Jeff Hontz officiating. Burial will be at Methodist Grove Cemetery, Elm Avenue, Corning, Iowa. Open visitation will be 4:00 – 7:00 P.M., with family receiving friends 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Friday, April 8, 2022, at the Grace Baptist Church, Corning, Iowa. Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center of Corning is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Methodist Grove Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Emma was born February 28, 1925 in Sullivan County, Missouri to Frank and Bertha (Graybeal) Bailey where they farmed south of Green Castle. She attended grade school in Alexander, and then stayed with Hilda Hall in Kirksville to attend High School where she graduated in 1946.

Emma married Irvin Leon Baker in 1946 and they farmed near Green Castle until his death in 1975. She worked at Hollisters on the manufacturing line for 2 years, and then Easter’s Bakery. She sold the farm in 1980 and moved to Kirksville, MO. She cared for her mother until her death in 1998.

Emma married Robert Walter in 2000 and moved near Corning, Iowa. Emma and Bob made annual visits to the Thiele family reunion in Missouri. Emma loved to bake and cook. She always made sure her guests were well fed. She was the “cookie Lady” for many years at VBS at Grace Baptist Church.

Emma was preceded in death by her parents, and husband Irvin Baker. She is survived by husband Robert (Bob) Walter, step-son Roger (Diane) Walter of Corning; grandson Matthew (Lara) of New Mexico; granddaughter Allison (Kevin) Taylor of Waterloo, Iowa; and ten
great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.