Elois Ruth "Ann" Nowels, 86, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022.

The daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Dessie Lee (Copp) Baker, she was born August 25, 1935 at the homeplace NW of Guymon. Ann attended Guymon schools, graduating with the Class of 1953. She then attended Colorado Women's College in Denver, and the University of Colorado in Boulder, graduating with a degree in interior design. Ann worked in interior design and was a real estate agent. She has made her home in Irvine, California for many years, before retiring in Wichita.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Dessie Baker, sister, Doris Nelson, brother, Richard Max Baker, and a niece, Debora Nelson.

Survivors include one brother, Garry Baker and wife, Linda of Guymon, sister-in-law, Cynthia Baker of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and several nieces and nephews.

Family inurnment will be in the Elmhurst Cemetery at a later date. Services are under the care of the Bunch – Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon. Friends can sign the online guest book and leave condolences at www.bunchroberts.com.