Jean Baker Witherington Hernandez, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Harry Gordon Witherington and Christopher Emanuel Hernandez, died Tuesday afternoon, August 17, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home.

Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Earl Preston Baker, Jr. and the late Helen Gertrude Harkness Baker Brewer. Mrs. Hernandez was a charter member of First Baptist Church of Savannah. She retired after more than 20 years of service as a sales associate in Men’s Accessories for JCPenney Company. Mrs. Hernandez was a member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving are three daughters, Nancy Witherington Mitchell and her husband, Larry, Helen Witherington Jones and her husband, Monty, and Joy Witherington Dyer and her husband, Willie, all of Savannah, Georgia; one son, Robert “Bob” Earl Witherington and his wife, Phyllis, of Marietta, Georgia; one sister, Virginia Aliffi Castilian and her husband, Dr. Louis Castilian, of Savannah, Georgia; nine grandchildren, Dawn Bennet, Lawrence Mitchell and his wife, Karyn, Sharon Elrod, Jennifer Butler and her husband, Marsh, Nichole Guest and her husband, Jason, Heather Carmichael and her husband, Chad, Jamie Anchors and her husband, Richard; Taylor Busch and his wife, Katherine, and Billy Dyer, and sixteen great-grandchildren. She also left many loving nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Thursday at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

The funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Dr. John M. Finley.  Interment will be in Bonaventure Cemetery.