Viewing will be held 12-8 PM Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary, 6934 S Western Ave OKC, OK 73139. Services to honor and celebrate her life will be held 1:00 PM Monday, March 3, 2025 at the South Colonial Chapel of Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary, 6934 S Western Ave, OKC, OK 73139 with burial following at Arlington Memory Gardens.

Classie Mae Anthony

June 17, 1928 ~ February 25, 2025

Classie, 96, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday February 25, 2025. The daughter of Luli (Thoma) and Ruben Baker, she was born on June 17, 1928 in Maud, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood. She was driven and very independent from a young age. In the late 1950's, she relocated to California, where she met the love of her life, James Anthony. In 1961, the two were blessed with a daughter, Joyce and as a family, they returned to Oklahoma City. Together, they shared 14 years of a loving marriage together before James's passing in 1972. Classie was devoted to her husband and she never remarried. Classie worked for Western Electric, later Lucent Technologies, where she continued a long career building circuit boards. At 65, she retired and spent many days tending to her garden and traveling. She truly had a heart of gold and that was evident in her selfless giving as a volunteer at Southwest Medical Center. Classie will be remembered for her kind spirit, her genuine smile, and her abundant love for her family. She will be deeply missed each day, but her memory will live on in the hearts those whom she loved.

She was preceded in death by her:

Parents, Luli and Ruben Baker

Beloved Husband James Anthony;

Eight Siblings: Clarie, Bula, Isabelle, Lorene, Lillian, Viola, Raymond & Henry.

She leaves behind her loving family:

Daughter ~ Joyce Taylor;

Granddaughter ~ Misti Caldwell & her husband William

Great Grandson ~ Jacob Hunter