RIP Jane Wyatt

Actress Jane Wyatt, who played the mom on the 1950's TV show Father Knows Best died Friday in her sleep of natural causes at her Bel-Air home. She was 96.

"Ninety-six and a few months old is a wonderful life," her son, Christopher Ward, said Sunday.

Her sons said their mother had had health problems since a stroke at 85, but that her mind was sharp until her death. "She continued to go to the theater, loved movies and spent time in her garden. She enjoyed her latter years," said Nicholas Ward.