Jane Wyatt, the lovely, serene actress who for six years on “Father Knows Best” was one of TV’s favorite moms, has died. She was 96.

LOS ANGELES -- Jane Wyatt, the lovely, serene actress who for six years on "Father Knows Best" was one of TV's favorite moms, has died. She was 96. Wyatt died Friday in her sleep of natural causes ...

Jane Wyatt, at home with her husband, Edgar Bethune Ward, and their sons, Christopher Ward (far right) and Michael Ward, 1955. FATHER KNOWS BEST, Jane Wyatt, showing off some of her wardobe, 1959.