Birth date: Sep 8, 1936 Death date: Feb 26, 2021
On February 26, 2021 our world lost a great soul in Beverly Elaine Baker, formerly known as Beverly Elaine Stickney from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Born September 8, 1936 she is now home with her beloved husband Cecil Irvin Baker Read Obituary
S lit a candle in memory of Beverly Baker
S lit a candle in memory of Beverly Baker
I would like to send my heartfelt sympathy to Debbie, John, Sharon and Carole on their loss. It’s really hard for me to put into words who Mrs. Baker was to me. Growing up on Bowman Road next door to the Baker’s gave me oh so many memories to cherish! I remember trips to the east side of Tucson for El Taco.. going to Yellow Front (?) trips to and from Catalina just to grab a Pepsi! She gave me a wonderful baby shower when I was only a kid having a baby.. she just always loved me as one of her own. She gave my mom purpose with their weekly Friday coffee dates for years! ❤️ I loved how she texted me over the years to drop an “I love you” with all the emojis included. I would send her a Christmas card every year and she would chuckle with me how I forever put the numbers wrong! I can also say the birthday telegrams will be missed. Truly a piece of my heart is missing. She was truly a gift from God in my life.
Karen Hall
“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”
Nana,
I find myself seeing your face in the smallest things. I find you in the things you have given me, I can hear your voice when I'm watching sports and I think about you cheering for your favorite team. I find you in everything, the sun, the moon, the sky. I can still hear your voice when I'm thinking about you. Whether it was you yelling and the whole city of Tucson could hear you, or singing me happy birthday. I know that with you I was never alone, you were always a home away from home. I found comfort in your presence, even from far away. I'm going to miss the familiarity that was you, your home, your energy. I know that no matter what, no matter how far I go that you will always be with me. In my heart, my memories, the earth. You had the biggest heart and the best hugs, and I know that I won't ever forget them. I will always love you to the moon and back.
Everything about my Nana was bigger than one might expect. Be it her personality and sense of humor, her laugh, her height of 6'2" or her men's size 13 feet. She owned a set of lungs that made it possible for her to be heard all the way to the end of her street whenever she'd get excited, and it was no secret that she possessed a vault of colorful words that she could string together in a creative style that was truly her own. My Nana was a vibrant woman full of love and life. The biggest thing about her though was her massive heart. She truly was loved by every person who was lucky enough to cross her path. She took an interest in others and was always great at making you feel valued. It didn't matter if you started off as a stranger to her, by the time you parted ways she pretty much considered you family. She was one to always put the needs of everyone else's before her own. She gave more than she seemed to ever even have, and in return she never asked for anything. I know deep in my heart the impact she had on this world made it such a better place. I feel so incredibly blessed to have gotten to know my grandmother for as long as I did and to have shared so many memories with a person as special as she was.
Now it's your turn to be put first, Nana. Though it's incredibly hard to have to say goodbye my heart does find comfort in knowing that you are finally at true rest and peace. You have been set free from a body that had not been able to properly serve you for such a long time and there has been put an end to your suffering for ever more. I hope your journey is a pleasant and easy one and you are already out there reuniting with loved ones lost and making hoards of new friends as we all know you'd missed being able to do. I hope your spirit is able to feel just how much you mean to me and know you made such a huge imprint on my life. I am eternally grateful to you for the wonderful person you were.
I'll never forget how you would tell me you loved me to the moon and back and ever since I was tiny I've loved you as big as the sun!
XXOO
Nana,
Where do I even start, you were so very amazing not only to me but to millions of people. No matter who they were you would welcome them in with open arms. What I know I'm going to miss the most is your singing telegrams this will be the first birthday in 35 years that I won't get to hear your loving voice sing me happy birthday. I have so many memories of you that could last always and forever forever and always. And I will love you to the moon and back. Spread you wings and sore your at peace with gramps and so many others. Heaven surely gained an angel send from above. And the loss of you is so unreal. But I know you can finally be at peace.
Heaven gained a very spectacular stubborn person. I will miss hearing your mouse joke. And cleaning your house phone. Thank you for bring s wonderful aunt!!
