Bettye Jo Baker, age 82 of Hendersonville and formerly of Springfield, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at Hendersonville Medical center. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, December 23, 2016 at 1:00 PM at North Springfield Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Smith, Rev. Mike Duff, and Matthew Lloyd Dalley officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Mike Barnett, Jeff Freeman, Kevin Gray, Ben Dale, Mark Hollingsworth, Blake Hollingsworth, Floyd Ellis, and Michael "Buzzy" Poole serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be James "Turkey" Pope and Joe Head. The family will receive friends at the church on Friday from 10:00 am until the hour of service.
Ms. Baker was born December 3, 1934 in Robertson County to the late Russell Henry and Vada Crabtree Freeman, Sr. She was a member of North Springfield Baptist Church and formerly worked in customer service at WDBL radio. She loved her family and friends, her church, and traveling. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Terry Alan Baker; a daughter, Pamela Jo Gay; brothers, John Ed Freeman and Russell Henry Freeman, Jr.; and sisters, Wanda Louise Freeman Gray and Mona Raye Freeman Gann.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Lynne and Arthur L. Dalley of Apopka, FL and Luanne and Thomas Hugh Head of Hendersonville; daughter-in-law, Harley Baker of Greenbrier; grandchildren, Marissa Lynne Hunter, Amber Nicole Wahid, Jessica Anne Dale, Erica Lynne Vasquez, Laura Elizabeth Dalley, Matthew Lloyd Dalley, and Dylan Clay Head; step grandchildren, Mitchell Hale, Brian Head, and Lisa Head; and great grandchildren, Rayan, Leila, and Maya Wahid and Nicholas D. Woodard
The family request, if so desired, for memorial contributions to be made to the North Springfield Baptist Church Building Fund. All donations can be sent c/o Robertson County Funeral Home.
Cemetery Details
Springfield Memorial Gardens
4005 Memorial Blvd.
Springfield, TN, 37172
Visitation
DEC 23. 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM
North Springfield Baptist Church
4732 Hwy 41 N.
Springfield, TN, US, 37172
Funeral Service
DEC 23. 1:00 PM
North Springfield Baptist Church
4732 Hwy 41 N.
Springfield, TN, US, 37172
Burial
DEC 23
Springfield Memorial Gardens
4005 Memorial Blvd.
Springfield, TN, US, 37172