Mrs. Baker was born June 25, 1945 in Russell County, AL to the late Jeff Stickney and the late Willie Lee Howard Stickney. She attended South Girard School, was a member of Mt. Mariah Missionary Baptist Church and a retired Housekeeper.
Survivors include, two sons, Tyrone L. Freeman (Melba) and Otis Freeman III; two grandsons, Adam Axon (Carolina) and Aaron Simpson Freeman (Kimberly); three great grandchildren; three sisters, twin Annie Jasper, Sarah Anderson and Rosa Lee Stickney; two brothers, Charlie Stickney and Fred Stickney and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.