Ruby Baker Obituary
Guntown- Ruby Irene Baker,76 passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at the Longwood Nursing Facility in Booneville. She was a Baptist and she loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at Waters Funeral Home on Friday, December 26, 2025 at 11:00 a. m. with Bro. Stanley Shook officiating.
She is survived by her daughter, Melinda Hester (James); son, Jeffrey Fugitt; grandchildren, Joshua Hester (Morgan) and Macayla Cartwright (Colton); host of other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Dorothy Dulaney Shook; husband, Charlie Baker; sons, Johnny Fugitt and Michael Fugitt; host of brothers and one sister.
Visitation will be at Waters Funeral Home on Friday from 10:00 a. m. until service time @ 11:00 a.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family @ www.watersfuneralservice.com
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