Obituary of Ruth G. Baker

LUGOFF – Funeral service for Essie Ruth Garrison Baker, 80, will be held on Thursday at 2:00 pm. At El-Bethel Faith Community Church with burial to follow in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Kershaw.  The Rev. Joe Stines and the Rev. Billy Hughes will officiate.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.  Memorial may be made to SBN (Sonlife Broadcast Network).

    Mrs. Baker, wife of the late James F. Baker, passed away at home on Friday, January 22, 2021.  Born in Kershaw County, she was the daughter of the late Jimmy U. and Bessie Lee Galloway Garrison.  She enjoyed sewing, embroidery, reading, and gardening.

    Surviving are her daughters, Velvet Gantt (Colie) and Valerie Newman; siblings, Richard Barrett (Myrtle), Doris Hinson (Homer), Nancy Burris (Gary), Joyce Cook, Bonnie Wingard, Bobby Wilson (Sonny), Wayne Garrison (Jean), and Don Garrison (Debbie); 5 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren.  She was predeceased by her brothers, David Garrison and Jack Garrison; and son-in-law, David Newman.