Harriet Ellen (Hunt) Baker

Harriet Ellen Baker, 60, passed away Monday, February 03, 2020 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis.

Born July 10, 1959 in Flint, Michigan, she was one of four children of Alvin and Mary (Taylor) Hunt.  In 1984 she met Jeffrey Baker and they were married in 1992 in Rogers City, MI.

In addition to raising seven children she was a caregiver to any in need.  Living on Lake Huron, she raised and sold plants from her greenhouse.  The family moved to Thermopolis in 2008 where Harriet was a CNA for Big Horn Enterprises until disabled with a stroke.

Harriet was a good woman who enjoyed playing Bingo, nurturing her rose garden, flowers and plants and was a wonderful cook.  Nothing came before her family as they were her life.   She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church.

Those cherishing her memory are her husband, Jeff , Sr. of 35 years;  sons, Hubert (Kari) Shoemaker, Thermopolis, Chris (Agusta) Shoemaker, Thermopolis, Ronald Shoemaker, Flint, MI, Jeffrey (Maria) Baker II, Gillette, Joseph (Amanda) Baker, Alpena, MI and John Baker, Sr., Thermopolis; daughter, Elizabeth (Robert) Brumlow, Tulsa, OK; siblings, James (Ellie) Sevick, John Hunt and Nora Ratza, all of Michigan; 14 grandchildren and 1 great grandson.  Harriet was preceded in death by an infant son, Ronald, first husband, Ronald Shoemaker, parents and her grandparents.

Memorial services will be held Monday, February 10, 2:00 pm at the Risen Son Southern Baptist Church with Pastor Brian Johnson officiating.

Donations to help defray funeral expenses may be sent to Agusta Shoemaker, 813 Mondell, Thermopolis, 82443.

 Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family and messages may be offered at www.mortfh.com.

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