Obituary of Joy Busby Baker

Joy Busby Baker (Pekarek), 79, resident of the Lakeshore Senior Living Community in St. Clair Shores passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at LakePointe Senior Care & Rehab Center, Clinton Township. Born Sept. 4, 1939, in Bainbridge, Ga., to Verlin W. and Bernice Gay Busby, Joy graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1957. She attended North Georgia College, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business in 1961. On April 13, 1961 Joy married Bert Edward Baker (Pekarek). Bert and Joy raised three children while moving around the United States as an Air Force family. In 1978 they settled in Grosse Pointe Shores, where they resided for nearly 40 years. Joy furthered her education at Wayne State University, earning a Master of Arts degree in secondary education in 1986 and Master of Social Work degree in 1988. After four years as an outpatient therapist, Joy opened a private psychotherapy practice, Shores Counseling in St. Clair Shores in 1992. She was predeceased by her husband, Bert and great-granddaughter, Milan Richmond. Joy is survived by her children and their families; Bert E. Baker Jr. (Lisa) - Michelle, Samantha, Adam (Lauren and Lincoln) and Brandon; Jonathon S. Baker - Brooke and Nicolas; Kerry G. Baker-Relf (Graham) - Oliver and Caroline. A celebration of Joys life will be noon Friday, Dec. 14, at Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church, 211 Moross, Grosse Pointe Farms. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 11 a.m. Please share a memory of Joy by signing her guestbook.