Mrs. Avis Marie Baker, age 85, of Lebanon, KY, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Mississippi. She was born on March 30, 1926 in Lee County, Mississippi. Mrs. Baker worked as a Nurses's Aid, and was a member of the Lebanon Christian Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Lee Baker (2007); parents, William Clovis and Odazell Sanderson Spearman; three grandchildren; two brothers, and a sister.

Survivors include son, Danny "Butch" Baker, of Lebanon, KY; three daughters, Barbara (Wayne) Edwards, of Ecru MS, Sandra Lee (Arthur Ray) Mays, of Campbellsville, KY, Linda (Junior) Perkins, of Bradfordsville, KY; sister, Jean Vinson, of Verona, MS; brother, William Clovis Spearman, of Shannon, MS; eight grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Baker will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Bosley Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Josh Hicks. Interment will be in Old Liberty Cemetery.

Visitations will be held after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.