Joy Busby Baker (Pekarek)

November 12, 2018

Joy Busby Baker (Pekarek), 79, resident of the Lakeshore Senior Living community (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) passed away Monday, November 12th, 2018 at LakePointe Senior Care & Rehab Center (Clinton Township, Mich.).  Joy was born September 4^th, 1939, in Bainbridge, Ga. to Verlin W. and Bernice Gay Busby.  She graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1957. She attended North Georgia College, earning a BS 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, Mich.  Joy furthered her education at Wayne State University, earning an MA in secondary education in 1986 and an MSW in 1988. After four years as an outpatient therapist, Joy opened her own private psychotherapy practice, Shores Counseling (St. Clair Shores) in 1992.  She was preceded in death by her husband Bert, and her great-granddaughter Milan Richmond.  Joy is survived by her family; Bert E. Jr. & Lisa Baker (Michelle & Samantha Baker, Adam (Lauren & Lincoln) & Brandon Heins);  Jonathon S. Baker (Brooke & Nicolas); Kerry G.(Baker) & Graham Relf (Oliver & Caroline).   A Celebration of Joy’s life will be held Friday, December 14^th, 2018, at the Grosse Pointe United Methodist Church, 211 Moross Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., beginning at 12 noon.  The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 11 am.  Please share a memory of Joy at www.cremationmichigan.com.