Hazel Hugh Baker

Hazel Hugh Baker, 77, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Hazel was born January 9, 1940 in Lancaster County, South Carolina to the late Audrey Hazel Baker and Georgie Miller Baker, and soon after moved to Durham, North Carolina. He attended Oak Grove School and Southern High School where he played basketball and football. He was a member of the Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts, where he made many good memories and learned skills he used for the rest of his life.
Hazel worked for the City of Durham for 20 years as an electrician, where he specialized in repairing motors. He then took early retirement, got his NC State Electrical Contractor license, and started his own business, Baker’s Electric.
Hazel loved the Lord and served Him faithfully throughout his life. He was an active member of Durham Memorial Baptist Church where he was a part of the Soul Winners Sunday School Class and the Durham Memorial Dartball Team.
He loved his family and friends with all of his heart. He also loved to hunt and fish and loved to tell stories. Hazel made a lasting impression on everyone he met.
Hazel is survived by his wife, Sophie Baker; son, Robert Baker and his wife, Karen; daughter, Amy Baker; stepdaughter, Jennifer Martin and her husband, Rodney; sisters Eleanor Kapiko and Jo Ann Wright and her husband Sam; brother, Lawson Baker; grandson, Brandon Baker and fiancé, Krystal Chisholm; granddaughter, Stacy Baker; step-granddaughter, Heather Blackburn; and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Baker; brother, Biven Baker; and sister, Mendy Moore.
Funeral services will be held at Durham Memorial Baptist Church at 133 Robbins Road, Durham, NC on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 2 p.m. Rev. Ed Denton will officiate. The family will receive visitors at Hudson Funeral Home on Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 6-8 p.m.
The family would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of love and support during his illness.
We are thankful that death is not the end of the story, and he is now face to face with Jesus.