Pauline "Miss Polly" Baker

Pauline “Miss Polly” Isabelle Baker of Grasonville, MD died on February 1, 2015 at Corsica Hills Nursing Home in Centreville. She was 97 years of age. Born on November 23, 1917 in Cambridge, MD, she was the daughter of the late Moses D. and Carolyn Rose McGrath Moore. On June 6, 1936, she married Delbert King Baker of Grasonville, MD. She raised her family at first in Cambridge, MD and, in 1954, they moved to Grasonville, MD. Miss Polly, as she was known by all, loved her church, Immanuel United Methodist Church, where she played the organ and sang for 54 years. She began her ministry of music at the age of 12 traveling with a quartet on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She was very involved in the United Methodist Women and served as president for several years. She was a talented homemaker who could do almost anything, and was noted for her delicious fruitcakes, her ability as an excellent seamstress and beautiful needlecrafts. She will be missed by her family, who loved her very much. She is survived by her children: Emily I. Parry of Centreville, MD, Carolyn M. Foster (Robert) of Newark, DE and William D. Baker of Moncure, NC; her grandchildren: Karen Colley (Kenneth) of Goldsboro, MD, Richard Seltzer of Centreville, MD, Jennifer Seltzer of Church Creek, MD, Amy Greenwood (Milton) of Centreville, MD, Kimberly Benton of Rockville, MD, Michelle Montgomery (Aaron) of Ellensburg, WA, Mary Lou Brown (William) of Hurlock, MD, Dennis Parry (Diana) of Ridgely, MD and Pamela Usilton (Steven) of Hurlock, MD; great-grandchildren: Megan Ingram (Casey) of Denton, MD, Erin Murray of Goldsboro, MD, Benton Greenwood of Centreville, MD, Ashley and Jacob Brown of Hurlock, MD, Evan Parry (Katharine) of Marydel, MD, Thomas Parry of Centreville, MD, Joshua and Jenna Usilton of Secretary, MD, Thatcher and Conor Montgomery of Ellensburg, WA; great great-grandchildren, Maggie and Emma Ingram of Denton, MD, many nieces and nephews; and a granddog, Akira. Miss Polly was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert K. Baker, who died on June 8, 1990, a daughter-in-law Helen I. Baker, sons-in-law Edward Parry and Jay Seltzer, and her 10 siblings. The Family will receive relatives and friends from 12-1 pm on Thursday, February 5 at the Immanuel United Methodist Church in Grasonville, MD, where the funeral service will begin at 1 pm. Burial will be held privately at Chesterfield Cemetery in Centreville, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the Immanuel Methodist Church in Grasonville, Maryland. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Centreville, MD.

Pauline "Miss Polly" Baker

November 23, 1917 - February 1, 2015