October 16, 1970 ~ November 29, 2014
Michella Diane Baker, 44, formerly of Pauls Valley, passed away November 29, 2014 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
She was born to Jerry Baker and Candi Baker on October 16, 1970 in Marlow, Oklahoma.
Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 20 at the Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home Chapel in Pauls Valley.
Michella attended Whitebead School and was a 1988 graduate of Pauls Valley High School.
She lived in West Palm Beach, Florida and various other towns in southern Florida.
Known by her friends as "Misha," she was fluent in seven languages, including Japanese, Arabic and Hindi. She designed and created costumes and jewelry for Indian and belly dance artists.
She was a well known dancer with the "Bollywood" community, a sword dancer and physical fitness trainer, receiving the award "Miss Physical Fitness" in 1994 in Hawaii. She was a caretaker for many with physical injuries and helped them rehabilitate.
Survivors include her parents, Jerry and Candi Baker of Sulphur, Okla.; brother Jerry Baker of Antlers, Okla.; sisters Misty Scheuerman of Ardmore, Okla., and Morgan Baker of Sulphur, Okla.; grandmother Jewel Baker of Wynnewood, Okla.; special friends Sarah, Jessica, Prasad and Edward; special cousin Melia; and many aunts and uncles.