YOUNGSVILLE, NC -- Lewtisha Pendergraft Baker, 71, of Youngsville, died Wednesday afternoon, April 24, 2024, at the S.E.C.U. Hospice House.

Lewtisha was born January 24, 1953 in Wake County, she was a daughter of the late James Eugene and Metta Holmes Pendergraft. She was preceded in death by her husband, James S. Baker; son, Dallas Lynn Beard, Jr.; sisters, Carolyn Caulk and Faye Marie Young; brothers, Eugene Pendergraft and Donald "Buddy" Pulley.

A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.

Lewtisha is survived by her daughter, Dawn B. Marlow and husband, Jason; brothers, Phillip Pendergraft and wife, Doris; Thomas Pendergraft and wife, Christina; sister, Barbara Ann Wadsworth; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Strickland Funeral Home and Crematory, Louisburg, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.