Haley Briana Baker Collett, age twenty-nine, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, in Harlan County, Kentucky.  She was born on September 1, 1993, in Harlan to David Baker and Veria Baldwin and grew up in the Cumberland area. Haley graduated from Victory Road Christian Academy in 2011. She was baptized at the Cumberland Church of God in July 2021.

Haley was fun-loving and warm and generous and kind. She had a smile that would light up any room and she would give you the shirt off of her back if you needed it.

Haley worked as a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) at the Harlan Nursing Home and Tri-Cities Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had an instant connection with her elderly patients. She loved her work and her patients.

Haley is preceded in death by her father, Franklin David Baker; three sets of grandparents: Carl and Eula Reynolds, Nick Baker and Cora Pennington, and Jack and Pauline Baldwin.

Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Veria (Cookie) Baldwin and husband, Bill; her biological children: Aiden Baldwin and Faith Burkhart; brother, Gerritt Jones and wife, Brooke, of Morehead, KY; sister, Stephanie Burkhart and husband, BJ, of Harlan; nephews, Kobe Burkhart and Grant Jones; niece, Grace Jones; husband, Robert Todd Collett, and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.

Haley's visitation will be Friday, September 16, 2022, from 1:00 - 3:00 PM at the Tri City Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM with Reverend Jacob Doyle officiating. Interment will follow at Monte Vista Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers.

Tri City Funeral Home is honored to serve Haley's family.