How do you ask for help burying a man who changed your entire life. Without him we would be nothing. We cannot make it on this earth without him. He is the hub of the family, calling his closest friends and family every day and talking for hours on end with ease. He was an avid outdoorsman with a desire to always provide for his family.  He loves to fish and I’ve watched his calm, patient demeanor fill a stringer line full of bluegill more times than I cancount. I have always looked up to him. Admired his laid back nature. 

Stephen “Spanky” Baize is in the hospital fighting for a few more days with us. And that he is.....A fighter! He has survived cancer as a teenager, two heart attacks as an adult, kidney failure, multiple surgeries and countless treatments and doctors visits. But he has never given up. I truly believe he is hanging on for us, the family. For his children Chrissy and Terrance and myself. For his grandkids who he’s more of a father to than a grandfather. For his brothers and his mother and his countless friends. Trust me when I tell you this man broke the mold when God made him. There isn’t a single person alive who can say a bad word about this man.

You will never see him without a smile on his face or not be greeted by kind encouraging words. He is always supportive and there for his friends and family. He never has a harsh or negative word come out of his mouth. He is looked up to by so many. He is a hero, and a role model. He has so many things he is good at. His love for Elvis and he sounds just like him when he sings. His love of fishing and doing things with his grandkids. Watching sports and having family dinners. But what he is proud of most of all is his family. His children and his grandchildren. Dagon, Alyssa, and Deegan, Carter are his world.

Unfortunately due to his pre existing conditions he has not been able to get life insurance. And after his last surgery we expected years with him not days or weeks. I am asking for your help to help us cover some of his final expenses. It’s hard enough as it is to be planning his funeral while he’s still here on Earth and while we’re praying for some kind of miracle but I’m hoping we can at least ease the financial hardships of these funeral expenses for the family. Doctors have told us to start making preparations. We’re not ready to let him go. We still need him here on this earth. But only God knows the plan and we're asking for prayers and donations to help us prepare for what comes next. Anything is appreciated and greatly needed. None of us expected we would be losing him so soon. He is 56 years young. And we expected him to live forever because that’s just the kind of man he is. Strong. But he’s at a very vulnerable state right now andwe are begging for any help we can get. 

Thank you and God Bless