Jennie M. Baker, age 32, of Sunfield, formerly of Ithaca, died suddenly on March 15, 2015, in Calhoun, Georgia.
Jennie was born February 26, 1983, in Alma. She attended Ithaca Public Schools, and graduated from Ashley High School. She participated in Girl Scouts as a youth. She married Wayne Baker on October 13, 2012. Jennie’s favorite car was the Corvette and would go with her father to car shows to see all the Vettes. She was outgoing and always had many friends. She loved doing crafts and new things with her children. She was very artistic and loved to draw, a talent which she shared mostly with her family. Her favorite expression was “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” She had especially loved sharing time with her great grandparents, Jennie and Andy Vozar.
Jennie is survived by her husband, Wayne; her children, Lane, Parker, Owen, Cheyenne, and Bentley; her parents, Brenda and Russell Weaver of Ithaca and Scott and Lissa Leslie of New York; her brother, Scott Leslie of Merritt; her sisters, Jill Rivard of Ithaca and Stormy Leslie of Illinois; her grandparents, Lois and Tony Leiter of Ithaca, Richard and Barbara Vozar of Vestaburg, Laura and Rich Mitchell of Ithaca, and Richard and Marilyn Leslie; and several aunts and uncles, and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2015, at the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca with Pastor Joseph Novak officiating. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 19. Memorial contributions may be made to to the family. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.bardenfuneralhome.com.