Obituary: Mary A. Baker

January 30, 1942 – May 30, 2020

Mary A. Baker, 78, of Mitchell passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 4:36 a.m. at IU Health Bloomington Hospital.

She was born on January 30, 1942, in Crawford County to Marie Alice (Dukes) Patton. Mary previously worked at Essex, PTG, and Dana Corporation in Mitchell, she also was a cook at Spring Mill Inn State Park and Dunn Memorial Hospital.

She was a member of the Bride of Christ Fellowship and previously attended Lighthouse Church of Christ in Bedford.

Survivors include three sons, Rex (Jessie) Kennedy of Mitchell, Randy (Tyra) Kennedy of Silverville and Robert Kennedy of Yuma, Arizona, 10 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Harold Lee Kennedy, three sisters, Ruth, Dorothy, and Barbara, one brother, Gene, her companion, John York.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Cresthaven Funeral Home, burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Hardinsburg. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020, from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. at Cresthaven Funeral Home.

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