PERU — Jeffery Allen Baker, 43, Roann, passed away Feb. 10, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Peru on Oct. 5, 1973, to Charles and Judith Sutton Baker. He was a 1993 graduate of Peru High School. He married Christina Fountain, formerly of Muscatine, Iowa, on Jan. 21, 2009. He was employed by Medtronic in Warsaw. He loved fishing and playing pool with his brother, and enjoyed watching the IU Hoosiers and the New York Yankees. He is survived by his wife, Christina, and his mother, Judy (Carl Statzer). Also, a daughter, Kayla Baker, Plymouth; sons Sutton, Plymouth; Peyton and Rheise, Roann; and twins David and Elizabeth, also of Roann; five grandchildren: Sutton II and Nolan Baker, Peyton and Kingston Barber, and Lettie Baker; a sister, Beth (spouse Troy) Tomes; a brother, Bill (spouse Linda) Baker; nieces: Emilee Cyphers, Amee Tomes, Alyse Fountain and Kassy Wilson; and nephews Wesley Cyphers and Gabe Fountain. He was preceded by his father, Charles Baker; grandparents, Wesley and Alice Sutton and Lester and Grace Baker; and a granddaughter, Zaylee. The family would like to thank Kindred Hospice and The Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart, for their help in caring for Jeff. Services celebrating the life of Jeffery Allen Baker will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, 105 W. Third St., Peru. Pastor Brad Eckerley will officiate. Burial will follow at Rankin Cemetery, Bunker Hill. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. ***** Love offerings may be made through Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home to Jeffery’s kids. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.FlowersLeedyAllen.com.
