Mary Ann (Schmitt) Baker

Mary Ann (Schmitt)Baker, age 86, of Evansville, IN, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025, at North Park Nursing Center.

Mary Ann was born September 19, 1938, in Evansville, IN, to Carl and Bessie (Huegel) Schmitt. She retired from Goodwill Industries, Inc. after many years of service in Piece Work. Mary Ann was a jewel of a person who loved her family – they were her everything. Her passion was providing for them and spending all the time she could with them. She thoroughly loved hosting family cookouts and get-togethers. In her spare time, she enjoyed shopping at garage sales and thrift shops and tending to her yard.

Mary Ann is survived by her daughter, Teresa Cox (Terry); sons, Kinsey C. Baker, Jr. (Donna), Merle Baker (Marcia), and Terry Baker (Lori); brother, Joe Schmitt (Charlotte); grandchildren, Kinsey C. Baker III, Tiffany Templeton (Matthew), Bobbie Baker, Josh Baker (Kelsey), and Richard Karns; and great grandchildren, Kinsey IV, Starla, Brayden, Bobbie Jr., Isabell, Sylas, Hunter, Ellison, and Emeri.

Mary Ann is preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Bessie Schmitt; loving husband, Kinsey C. Baker, Sr.; and sisters, Helen Winstead and Dorothy Carver.

A Private Memorial Service will be held at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel – A Family Tradition Funeral Home, 5330 Washington Avenue with Rev. Dr. Larry Lewis officiating. Private Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park.

The family would like to say a special thank you to the staff at North Park Nursing Center and to Gentiva Hospice for their compassionate care.

Boone Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mary Ann Baker. Condolences may be made to the family online at boonefuneralhome.net

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