Barbara Dawn Baker

Barbara Dawn Baker, age 57, a resident of Hamilton, MO, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City.

Barbara was born the daughter of Maxwell and Juanita (Osborn) Ellis on Oct. 23, 1959, in Chillicothe. She was united in marriage to Dennis Randall “Randy” Baker on Feb. 14, 1992, in Kansas City. He preceded her in death on Sept. 10, 2010.

Barbara loved writing and was currently working on a novel. She started writing poetry when she was a child. Barbara was an avid reader, and enjoyed playing the violin.

Survivors include her mother, Juanita Ellis of Hamilton; one daughter, Sylvia Nikes of Shelton, WA; three sisters, Martha Garlock of Hamilton, Nola Meyer (Don) of Houston, TX, and Judith Geiger (Skip) of Branson; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Maxwell Ellis, and her husband, Randy Baker.

Graveside services will be held at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Breckenridge on Monday, June 19, at 11:00 a.m. A scheduled family visitation will be held at the Pitts Funeral Home in Breckenridge on Monday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., prior to the graveside service. Friends may call at the Lindley Funeral Home in Chillicothe on Sunday, June 18, from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m., and on Monday, June 19, from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. at the Pitts Funeral Home in Breckenridge. Memorial contributions may be made to the Barbara Baker Memorial Fund, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Pitts Funeral Home in Breckenridge.

(paid obituary)

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