Robert Jeffery "Jeff" Baker, Age 55, of Brandon, FL, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 after a short battle with cancer.

He was born July 18, 1961 in Albany, Georgia, son of Robert & Frankie Baker, Wilmington. On September 17, 2005, he married Joanne (Kane) Baker, who survives also.

Jeff was a 1979 Graduate of Wilmington High School and a US Air Force Veteran. He had worked at the MacDill Air Force Base in Florida as a Telecommunications Specialist.

In addition to his wife and parents, other surviving family members are his son- Michael R Baker of Miamisburg, OH; step-children- Kellie (Adam) Hufnagel of MA, Heather (Steven) Page of MA, & Amanda (Josh) Gwaltney, of FL; step-grandchidlren- Camden, & Bryce Hufnagel, and Dylan, Bailey, Sullivan, Page, & Emma Gwaltney; brothers- Mark (Linley) Baker of Wilmington, DE, & Greg (Mary) Baker of Clarksville, OH; sisters- Amy (Chuck) Frazier of Jamestown, OH, Julie (Brian) Barnes of Sabina, OH; and several nieces & nephews.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 3, 2016 at St. Columbkille Catholic Church, 73 North Mulberry Street, Wilmington, with Rev. Michael Holloran officiating. Interment will be held at the families convenience in the New Antioch Cemetery, New Antioch, Ohio, where the Wilmington American Legion Post #49 Memorial Squad will accord full military honors. The Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home, Wilmington, Ohio has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.