Charles Leroy Baker Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Charles Leroy Baker in Gainesville, Florida, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on February 22, 2026 at the age of 79. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Charles farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Charles is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Francis Leroy Baker and Margie Lou Elam Baker; his wife Christina Crawford Baker; and his brother Ronald Scott Baker. He is survived by: his siblings, Francis Marie Golden of Virginia, Lawrence Baker (Jeanne) of Blackshear, John B. Baker (Juanita) of Folkston and Sylvia Louise Smith of New Mexico. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
