The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, April 18, 1996               TAG: 9604180321
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEW YORK, N.Y.                     LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

RUTH J. BAKER

Ruth Jenkins Baker, 82, formerly of New York, died April 12, 1996, in Rock Hill, S.C.

She was retired from the IRS as an auditor. She was a native of Norfolk and a member of St. Mark Methodist Church, New York.

Survivors include two sisters, Mary Spellman and Miss Blanche Jenkins, both of Norfolk; two brothers, Sidney F. Jenkins of Rock Hill and Joseph H. Jenkins of Norfolk; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pretlow and Sons' Funeral Home Chapel, Chesapeake. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake.

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