Obituary of Leona Marie Baird

Leona Marie "Jones" Baird was born June 22, 1930 in Phoenix AZ to Henry Richard Jones & Mary Bernice Clary. She was preceded in death by her daughter Janice Faye Baird, her mother Bernice McCasland, her father Henry R Jones, her brother Albert Jones, and her sister Marion Scissions . She is survived by her brother Harold Jones of Cottonwood AZ, her sister Myrna Hewett of Cherry Valley, CA her son John Baird of Cibola AZ, son Jim Baird (Jill ) of Cathedral City, CA, daughter Jackalin Baird of Cherry Valley, CA daughter Julie Baird (Cathy) of Cherry Valley, CA and son Jerry Baird (Jeannie) of Palm Desert, CA. She has 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and one on the way, and numerous nieces and nephews. Marie loved to work in her garden, spent many years making jewelry for her friends and family. Love to camp and go fishing, belonged to the Bavarian squares club in Beaumont, and Bachelors & Bachelorettes square dance club in San Bernardino CA. She really enjoyed her years she spent dancing. She spent quite a bit of her time doing embroidering squares and makes quilts for her all of her grandchildren, dish towels for her friends and daughters and daughter in laws. She enjoyed traveling and seeing new places. She belonged to several bowling leagues in the pass area. Her love of nature got her up and out of the house each day to get her walk in as she walked daily. She had a deep faith in her Lord. Her biggest enjoyment in life was the time she spent with her children and grandchildren. Every holiday would find her in the kitchen preparing the dishes she knew her family loved. Came to the pass area in the early 1950's and spent the majority of her life here. She worked at several of the business around town, Banning shirt factory, Mohave Sportswear, worked for Chrysler in the parts department, Guide Dogs of the Desert and her last several years were spend doing personal care to those that were shut in as a caretaker. She was always there willing to lend a helping hand to her neighbors. She was loved deeply and will be missed.