Jewel "Cleo" M. Baldridge

Jewel Mae "Cleo" Baldridge, age 77,  of Shelby passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family, Wednesday evening November 25, 2015.

Born February 28, 1938 in Salyersville, KY to Leonard and Frankie (Risner) Picklesimer, she was a resident of Shelby for last 52 years. A homemaker, she was a coach for the Shelby Girls Summer League Softball and enjoyed cooking, dancing, music, bingo, playing cards with her family and friends and watching sports.

Cleo is survived by her husband, Glen Baldridge, whom she wed on October 21, 1964; her children, Hattie (Hector) Velasco of Willard, Vickie Gibson of Shelby, Denver "Denny" Taylor of Shelby, Tammie "Tooks" Baldridge of Dunedin, FL, Terry "Bo" (Robin) Baldridge of Willard; 12 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; siblings, Justine (Kenny) Bond of Louisville, KY, Richard (Barb) Picklesimer, Delmar Picklesimer, Marty (Sue) Picklesimer, all of Willard.

In addition to her parents she was preceeded in death by seven brothers, two sisters, one daughter Stephanie Annette Baldridge and grandson, Brent Baldridge.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday December 1, 2015 at the Tiro Baptist Church. Pastors Merlin Dye and Ron Parsons will officiate with interment in Maple Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Barkdull Funeral Home and Crematory in Shelby on Monday from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. Memorial expressions may be made to American Cancer Society.

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