Corinne Louise Barker Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Corinne Louise Barker, 63, Passed away April 5th, 2022, at her home in Ponte Vedra, Florida. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Phyllis Blandi. She attended Catholic School in Chicago before moving to Jacksonville Beach, Florida where she attended Fletcher High School and graduated from FCCJ. Afterwards Corinne went on to become the marketing manager for the Sea Turtle Hotel in Atlantic Beach (Now the One Ocean Resort). She left there to be an accountant for the TPC at Sawgrass. She then became the marketing director at the Ramada Resort in Jacksonville Beach. She completed her Degree in Marketing from FSCJ and had success working for different companies within the marketing field. Corinne had a very successful modeling career in Jacksonville and was seen in many advertisements locally. She was always so proud of what she was able to accomplish. She was a very talented cake decorator, baker and cook. She was able to bake anything and would say it was a God-given talent. Corinne met her husband Joseph in 1988 and they got married June 13th, 1989, in Jacksonville, Florida. They moved to Hoover, Alabama where they had one daughter Chelsea in 1992. Corinne was in a gasoline accident that altered her life and shortly after that Corinne became a stay-at-home military wife and mother. The family then moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida where they spent most of the rest of her life. Corinne took being a mom very seriously and loved her only daughter very much. She did everything to give her only baby the world. Corinne was a life-long Catholic and was very active in her church. She taught CCD at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church for many years and helped guide many children to the love and knowledge of Jesus. Corinne became a vegetarian at 7 years old after visiting her grandfather’s packing house in Chicago. The vegan culture became something very important to her, and she loved animals and always wanted to just leave the planet a better place. The earth and being organic was very important to her. In 2019 Corinne went to the Living Light Culinary Institute in Fort Bragg, California, which is a plant based culinary institute. Corinne participated in many Pro-life rallies with her daughter, she believed heavily that all life was precious. Corinne was a loved grandmother of two, Ava-Grace and Jaxon. She believed that they were a Prince and Princess and she often referred to them as such. She enjoyed being a grandmother and a mother more than anything else about her life. Corinne loved The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton and in her final days she let that be known. Corinne is survived by her Husband of 32 years, Joseph Barker; daughter, Chelsea Barker-Dottellis; son-in-law, Brandon Dottellis; grandchildren; Ava-Grace and Jaxon. She is also survived by her 3 sisters Kathy, Sue, and Lee: brother, Jimmy and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mom, Phyllis Blandi and her baby brother, Joe Tucker who was her best friend. A celebration of life will be held on Earth Day, April 22nd at 12:00 P.M. at the Historic Saint Paul’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The family will accept friends & loved ones afterwards in the cultural center of the church. Corinne decided long ago that she wanted to donate her body to science after death. Her family has honored her wished and her body will be donated to the Anatomical board of the state of Florida at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She will truly leave a legacy that will go on to outlive her.

Corinne Louise Barker

February 7, 1959 - April 5, 2022