CAMP COUNTY - ROSE HILL CEMETERY


Jean Shaddix Baggett, 63, devoted mother, civic leader and financial executive, died Jan. 5 in Frisco, Texas, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Rhoton Funeral Chapel in Carrollton, Texas, with the Rev. Cal Hoffman officiating. 

A pre-burial gathering of loved ones and friends will be held from 2:30 to 3:50 p.m. at the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church of Pittsburg, Texas, with interment services led by the Rev. Steve Packer at 4 p.m. at Rosehill Cemetery. 

Jeanie was born Oct. 10, 1952, in Pittsburg, Texas. A 1975 graduate of Sam Houston State University, she was the first in her family to earn a college degree. She earned her license as a Certified Public Accountant and enjoyed a career that included serving as CFO of May Petroleum, a Director with Basix and financial management roles for the Jack Knox group of companies and Texas A&M University. 

Jeanie was married to Donnis Baggett from 1974-2000 and cherished her role as a mother to their two children as her highest calling. Joyfully she shared her faith in God, by works and example, as a devoted member of A&M United Methodist Church in College Station from 1996 until she entered Alzheimer's care in 2009. 

Prior to her move to College Station, Jeanie was an active member of Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church in Richardson, Texas. Jeanie's organizational skills as a volunteer were developed early on as a Girl Scout troop leader. She also committed her time and talents to many other non-profit organizations and activities, including the 500 Inc. arts support organization and the Women's Junto discussion group in Dallas. She was a founding member and first organizational treasurer for the Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley. 

Additionally, Jeanie was a distinguished member of Leadership Texas and the Woman's Club of Bryan-College Station. And as the proud mother of two Aggies, Jeanie joined the Aggie Moms Club in College Station while her children were attending the university. 

Jeanie was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Shaddix; and her grandparents, Clovis Cook Shaddix, Burton Oliver Shaddix, May Bynum Lake and Charles Roy Lake. 

She is survived by her mother, Nancy Lake Shaddix of McKinney, Texas; daughter, Valerie Baggett of Carrollton, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, David and Heather Baggett of Bismarck, N.D.; and sisters, Patti Shaddix Fields of Kansas City, Missouri, and Toni Shaddix Mitchell of Frisco, Texas. 

Published in Dallas Morning News on Jan. 10, 2016