Baggett

Jean Shaddix Baggett, 63, died Jan. 5 in Frisco, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Rhoton Funeral Chapel in Carrollton 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 with interment services led by the Rev. Steve Packer at 4 p.m. at Rosehill Cemetery. She was born Oct. 10, 1952, in Pittsburg. 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 chief financial officer of May Petroleum, a director with Basix and financial management roles for the Jack Knox group of companies and Texas A&M University. She was married to Donnis Baggett from 19742000 and was a 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, she was an active member of Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church in Richardson. She is survived by her mother, Nancy Lake Shaddix of McKinney; daughter, Valerie Baggett of Carrollton; son and daughter-in-law, David and Heather Baggett of Bismarck, N.D.; and sisters, Patti Shaddix Fields of Kansas City, Mo., and Toni Shaddix Mitchell of Frisco. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 800-272-3900 (www. alz.org) or the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 836-232-8484 (www.alzfdn.org).