Jean Greer Baugh

Published 7:00 pm Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Jean Greer Baugh, 80, daughter of the late Chancey O. and thelate Mollie Clark Greer, of Yazoo City and originally of Ruth,passed to her heavenly home on Nov. 8, 2010.

She was the wife of Ivan Wesley Baugh; mother of Grace LenelleBaugh-Bennett (Lawrence Bernard Palmer-Ball Bennett) and DavidWayne Baugh (Kelly Schroerlucke); and had two grandsons,Christopher Edward Lopez and Caleb Wayne Schroerlucke Baugh. She issurvived by numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews,and great-great-nieces and nephews.

Her siblings preceded her in death: Lanelle Greer Trussell (Joe),Clark Greer (Harriet), Alice Greer Morgan (Howell), and Chancey O.Greer Jr (Rosie).

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She taught in Jefferson County Public Schools, retiring from St.Matthews Elementary. She pioneered the use of technology in theelementary classroom, serving on her schools’ cadre of teachers whoprovided site-based leadership. She was active in The Delta KappaGamma Society International, serving Xi chapter as second and firstvice president as well as president, the Alpha Gamma State(Kentucky) as state second and first vice president, as well aspresident and later as state treasurer. She participated in the1988 Leadership Management Seminar sponsored by The Delta KappaGamma Society International, and served on the InternationalEducator’s Book Award and the International Insurance committees.She worked part-time for four years at Bellarmine University’sSchool of Education. She was a member of the John Marshall Chapterof DAR and a Kentucky Colonel.

A private graveside service is planned with a public memorialservice on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Broadway BaptistChurch, 4000 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Ky. Pearson-RattermanBrothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial gifts are suggested in lieu of flowers to the Xi Chapterfor Grant-in-Aid Fund, c/o Barbara Jacobs, 3713 Tuesday Way,Louisville, KY 40219.