Nashville, Tennessee
Age 80
Janet Bacon BaggettNashville, TNJanet Bacon Baggett, age 80 of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away suddenly on December 3, 2013. She was born in Greeneville, Tennessee, the daughter of Reba Broyles Jones and Tilden Howard Jones. In 1939, she became a member of the Reba Broyles Bacon and Samuel...
Read MoreI have never forgotten her that day i forgot my homework and her response was critical but yet very meaningful Zero! Excuses don´t buy no bread! I have applied that to every aspect of life! I don´t make excuses and I´m very lenient about taking excuses I find myself making this same quote! She was a good teacher at Pearl Cohn High
Ykela Thompson Williams
July 08, 2025
I will never forget her famous saying excuses don't buy no bread.awesome educator.your memory will forever live on in our hearts.
Ebony Newsom
December 17, 2013 | Nashville, TN
A truly great educator, mentor, & friend who did the hardest job in the world, in situations that would be hard for the general public to believe!
Michelle Gentry
December 16, 2013 | Nashville, TN
Mrs.Baggett was a every excellent teacher at Pearl-Cohn High, you will be missed.
RIP, Andrea Muhammad
December 16, 2013
You were a good teacher to my daughter Labeebah Muhammad at Pearl- Cohn, RIP.
December 16, 2013
I had the pleasure of working with Janet at PCH for several years she was a great teacher and a friend my heart goes out to her family at this time
Patricia Jones
December 16, 2013 | Madison, TN
EXCUSES NEVER BOUGHT ME ANY BREAD. MRS. BAGGETT WAS TRUELY AN EDUCATOR. I LOVED HER SPIRIT. REST IN PEACE.
Tamara Washington-Battle
December 16, 2013 | Goodlettsville, TN
Janet was a student at TTU and a good friend of many in the Music Dept. Sorry to learn of this. Blessings to the family.
Bill Amonette
December 16, 2013 | TN
Mrs. Baggett was a truly devoted teacher and was adored by many.
Heather Johnson
December 16, 2013 | Nashville, TN