Jeannette Haggett

Jeannette (Davis) Haggett
Jeannette (Davis) Haggett, 95, of South Windsor, CT, beloved wife of 67 years to the late Richard "Dick" Haggett, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, March 31, 2025. She was born March 10, 1930, in Wells, ME, one of eight children to the late Charles and Agnes (Howard) Davies. Jeannette was a graduate of Wells High School, class of 1949. Following high school, she continued her education enrolling in the former Perry Normal School, now Curry College in Boston, where she and Richard met. After completing her early childhood education degree, graduating in 1952, she taught first grade and started her family.
Later, moving to South Windsor, Jeannette was a substitute teacher for the South Windsor school system and worked for a time in the collating room of the "Rockville Reminder" newspaper in Vernon, CT.
Jeannette and Dick were members of the Congregational Church of Wells, where they were married on September 8, 1951. They volunteered for Soup's On for many years. Jeannette and Dick traveled the U.S. extensively, visiting 48 out of 50 states. They belonged to the Maine Wheels RV Club and the Family Motor Coach Association making many fun-filled trips with them both. They were also active members of the Trailblazers Club in Wells and the South Windsor Square Dancing Club. For many years, Jeannette and Dick enjoyed attending NASCAR races in several different states. Jeannette loved to bake and was awarded a blue ribbon more than once for her pumpkin pie recipe at the annual Wapping Fair in South Windsor. She also enjoyed gardening, swimming, cross-country skiing, backyard birdwatching, and volunteering, as well as spending time with family and friends. Jeannette was known as a creative and fun-loving person who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
It was a major source of pride to Jeannette that the large Davis family was so well known in the town of Wells. She was delighted when a period photograph of herself as a child alongside her seven brothers and sisters was published in a book on the beaches of Wells. The Drakes Island Beach store in Wells was owned and operated by her parents Charles and Agnes Davis for 27 years, creating many fond memories for Jeannette.
Jeannette is survived by her three children, David Haggett of Oakdale, CT, Patricia Pappalardo and her husband Frank of Coventry, CT, and Nancy Kirchner of South Windsor, CT; her three grandchildren, Mary Grace Miller and her husband Kevin of Sanford, ME, Emily Haggett of Cranston, RI, and Anthony Pappalardo of Coventry, CT; her one great-granddaughter, Hannah Miller; her two brothers, Robert Davis and his wife Beverly of Wolfeboro, NH, Richard "Ben" Davis and his wife Diane of Healdsburg, CA; as well as a host of nieces and nephews and their families. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her daughter-in-law, Gwen Sunderland-Haggett; her son-in-law, Kenneth Kirchner; and five siblings, Charles Davis, Eleanor Boston, Donald Davis, Dorothy Sherwood, and Priscilla Hotte.
A time of visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bibber Memorial Chapel, 111 Chapel Road, Wells, ME. A celebration of Jeannette's life will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Wells, 1695 Post Road, Wells, ME, with Reverend David Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in Ocean View Cemetery, Wells. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Jeannette's memory may be made to the Congregational Church of Wells, 1695 Post Road/P.O. Box 759, Wells, ME 04090 or to the the American Lung Association, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 70360, Philadelphia, PA 19176-0360. To leave an online message of condolence for her family, please visit www.bibberfuneral.com.