Rhonald Hodges Baggott III

March 5, 1950 – July 31, 2020

Lived 70 years

Carolina Funeral Home & Gargens · Charleston, South Carolina

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Rhonald Hodges Baggott III., age 70, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020 in Edmond, OK after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Rhonald was known by his closest friends as Tykie. He was born on March 5th, 1950 in Greenville, SC to Rhonald Hodges Baggott Jr. and Margaret Presnell Baggott. He was well known in their hometown of James Island, SC as the Captain of the 1968 state football Championship team. Tykie married Mitzy Bayne Baggott on January 29, 1972, and they celebrated 48 years together.

He started his career serving 2 years in the Air Force. He then went on to give 36 years of Federal service working at the Charleston Naval Shipyard and Tinker Air Force Base until he retired in 2007. He was honored with Supervisor of the year at Tinker AFB. Tykie will always be remembered for his kind and soft-hearted soul, his love for his family, and cheering on the OSU Cowboys. He fought cancer without a complaint. May he now rest in peace.

Tykie is survived by his wife, Mitzy; children, Michelle (Ervin) Frank, Rhonald Baggott IV, and Tradd (Sandy) Baggott; granddaughters, Ashley, Savanna, and Tara; grandson, Cooper; sisters, Becky(George) Nolen, Charlene (Richard) Estes, and Dorothy Sims; brother, Pete (Jennifer) Baggott; plus 5 nieces 6 nephews, and many friends.

It was Tykie’s wish to be buried in South Carolina.

The family would like to thank all the staff at Integris Medical Center that took such great care of Tykie during those last few weeks of his life.

In lieu of flowers, it was Tykie’s wish that contributions be made to Lung Cancer Research Foundation in his name.

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