Jeannie Carol Santogrossi was born September 28, 1947 in Pilot Point, Texas to Horace T. Deeds and Geralene Strickland Deeds. After her father's passing the family lived with her maternal grandparents for several years. Her mother later married Billy Lynn "Bo" Pettit.
She was a 1965 graduate of Whitewright High School and held a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from East Texas State University. Her teaching career started with the Blue Ridge ISD. The majority of her career was spent with the Denison ISD from which she retired.
Jeannie married Richard Santogrossi in May of 1993 in Leonard, Texas. They were married for 29 years. She passed away on October 6, 2022 in Denison, Texas at Texoma Medical Center.
Jeannie is survived by her husband, Richard Santogrossi, son, Todd Crouch and son, Jeffrey Crouch all of Whitewright; stepchildren, Ginger Williams of Detroit, Texas, Dr. John Santogrossi of West Monroe, Louisiana and Ashley Cisco of Granbury; ten grandchildren; brother, Larry Deeds and wife Linda of Whitewright; sister-in-law, Nancy Pettit of Whitewright; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Terry Pettit.
A Memorial Visitation will be 7-9pm, Thursday, October, 20, 2022 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, Whitewright, Texas.