Willie "Marie" Jackson, 89, a longtime resident of Altamont, died at 3:21 a.m., Monday, July 25, 2011, at Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.
She was born August 7, 1921, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to William H. and Ora E. (Clements) Jones. She grew up in Louisiana and attended Louisiana Normal College in Natchitoches.
During World War II, she worked at Boeing. On June 6, 1945, she and Victor L. Jackson were married "at the little church around the corner" in New York City, New York. Following marriage, they lived in New Orleans while he was attending medical school, then Wichita, and finally in Altamont where he served the community as physician and she as office manager of the family practice.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Altamont and the Altamont Culture Club. She enjoyed gardening, art and craftwork.
Survivors include:
Two Sons – Steven Jackson New Lebanon, NY
Douglas Jackson Cape Coral, FL
Two Daughters – Tana Hoye Westminster, CO
Michele Aldwir Yorba Linda, CA
Four Grandchildren
Six Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – William Jones Spokane, WA
One Sister – Mayme Levine Tucson, AZ
She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor L. Jackson, on September 4, 2010; and one sister, Patricia Roberts.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Altamont. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church in Altamont. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Willie "Marie" Jackson, please visit our flower store.
She was born August 7, 1921, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to William H. and Ora E. (Clements) Jones. She grew up in Louisiana and attended Louisiana Normal College in Natchitoches.
During World War II, she worked at Boeing. On June 6, 1945, she and Victor L. Jackson were married "at the little church around the corner" in New York City, New York. Following marriage, they lived in New Orleans while he was attending medical school, then Wichita, and finally in Altamont where he served the community as physician and she as office manager of the family practice.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Altamont and the Altamont Culture Club. She enjoyed gardening, art and craftwork.
Survivors include:
Two Sons – Steven Jackson New Lebanon, NY
Douglas Jackson Cape Coral, FL
Two Daughters – Tana Hoye Westminster, CO
Michele Aldwir Yorba Linda, CA
Four Grandchildren
Six Great-Grandchildren
One Brother – William Jones Spokane, WA
One Sister – Mayme Levine Tucson, AZ
She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor L. Jackson, on September 4, 2010; and one sister, Patricia Roberts.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Altamont. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church in Altamont. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Willie "Marie" Jackson, please visit our flower store.
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