Susie M. Jackson, 89, of Carlinville, died at 4:52 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Lakeside Health and Rehab Center in Carlinville.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield. The Rev. Cliff Woodman of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Carlinville will officiate. Burial will be in Bethel Ridge Cemetery near Atwater. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of service. Plummer Funeral Home is serving the family.
Mrs. Jackson was born in Golden Pond, KY, on Nov. 14, 1934, a daughter of Eulas Beltron and Winnie Maud (Finch) Fennell. She married James “Jim” Sylvester Jackson on Sept. 9, 1953, in Edwardsville, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 12, 2013.
Mrs. Jackson was a dedicated homemaker and took pride in caring for her family and her cats. She and her husband enjoyed their trips to Colorado to visit their family. She also enjoyed flower gardening, cooking, baking, collecting Raggedy Ann dolls, thrift store shopping and decorating her house. Her family said her from-scratch cinnamon rolls were the best.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by her son, James Jackson of Carlinville and five daughters, Rebecca Hudson, Linda Neighbors and Cynthia Jackson, all of Carlinville; Sara (Gene) Martinez of Evans, CO, and Amy (Jason Porter) Jackson of Gillette, WY; brother, Billie L. Fennell of Godfrey; five grandchildren, Randy Neighbors, Jr., Leslie Neighbors, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Bell and Holden Jackson; three great-grandchildren, Kiera Neighbors, Andrew Neighbors and Mila Jackson.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by her siblings Eulas “Jack” B. Fennell, Jr., Alva Fennell, Margaret Jean Fields, Helen Fennell and twins Earl and Pearl in infancy.
Memorials may be made to Macoupin County Animal Control and Adoption Center in Carlinville. Condolences may be left online at www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
