Lillie Mae Jackson

Lillie Mae Jackson, the daughter of Pearl E. and Gladys Edna (Estes) Jaco, was born October 7, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  She passed away at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri Sunday, December 26, 2021, making her age 89 years 2 months and 19 days.

Lillie was united in marriage to Lloyd Howard Jackson, January 18, 1947, at Oran, Missouri and to this union 5 children were born.

Lillie was preceded in death by her husband and parents, one brother Claude Gene Jaco, one sister Evelee Jaco, one son Douglas Wayne Jackson, one daughter-in-law Nancy Jackson, one grandson Bradley Wayne Jackson, two great grandsons Jackson Hunter Moore and Zachary Allen Williams.

Lillie is survived by three sons, Lloyd and wife Janet of Summersville, Missouri, Gary and wife Cleta of Western Grove, Arkansas, Danny and Sue Carnell of Republic, Missouri, one daughter, Kathy and husband Earnest Clark of Summersville, Missouri, 10 grandchildren, Michelle, Scottie, Chad, Michael, Charles, Annette, Tammy, Amy, Heath and Dustin, 30 great grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.

A book with many chapters could have been written about this special lady’s life.  She found pleasure in so many different areas.  One avenue she hid from so many was, she wrote poetry.  One poem found its way to be published in the book titled, “The Golden Treasury of Great Poems.”  The poem was titled “Deer Hunter” and was dedicated to her son Danny Jackson.

The family has read the poems and laughed, cried, and sit in amazement of such talent that was among us all.

Lillie spent hours creating albums of family fun, of her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren.  Her creativity was remarkable.  She had a doll collection that she took great pains in making each doll a beautiful new outfit.  She painted pretty craft items.  She had many special gifts and talents.

The family stands very proud of the person she was.  The greatest gift she leaves as her legacy to her children and grandchildren was her love for her family.  Her soft words she shared so easily with others.  A time that is worth mentioning that Lillie expressed her love for her children, and this will always be etched in our hearts.  She had just had major heart surgery and the nurses were trying to settle her into the ICU unit, but Lillie couldn’t be settled because she had to get a message to her children who were standing at the foot of her bed.  She kept raising her arm and making what seemed to be circles in midair.  She had to accomplish her task and deliver her message.  The message she had to say as she wrote in midair was the words, “I LOVE YOU.”

I believe if she would say one last thing to her family, it would be, “I LOVE YOU AND MAKE SURE IT IS WELL WITH YOUR SOUL.”