Obituary for Betty Jackson, Cleburne Co, AR

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Submitted by: Mary Brown <mlbrown@direcway.com>
        Date: 2 May 2005
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Mrs. Betty (Tate) Jackson, age 70, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away
Thursday, March 24, 2005, at Beverly Health Care in Heber Springs.  Born in
Hughes, Arkansas, on October 16, 1934, she was the daughter of the late
William L. and Willie Agnes (Russell) Tate. Betty was a nurse's aide and
had been a resident of Cleburne County for most of her life.  She was a
member of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church.  Her husband, Alvis F. Jackson,
preceded her in death on December 3, 2002.  Betty was a loving mother,
grand-mother, and great-grandmother.  She is survived by three sons, David
Allen Jackson of Quitman, Robert Wayne (Bobby) Jackson of Jacksonville, and
William Lane (Billy) Jackson of Bee Branch; seven grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. Betty is also survived by other relatives and a host
of friends.Visitation will be held Friday, March 25, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at
the Olmstead Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be held Saturday, March
26, at 10:00 A.M. in the Palestine Baptist Church with Rev. Kerry Smith and
Rev. Bill Ward officiating.  Interment will follow in the Pearson Cemetery.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.  Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral
Home, Inc.