JACKSON OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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JACKSON, Corinne NICHOLS 1922 - 1999

Kansas City Star, Oct 19 1999 - Corinne Jackson passed away Saturday, October 
16, 1999, at the Seton Medical Center in Austin, TX, due to complications 
following surgery for a broken hip. Corinne was born in Clinton, MO, on January 9, 
1922, to Cora and Carl Nichols. She grew up in Kansas City, MO, and graduated 
from Southwest High School. She attended Baker University in Baldwin City, KS, 
where she was a Tri-Delt and where she met her husband, Kenneth Jackson. Ken 
and Corinne were married on November 14, 1942. While Ken was overseas during 
WWII, Corinne served as an officer of the British Consulate in Kansas City. 
Corinne and Ken enjoyed almost 57 years of marriage. As Ken and Corinne 
traveled around the country during his career with Prudential, Corinne was the 
quintessential volunteer, teaching children to read, working in hospitals, 
libraries and a community center, and ran the Sunday school program in almost 
every church they attended. Her friends and family remember her as an 
accomplished artist and avid reader. Corinne is survived by her brother, Carl, her 
husband, Ken, and three married children (Ron Jackson of San Antonio, Lorie 
Sjostrom and Marcia Kerwin of Overland Park, KS) and seven grandchildren 
ranging in age from 29 to 10 years of age (Sarah, Kristen, Lisa, Mike, Scott, Britt, 
and Jamie). Memorial services will be held at the Lakeway Church in Lakeway, TX, 
at 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 1999. Family requests that memorial contributions 
be made to Baker University, Baldwin City, KS, in her honor.


JACKSON, Mildred L. RUFFIN 1913 - 1984

Mildred L. Jackson, 70, Route 1, Leeton, MO died Monday at Bothwell Hospital in 
Sedalia. She was born Sep 6, 1913, near Green Ridge, MO. Her parents were Eri 
Calvert Ruffin and Susie Margaret Craig Ruffin. On Sep 21, 1935, she married 
Belford G. Jackson, who survives. Mrs. Jackson was a homemaker and a member of 
the First Baptist Church of Windsor, where she served as organist for 28 years. 
She was a member of the Valley Grove Extension Club and the Sewing and 
Neighbor clubs in her community. She had attended Central Missouri State 
Teacher's College and she taught at the Bryson School for three years. She was 
the accompanist for 11 Missouri State Extension conventions and the National 
convention. Mrs. Jackson also composed the music for the state Extension Club 
song. She is survived by her husband, Belford G. Jackson, of the home; two sons, 
Darrell Jackson and wife, Ann, of Lohman, MO; and Ken Jackson and wife, 
Lucretia, of Memphis, TN; a brother, Emmett Ruffin of Green Ridge; also five 
grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist 
Church of Windsor with Dr. Melvin Hill, Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Laurel 
Oak Cemetery, Windsor.

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