Jackson Co OK - Obit for Mary Ruth Jackman Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/jackson/obits/j2550001.txt ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Mary Ruth Jackman Mary Ruth Jackman, 76, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memory Gardens Mausoleum with the Rev. Alan Abraham, interim minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Home, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Jackman was born Dec. 16, 1925, in Elmer, Okla. She married Richard Jackman in 1947 in Altus, Okla. She was a graduate of Southside High School in Jackson County, Okla., and West Texas State University in Canyon 1979. She was managing owner of Jackman Enterprises. She worked for Amarillo schools in administration, taught at Travis Middle School and retired from the school district. She served as president of Amarillo Classroom Teachers in 1974 to 1975 and was an active member of National Education Association and Texas State Teachers Association. She served on Amarillo Parks and Recreation Commission and was active in ACDL and Bridge Club. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Jackman of Amarillo; and a grandson, Robert Jackman-Gordon of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/010802/obi_allobits.shtml