Geneva I Jackson (Seymour)'s Obituary
Geneva Isabelle Jackson, daughter of Archie Lyle and Melvina Lorene (Owings) Stone, was born April 26, 1931, near Fordland in Webster County, Missouri. She departed this life Tuesday, August 24, 2010, in Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of seventy-nine years, three months, and twenty-eight days.
On September 20, 1953, she was united in marriage to Joe Arnold Jackson and to this union one daughter and three sons were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her infant daughter, Nancy Ann; and four brothers, Louis, Lyle, Steve, and Robert Stone.
Geneva is survived by her loving husband of fifty-seven years, Joe, of the home; three sons, Thomas E. Jackson, of Rogersville, Missouri, Timothy Earl Jackson and his wife, Lila, and Mark A. Jackson and his wife, Barbara, all of Fordland, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Melissa, Jennifer, Brian, Jason, Daniel, Sara, LaShae, and Brittany; twelve great-grandchildren; three brothers, Leonard Stone and his wife, Shirley, of Fordland, Missouri, Charlie Stone and his wife, Edna, of Springfield, Missouri, and Lincoln Stone, of Rogersville, Missouri; two sisters, Mary Fields and her husband, Rue, of Rogersville, Missouri, and Lela Schau and her husband, Les, of O’Fallon, Illinois; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and many friends.
She grew up in Fordland, Missouri, and graduated from Fordland High School in the Class of 1951. She and Joe were married in 1953 and lived in Fordland and then in Greene County for awhile before moving back to Fordland in July of 1991. She was a homemaker and loved taking care of her home and family.
Geneva had surrendered her life to God early in her life and was a member of the Ozark Primitive Baptist Church near Rogersville, Missouri.
Besides being a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her family, she enjoyed being around other people and going to church. In her spare time she loved crocheting and doing embroidery, cooking for her family, and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and accomplishments and will cherish the precious memories she created for all of us who knew and loved her.
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