ZION, IL – Mildred B. Jackson, 89, passed away on June 28, 2024. She was born on October 26, 1934, Golden, MS and worked at Abbott Laboratories and then later Trans Chemco.
Loving mother, grandmother and wife, Mildred “Mitt” Jackson lived as a nurturer above all. She found herself through caring for her beloved family alongside her work. Through retirement she tended her petunias and gardened with her husband as a way to keep busy. Mildred lived through simplicities, doodling in her notepad while talking to family on the phone. But still, those normalcies embodied such a kind and compassionate woman whose presence graced our lives.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 16, 2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, AL. A visitation was held Friday, July 12, at Congdon Funeral Home, Zion, IL and visitation will be Tuesday, July 16, 12-2 p.m. at Deaton Funeral Home Chapel, Red Bay, AL with Bro. Robert Wood officiating. Burial will be in Butler Cemetery, Golden, MS. Deaton Funeral Home, Red Bay, AL will be in charge of arrangements.
Mildred is survived by her beloved daughter, Sherrie Ostrander; grandchildren, Jamie Ostrander (Debbie), Christopher Foster, April Foster, Dana Ostrander, Wendi Wells (Chris); as well as 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Susanne Gardiner (the late Merle) and Rae Taylor; along with many nieces and nephews.
Mildred was preceded in death by her loving husband, Wesley Jackson; daughter, Deborah Foster; and siblings, Basil Pharr, Max Pharr and Johnnie Lindley.
