“Though they might have nightmares, give them sweet dreams.”
Jackson was remembered as a gentle, loving figurehead.
“She was a mother to so, so many, this matriarch of the Jackson family,” church member Carlotta Dennis remarked.
Jackson, who was 87 when she died, sang in the choir, was a member of the Woman’s Missionary Society, attended Bible study regularly, was a trustee of the church and volunteered in myriad ways over her many years of constant faith and fidelity, Dennis said. She gave generously, to her church, to her family, even to strangers.
Jackson was deeply rooted in Charleston. She lived in an old single house within walking distance of her church. She attended Buist Elementary School and Burke High School and worked as a beautician and home health care provider. She was always thinking of others, her family said.