The Greenwood Commonwealth
Greenwood, MS
Feb 27, 2002

Services for Mattie Sue Jackson, 87, of Greenwood, who died of heart failure Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, at her residence, were at 2 p.m. today at Williams and Lord Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jackson was a retired sales clerk with the Whittington Dry Goods Co. of Greenwood. A native of Lee County, she was a resident of the Greenwood area for 70 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greenwood.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Jackson.

She is survived by two sons, James H. Jackson of Greenwood and Johnny H. Jackson of Southaven; two daughters, Joyce B. Murrah and Betty Sue Wilson, both of Greenwood; three sisters, Maggie Jester of Nashville, Tenn., Ruby Mims of Greenwood and Otis Mae Wilson of Winona; and 11 grandchildren.

The Rev. Jimmy Sartain officiated at the services. Burial was in Centerville Cemetery in Carroll County.

Pallbearers were Bobby Wilson, Jim Jackson, Perry Jackson, Larry Shackleford, Stephen Jackson and Johnny Jackson Jr.