I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7 EHV)
With heavy hearts and immeasurable sorrow, the Jackson, Ward, Anderson, and Witherspoon families announce the peaceful passing of our beloved mother, sister, aunt, and cousin Theodora Colombe Josephine Ward Jackson in her 89th year. This sad event occurred on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at Atrium Health Pineville Hospital in Pineville, North Carolina.
Dean Jackson was an outstanding educator, tutor, and mentor to many, and she was a devout Christian.
Theodora is survived by her daughters Laurene Murrell, (Jefferey), Victoria C. Jackson, Ellen Rice, Josephine Smallwood (Ben), Joanna Jackson, Eva Wright, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, grandchildren, grandnieces, grandnephews, other relatives, in-laws, and friends.
She was predeceased by her husband General Abraham C. Jackson, Sr.; her parents Rev. Dr. T. Ebenezer Ward and Sarah Josephine Anderson Ward; her brothers William E. Ward, Victor E. Ward, and Rev. Dr. Ernest S. B. Ward; and her foster brothers Wilmot Ward, Moses Ward, Nahor Ward, John Ward, and Sammy Ward.
Services over the remains of Theodora Ward Jackson will be as follows:
Wake
Friday, January 5, 2024, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST
McEwen Funeral Home Pineville Chapel
10500 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
704-544-1412
For live streaming of the wake, visit
https://www.youtube.com/@lincolnward3206
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063703136480&mibextid=LQQJ4d
Funeral/Homegoing Celebration
Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 10 a.m. EST
Hickory Grove United Methodist Church
6401 Hickory Grove Road
Charlotte, NC 28215
704-537-4686
For live streaming of the funeral, visit
https://www.youtube.com/@lincolnward3206
https://youtube.com/@hickorygroveumc-charlotten6797?si=xdI74yECqH9ivvLF
Information about the repast will be provided at a later date.
No wreaths or flowers are required. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
You may submit your condolences, tributes, pictures, or short (2-minutes or less) videos online at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/charlotte-nc/theodora-jackson-11584545
Contacts
Victoria C. Jackson (daughter) 917-804-4349
Ellen Rice (daughter) 678-472-5090
Joanna Jackson (daughter) 240-743-6175
Vivian E. Ward-Worjloh (niece) 832-541-8336
J. Wesley Johnson (godson) 561-352-5512
Christopher Jackson (nephew) 781-963-1140
James Jackson (nephew) 615-473-1734
Glacia Ward Patray (niece) 704-577-9217
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