Ada Jackson, 76, of Coalfield, died Sunday night at her home. Funeral services were held Tuesday night in the chapel of Sharp Funeral Home in Oliver Springs. The Rev. Jim Carr and the Rev. Loyd Napier officiated. Buriel was today ( Wednesday) at Anderson Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Middle Creek Baptist Church, Rt.1, Box 38-D, Oliver Springs, TN. 37840.

Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Mary Jane Riggs, and her husband, Tommie Jackson.

She was a member of Middle Creek Baptist Church and an active member of the Coalfield Senior Citizens. A native of Duff, she had lived in the Coalfield area for 53 years.

Survivors include four children, Burnace Jackson and his wife, Shelby; Charles (Bit) Jackson and his wife, Brenda, all of Coalfield; Ellis Jackson, and his wife, Pam, of Knoxville; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Joe Riggs Jr. of Brookville, Ohio; a special freind, Denver Wilson; and a sister, Vittadene Robinson of Loyall, Ky.

Source:
Clinton Courier News
3 Feb. 1993