Graveside services for Nell Shurden Jackson of Drew were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Drew Cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Seefeld officiating.
Mrs. Jackson, 81, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.
Nell was born on April 29, 1936, to R.L. Shurden and Viola Jones Shurden in Drew. She graduated from Drew High School and was Miss Drew High and a majorette. On June 6, 1954 she married her beloved husband, Charles William Jackson in Tutwiler. Nell was an avid reader, accomplished seamstress, and a Bridge aficionado. As a member of the Drew United Methodist Church, she served as a Sunday school teacher for over 50 years. She enjoyed working at Delta Rice and will be remembered for her hard work ethic as well as her unconditional love for, and dedication to, her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Charles W. Jackson; her parents, R.L. Shurden and Viola Jones Shurden; and a brother, Andrew Walton Shurden.
Nell is survived by her son, Bill Jackson of Drew; daughters, Angela Thompson (Pat) of Slidell, La. and Regina Gammill (Jimmy) of Indianola; grandchildren, Anna Rochell Thompson of Madisonville, La., Laura McDonald Thomas of Conway, Ark, Ian Patrick Thompson of Madisonville, La., Clara Diane Thompson of Slidell, La. and Callie Claire Gammill of Indianola; great grandchildren, Collin McDonald and Darby Wren Thomas of Conway, Ark.; and siblings, Diane Strehle and Reggie Shurden, both of Drew, and Deborah Norman (Ricky) of Madison.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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