Edna "Marie" Jackson

Edna “Marie” Jackson, age 88, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Allure Nursing Center of Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna, with Reverend Gary Panetta officiating. Burial will be at the Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Church. A memorial fund has been established in Marie’s memory.

Marie was born December 31, 1931 in Bethany, Illinois, the daughter of Jesse and Mabel (Rhodes) Dick. On November 14, 1951, Marie married Samuel “Sam” Jackson at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Bethany, Illinois. They enjoyed raising five children and celebrated fifty-eight years of marriage until Sam’s passing in 2010.

Family was always most important to Marie. Marie supported her husband in his career, making their home wherever he was sent, living in many states as well as overseas. Marie, Sam, and their family moved to Savanna in 1968. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Savanna, where she was a member of the choir and helped coordinate luncheons for several years. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Marie was an exceptional cook and could be found most of the time in her kitchen feeding her brood, as well as any of their friends who happened by for dinner. Marie worked as a cook for all four Savanna public schools, eventually retiring in the 1980s. She loved taking care of animals, especially feeding her cats and birds.

Marie will be dearly missed by a daughter, Marjorie (David Komiskey) Jackson of Savanna; four sons, Samuel (Jen) Jackson, Jr. of Savanna, Howard (Paula) Jackson of Rowlett, Texas, Alex (Kathy) Jackson of Rockton, Illinois and Tony (Barb) Jackson of Savanna; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Marie is preceded in death by her husband, Sam; a grandson, Jeremy; a daughter-in-law, Debra (Belander) Jackson; four sisters, four brothers, and both parents.