Genivea Jackson

BERNIE - Genivea Jackson, 76, died June 18, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born Dec. 29, 1926, at Parma, daughter of the late Jacob L. and Edna Grubbs Williamson, she retired from the Brown Shoe Company in Bernie.

On Feb. 14, 1957, at Hernando, Miss., she married Dennis Jackson who preceded her in death on June 3, 2002.

Survivors include: three sons, Robert Franklin and Larry Franklin of Bloomfield and Gerald Jackson of Dexter; seven daughters, Loretta Gammon of Fredericktown, Brenda Irwin of Morley and Linda Myers, Yvonne Gord, Donna Bolin, Joy Burnett and Jill Hampton of Dexter; one stepdaughter, Brenda Phillips of Rolla; four brothers, J.L. Williamson of Poplar Bluff, Dale Williamson of Denton, Texas, Ray Williamson of Bloomfield and Jerry Williamson of Millersville; and 23 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by one son, Dwayne Jackson; one brother, Gene Williamson; and one sister, Fredia Green.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Gerald King will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.