Obituary of Eddie Mae Jackson

WEST COLUMBIA—Funeral services for Eddie Mae Jackson, 89, of West Columbia, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Thompson Funeral Home, West Columbia Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Mark Bredholt. Burial will follow at Crescent Hill Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC. 29210. Mrs. Jackson passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Born in Winnsboro, she was the daughter of the late Leon Lucas and Effie Rish Lucas. She was a member of Jehovah Witness and enjoyed time going in service for Kingdom Hall. She retired from Olympia Mills and K-Mart after many years of service. A simple woman with a huge heart; she was the light of her family. Eddie Mae enjoyed reading and taking special care of those she loved. A special thank you to Richard P. Jackson, a grandson, who loved his "Nanny" and visited her faithfully every week. Surviving are her daughter, Lynn Helbert (Thomas) of Mill Creek, Washington; son, Steven Jackson (Claudia Munoz-Jackson) of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughter-in-law, Fran Jackson; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren who are located throughout the world; sisters, Nadine Powell of Indiana, Christine Hair of Lexington and Lois Lowman of Gilbert; and a large and loving extended family. She was preceded in death by her son, Richard Earl Jackson, three sisters, Edith, Theresa and Judy, her parents, and former husband, Earl Jackson.