Maude Jackson

Maude Jackson, daughter of the late James and Belle Williams, was born on January 23, 1924 in Darlington South Carolina. She departed this life on September 27, 2011 after a lengthy illness. She received her early education in the public schools system in South Carolina. At a young age she worked on the family farm. She spoke of working in the fields, milking cows and tending to the chickens. In her teenage years she moved to Baltimore where she became a day laborer. In Baltimore, she met the man she wanted to spend the rest of he life with, Thessalona “Lester” Andrews. Together they provided love and support for five siblings, Grace Lee Laury, Stanley “Butch” Jackson, Jeanette Williams, Ronald Andrews Jackson and Dwane Andrews Jackson. Mom was a strong women and a role model. She was a devoted mother. She knew how to motivate her children. She always new when something was wrong and she always knew what to say or do to make it right again. She would do anything to help her family. She was always willing to give of herself. She was the best mother that anyone could ask for. We loved her dearly and she will be truly missed. She loved gardening. Every morning during summer, you could find her tending to her yard. In the early years it was her vegetable garden. In the later years it was a perfectly matured lawn, bushes and flowers. Mom loved our family road trips, especially to Atlantic City. She loved to visit with extended family on holidays and weekends when Pop wasn’t working. Mom loved her life. In her later years she experienced several Strokes, but she responded with quiet strength and resolve to recover as best she could. I let her know that I would do anything to take care of her. She told me that “You can’t keep me alive forever, I have to die someday. I’ve lived a good life. When it’s my time…. It’s my time”. She held on to her independence as long as she could, but she new it was time to let her family help her. She went on to live out the rest of her days at Long Green Center where she continued to make friends and imprint a piece herself on their lives. She was compassionate all of her life. It was only fair that she receive that same compassion at the end of hers. She leaves to mourn: two sons Ronald A. Jackson and Dwane A. Jackson, a daughter-in-law, Darlene Jackson, three grandchildren, Ronald J. Spann, Jennifer L. Jackson and Christina M. Jackson and a host of nieces, nephews and friends who will miss her forever.

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Maude Jackson

January 23, 1924 - September 27, 2011