Ada (Willson) Jackson a native of rural Morning Sun, died on Saturday, December 19, 1998 at the age of 93 at the Haverford Nursing Home, Havertown, PA. The daughter of Will E. and Patience (Faris) Willson, she was born on March 2, 1905 at Morning Sun, Iowa. On August 4, 1931 she married George A. Jackson of Philadelphia, PA; he died on January 9, 1972. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Leslie M. Willson, and a sister S. Erma (Willson) Jamison. Ada was a 1922 graduate of Morning Sun High School, a 1926 graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA, and a 1929 graduate of Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Chicago until her marriage and then again from 1963 to 1975 at the Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, PA.
Survivors include 3 sons: George W. Jackson, Drexel Hill, PA; William T. Jackson, Chatham, NJ; and Donald C. Jackson, Providence, RI; and 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Jackson was a life-long member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, and was for many of the earlier years of her life, a member of the Sharon Congregation. From 1947 until 1962, in her home in Drexel Hill, PA, she cared for her invalid stepmother, Mary (Trumbull) Willson. It was after Mrs. Willson's death in 1962 that she resumed her professional work as a registered nurse. After her retirement in 1975, she spent time reading, doing needlework, and staying at her summer home in Avalon, NJ. Failing health necessitated her move into the nursing home in May of 1996. She remained there until December 19, 1998 when she went to be with the Lord.
Survivors include 3 sons: George W. Jackson, Drexel Hill, PA; William T. Jackson, Chatham, NJ; and Donald C. Jackson, Providence, RI; and 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Jackson was a life-long member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, and was for many of the earlier years of her life, a member of the Sharon Congregation. From 1947 until 1962, in her home in Drexel Hill, PA, she cared for her invalid stepmother, Mary (Trumbull) Willson. It was after Mrs. Willson's death in 1962 that she resumed her professional work as a registered nurse. After her retirement in 1975, she spent time reading, doing needlework, and staying at her summer home in Avalon, NJ. Failing health necessitated her move into the nursing home in May of 1996. She remained there until December 19, 1998 when she went to be with the Lord.
Ada (Willson) Jackson a native of rural Morning Sun, died on Saturday, December 19, 1998 at the age of 93 at the Haverford Nursing Home, Havertown, PA. The daughter of Will E. and Patience (Faris) Willson, she was born on March 2, 1905 at Morning Sun, Iowa. On August 4, 1931 she married George A. Jackson of Philadelphia, PA; he died on January 9, 1972. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Leslie M. Willson, and a sister S. Erma (Willson) Jamison. Ada was a 1922 graduate of Morning Sun High School, a 1926 graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA, and a 1929 graduate of Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Chicago until her marriage and then again from 1963 to 1975 at the Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, PA.
Survivors include 3 sons: George W. Jackson, Drexel Hill, PA; William T. Jackson, Chatham, NJ; and Donald C. Jackson, Providence, RI; and 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Jackson was a life-long member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, and was for many of the earlier years of her life, a member of the Sharon Congregation. From 1947 until 1962, in her home in Drexel Hill, PA, she cared for her invalid stepmother, Mary (Trumbull) Willson. It was after Mrs. Willson's death in 1962 that she resumed her professional work as a registered nurse. After her retirement in 1975, she spent time reading, doing needlework, and staying at her summer home in Avalon, NJ. Failing health necessitated her move into the nursing home in May of 1996. She remained there until December 19, 1998 when she went to be with the Lord.
Survivors include 3 sons: George W. Jackson, Drexel Hill, PA; William T. Jackson, Chatham, NJ; and Donald C. Jackson, Providence, RI; and 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Jackson was a life-long member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, and was for many of the earlier years of her life, a member of the Sharon Congregation. From 1947 until 1962, in her home in Drexel Hill, PA, she cared for her invalid stepmother, Mary (Trumbull) Willson. It was after Mrs. Willson's death in 1962 that she resumed her professional work as a registered nurse. After her retirement in 1975, she spent time reading, doing needlework, and staying at her summer home in Avalon, NJ. Failing health necessitated her move into the nursing home in May of 1996. She remained there until December 19, 1998 when she went to be with the Lord.
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