Funeral services will be held Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Lafayette for Mrs. Mary Louise Bennett Jackson, 85, who passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010, at her home in Lafayette.
Entombment will follow in Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette.
The Rev. John Wamsley, Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, will officiate.
The youngest of ten children, Mary Lou Bennett was born Friday, July 18, 1924 just outside of Waycross, Georgia. She grew up in Orlando, Florida on an orange grove. Just after the start of WWII, she met a dashing young Air Force Lieutenant named Raymond. According to the story, Raymond's B-24 buzzed Mary Lou's house and from that point on she was smitten. It wasn't long before they married and were off to Boise, Idaho, where Raymond was a bombardier instructor. When the war ended, Raymond and Mary Lou located in Lafayette, where they were happily married for 54 years. They were blessed with five children, fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mary Lou was a lifelong member of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Mary Lou loved music and the beach, but her true passion was her family. She will be affectionately remembered by her children and grandchildren as a devoted and nurturing mother and grandmother. Mary Lou inspired each and every person in her family with her joy, optimism and unconditional love.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by three daughters, Carol Rodgers, Barbara Brupbacher and her husband Ross, all of Lafayette, and Pam Gibbens and her husband Bob, of Abbeville; two sons, Raymond C. Jackson, III and his wife Gisele, also of Lafayette, and Todd Jackson and his wife Jane, of Arvada, Colorado; her precious grandchildren, Calen Rodgers Aultman, Ashley Brupbacher Moroux, Allisa, Elizabeth and Ross Jackson Brupbacher, Heather and Jordan Gibbens, Megan Gibbens Grofcsik and Brant, Bennett and Sarah Jackson; as well as two great-grandchildren, Roman and Silas Moroux.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Jackson, Jr.; her parents Silas Marian Bennett and the former Margaret Knox, of Wayne County, Georgia; two grandsons, Thomas Jason Rodgers and Brennan Carroll Jackson; one granddaughter, Christianne Brupbacher; six brothers; and three sisters .
The family requests that visiting hours at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette be observed on Monday, March 1, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Jackson, III, Todd Jackson, Brant Jackson, Bennett Jackson, Ross Alan Brupbacher, Ross Jackson Brupbacher and Bob Gibbens.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to all of Mary Lou's devoted and compassionate caregivers.
Memorials may be made in Mrs. Jackson's name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Ste. 200, Lafayette, LA, 70503 or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International at 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY, 10004, 1-800-533-CURE, www.jdrf.org.
To view online obituary and sign guestbook or send personal condolences to the family, please visit www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery of Lafayette, (337)981-7098, 1010 Pandora Street, is in charge of arrangements.
Entombment will follow in Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette.
The Rev. John Wamsley, Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, will officiate.
The youngest of ten children, Mary Lou Bennett was born Friday, July 18, 1924 just outside of Waycross, Georgia. She grew up in Orlando, Florida on an orange grove. Just after the start of WWII, she met a dashing young Air Force Lieutenant named Raymond. According to the story, Raymond's B-24 buzzed Mary Lou's house and from that point on she was smitten. It wasn't long before they married and were off to Boise, Idaho, where Raymond was a bombardier instructor. When the war ended, Raymond and Mary Lou located in Lafayette, where they were happily married for 54 years. They were blessed with five children, fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mary Lou was a lifelong member of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Mary Lou loved music and the beach, but her true passion was her family. She will be affectionately remembered by her children and grandchildren as a devoted and nurturing mother and grandmother. Mary Lou inspired each and every person in her family with her joy, optimism and unconditional love.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by three daughters, Carol Rodgers, Barbara Brupbacher and her husband Ross, all of Lafayette, and Pam Gibbens and her husband Bob, of Abbeville; two sons, Raymond C. Jackson, III and his wife Gisele, also of Lafayette, and Todd Jackson and his wife Jane, of Arvada, Colorado; her precious grandchildren, Calen Rodgers Aultman, Ashley Brupbacher Moroux, Allisa, Elizabeth and Ross Jackson Brupbacher, Heather and Jordan Gibbens, Megan Gibbens Grofcsik and Brant, Bennett and Sarah Jackson; as well as two great-grandchildren, Roman and Silas Moroux.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Jackson, Jr.; her parents Silas Marian Bennett and the former Margaret Knox, of Wayne County, Georgia; two grandsons, Thomas Jason Rodgers and Brennan Carroll Jackson; one granddaughter, Christianne Brupbacher; six brothers; and three sisters .
The family requests that visiting hours at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette be observed on Monday, March 1, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Jackson, III, Todd Jackson, Brant Jackson, Bennett Jackson, Ross Alan Brupbacher, Ross Jackson Brupbacher and Bob Gibbens.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to all of Mary Lou's devoted and compassionate caregivers.
Memorials may be made in Mrs. Jackson's name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Ste. 200, Lafayette, LA, 70503 or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International at 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY, 10004, 1-800-533-CURE, www.jdrf.org.
To view online obituary and sign guestbook or send personal condolences to the family, please visit www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery of Lafayette, (337)981-7098, 1010 Pandora Street, is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Lafayette for Mrs. Mary Louise Bennett Jackson, 85, who passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010, at her home in Lafayette.
Entombment will follow in Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette.
The Rev. John Wamsley, Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, will officiate.
The youngest of ten children, Mary Lou Bennett was born Friday, July 18, 1924 just outside of Waycross, Georgia. She grew up in Orlando, Florida on an orange grove. Just after the start of WWII, she met a dashing young Air Force Lieutenant named Raymond. According to the story, Raymond's B-24 buzzed Mary Lou's house and from that point on she was smitten. It wasn't long before they married and were off to Boise, Idaho, where Raymond was a bombardier instructor. When the war ended, Raymond and Mary Lou located in Lafayette, where they were happily married for 54 years. They were blessed with five children, fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mary Lou was a lifelong member of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Mary Lou loved music and the beach, but her true passion was her family. She will be affectionately remembered by her children and grandchildren as a devoted and nurturing mother and grandmother. Mary Lou inspired each and every person in her family with her joy, optimism and unconditional love.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by three daughters, Carol Rodgers, Barbara Brupbacher and her husband Ross, all of Lafayette, and Pam Gibbens and her husband Bob, of Abbeville; two sons, Raymond C. Jackson, III and his wife Gisele, also of Lafayette, and Todd Jackson and his wife Jane, of Arvada, Colorado; her precious grandchildren, Calen Rodgers Aultman, Ashley Brupbacher Moroux, Allisa, Elizabeth and Ross Jackson Brupbacher, Heather and Jordan Gibbens, Megan Gibbens Grofcsik and Brant, Bennett and Sarah Jackson; as well as two great-grandchildren, Roman and Silas Moroux.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Jackson, Jr.; her parents Silas Marian Bennett and the former Margaret Knox, of Wayne County, Georgia; two grandsons, Thomas Jason Rodgers and Brennan Carroll Jackson; one granddaughter, Christianne Brupbacher; six brothers; and three sisters .
The family requests that visiting hours at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette be observed on Monday, March 1, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Jackson, III, Todd Jackson, Brant Jackson, Bennett Jackson, Ross Alan Brupbacher, Ross Jackson Brupbacher and Bob Gibbens.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to all of Mary Lou's devoted and compassionate caregivers.
Memorials may be made in Mrs. Jackson's name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Ste. 200, Lafayette, LA, 70503 or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International at 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY, 10004, 1-800-533-CURE, www.jdrf.org.
To view online obituary and sign guestbook or send personal condolences to the family, please visit www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery of Lafayette, (337)981-7098, 1010 Pandora Street, is in charge of arrangements.
Entombment will follow in Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette.
The Rev. John Wamsley, Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, will officiate.
The youngest of ten children, Mary Lou Bennett was born Friday, July 18, 1924 just outside of Waycross, Georgia. She grew up in Orlando, Florida on an orange grove. Just after the start of WWII, she met a dashing young Air Force Lieutenant named Raymond. According to the story, Raymond's B-24 buzzed Mary Lou's house and from that point on she was smitten. It wasn't long before they married and were off to Boise, Idaho, where Raymond was a bombardier instructor. When the war ended, Raymond and Mary Lou located in Lafayette, where they were happily married for 54 years. They were blessed with five children, fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Mary Lou was a lifelong member of Grace Presbyterian Church.
Mary Lou loved music and the beach, but her true passion was her family. She will be affectionately remembered by her children and grandchildren as a devoted and nurturing mother and grandmother. Mary Lou inspired each and every person in her family with her joy, optimism and unconditional love.
Mrs. Jackson is survived by three daughters, Carol Rodgers, Barbara Brupbacher and her husband Ross, all of Lafayette, and Pam Gibbens and her husband Bob, of Abbeville; two sons, Raymond C. Jackson, III and his wife Gisele, also of Lafayette, and Todd Jackson and his wife Jane, of Arvada, Colorado; her precious grandchildren, Calen Rodgers Aultman, Ashley Brupbacher Moroux, Allisa, Elizabeth and Ross Jackson Brupbacher, Heather and Jordan Gibbens, Megan Gibbens Grofcsik and Brant, Bennett and Sarah Jackson; as well as two great-grandchildren, Roman and Silas Moroux.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Jackson, Jr.; her parents Silas Marian Bennett and the former Margaret Knox, of Wayne County, Georgia; two grandsons, Thomas Jason Rodgers and Brennan Carroll Jackson; one granddaughter, Christianne Brupbacher; six brothers; and three sisters .
The family requests that visiting hours at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette be observed on Monday, March 1, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of services.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Jackson, III, Todd Jackson, Brant Jackson, Bennett Jackson, Ross Alan Brupbacher, Ross Jackson Brupbacher and Bob Gibbens.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to all of Mary Lou's devoted and compassionate caregivers.
Memorials may be made in Mrs. Jackson's name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Ste. 200, Lafayette, LA, 70503 or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International at 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NY, NY, 10004, 1-800-533-CURE, www.jdrf.org.
To view online obituary and sign guestbook or send personal condolences to the family, please visit www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery of Lafayette, (337)981-7098, 1010 Pandora Street, is in charge of arrangements.
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