Portia Elaine Jackson, 51, of Waco, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, August 18, at Pleasant Olive Baptist Church in Waco. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m., Friday, August 17, at W. H. Littles & Sons Funeral Home.
Portia Elaine was born in Waco, Texas, to Eddie W. and Lonnie B. Jackson. She was a graduate of Waco High School, class of 1979, and Baylor University, class of 1983. Portia was blessed with a son, William "W.T." Taylor, and with twins, Phylicia and Phillip. She was employed with Scott & White Hospital as a registered nurse and as one of the youngest charge nurses in the field of Pediatrics. Portia was a member of Pleasant Olive Baptist Church for over 30 years. She served in the Junior Usher Ministry, and also sang in the Sanctuary Choir with a very melodious voice.
She is survived by her children, William Taylor, Phylicia Jackson and Phillip Jackson, all of Waco; her adopted children, Marissa and Britnee Bates and Dawn Bruschi, all of Waco; granddaughter, Jamiah Johnson; adopted grandchildren, Eniyah and Jay'lon Tatum, Zaria Miles, and Kaleb Bruschi, all of Waco; sisters, Doris Laverne Hardwick and husband, Rev. John, of El Paso, and Sarah Pimpton and husband, Alvin, of Aurora, Colo.; brother, Ronald Wayne Jackson, of Waco; aunt, Dorothy Scrubbs, of Sacramento, Calif.; great-aunt, Eva Barefield, of Tyler; devoted cousins, Desmond Jackson and Peggy Cornish, both of Waco; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 8/12/2012 - 8/18/2012...E10
Portia Elaine was born in Waco, Texas, to Eddie W. and Lonnie B. Jackson. She was a graduate of Waco High School, class of 1979, and Baylor University, class of 1983. Portia was blessed with a son, William "W.T." Taylor, and with twins, Phylicia and Phillip. She was employed with Scott & White Hospital as a registered nurse and as one of the youngest charge nurses in the field of Pediatrics. Portia was a member of Pleasant Olive Baptist Church for over 30 years. She served in the Junior Usher Ministry, and also sang in the Sanctuary Choir with a very melodious voice.
She is survived by her children, William Taylor, Phylicia Jackson and Phillip Jackson, all of Waco; her adopted children, Marissa and Britnee Bates and Dawn Bruschi, all of Waco; granddaughter, Jamiah Johnson; adopted grandchildren, Eniyah and Jay'lon Tatum, Zaria Miles, and Kaleb Bruschi, all of Waco; sisters, Doris Laverne Hardwick and husband, Rev. John, of El Paso, and Sarah Pimpton and husband, Alvin, of Aurora, Colo.; brother, Ronald Wayne Jackson, of Waco; aunt, Dorothy Scrubbs, of Sacramento, Calif.; great-aunt, Eva Barefield, of Tyler; devoted cousins, Desmond Jackson and Peggy Cornish, both of Waco; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 8/12/2012 - 8/18/2012...E10
Portia Elaine Jackson, 51, of Waco, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, August 18, at Pleasant Olive Baptist Church in Waco. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m., Friday, August 17, at W. H. Littles & Sons Funeral Home.
Portia Elaine was born in Waco, Texas, to Eddie W. and Lonnie B. Jackson. She was a graduate of Waco High School, class of 1979, and Baylor University, class of 1983. Portia was blessed with a son, William "W.T." Taylor, and with twins, Phylicia and Phillip. She was employed with Scott & White Hospital as a registered nurse and as one of the youngest charge nurses in the field of Pediatrics. Portia was a member of Pleasant Olive Baptist Church for over 30 years. She served in the Junior Usher Ministry, and also sang in the Sanctuary Choir with a very melodious voice.
She is survived by her children, William Taylor, Phylicia Jackson and Phillip Jackson, all of Waco; her adopted children, Marissa and Britnee Bates and Dawn Bruschi, all of Waco; granddaughter, Jamiah Johnson; adopted grandchildren, Eniyah and Jay'lon Tatum, Zaria Miles, and Kaleb Bruschi, all of Waco; sisters, Doris Laverne Hardwick and husband, Rev. John, of El Paso, and Sarah Pimpton and husband, Alvin, of Aurora, Colo.; brother, Ronald Wayne Jackson, of Waco; aunt, Dorothy Scrubbs, of Sacramento, Calif.; great-aunt, Eva Barefield, of Tyler; devoted cousins, Desmond Jackson and Peggy Cornish, both of Waco; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 8/12/2012 - 8/18/2012...E10
Portia Elaine was born in Waco, Texas, to Eddie W. and Lonnie B. Jackson. She was a graduate of Waco High School, class of 1979, and Baylor University, class of 1983. Portia was blessed with a son, William "W.T." Taylor, and with twins, Phylicia and Phillip. She was employed with Scott & White Hospital as a registered nurse and as one of the youngest charge nurses in the field of Pediatrics. Portia was a member of Pleasant Olive Baptist Church for over 30 years. She served in the Junior Usher Ministry, and also sang in the Sanctuary Choir with a very melodious voice.
She is survived by her children, William Taylor, Phylicia Jackson and Phillip Jackson, all of Waco; her adopted children, Marissa and Britnee Bates and Dawn Bruschi, all of Waco; granddaughter, Jamiah Johnson; adopted grandchildren, Eniyah and Jay'lon Tatum, Zaria Miles, and Kaleb Bruschi, all of Waco; sisters, Doris Laverne Hardwick and husband, Rev. John, of El Paso, and Sarah Pimpton and husband, Alvin, of Aurora, Colo.; brother, Ronald Wayne Jackson, of Waco; aunt, Dorothy Scrubbs, of Sacramento, Calif.; great-aunt, Eva Barefield, of Tyler; devoted cousins, Desmond Jackson and Peggy Cornish, both of Waco; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 8/12/2012 - 8/18/2012...E10
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