Jacqueline Odom Nelson, 90 of Cordele, Georgia passed away November 4,2016.
Jackie was born June 1,1926 in Atlanta, Georgia to Ben and Rowena Odom.
Jackie was a graduate of the University of Georgia where she was a member of
Phi Beta Phi Sorority, and there she also met her husband, Ed Nelson. They lived
in Atlanta, where Jackie taught kindergarten before they retired to Cordele,
Georgia. There, she was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church and the Sara Wiley
Sunday School Class. She also volunteered as a Pink Lady at Crisp Regional
Hospital and generally lifted the spirits of people she met with her wit,
determined optimism, and curiosity about all things. She was preceded in death
by her husband, her sister, Joyce Odom Christianson, and her grandson J.P. Barge.
She is survived by her four children, Susan (John) Barge of Cordele Ga., Ben
(Bonnie) Nelson of Canton, Ga., Ed (Cheryl) Nelson of Bay Minette, Ala., and Peggy
(Paul) Craig of Edmonds, Wa., eleven grandchildren; and thirteen great
grandchildren.
Visitation will be Sunday, November 6, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the home of
Susan and John Barge, and funeral services will be at Hughes and Wright Funeral
Home on Monday, November 7 at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name to Reflections Hospice at 202 East 4^^ Ave, Cordele, GA.
31015 or a charity of choice.
Jacqueline Odom Nelson, 90 of Cordele, Georgia passed away November 4,2016.
Jackie was born June 1,1926 in Atlanta, Georgia to Ben and Rowena Odom.
Jackie was a graduate of the University of Georgia where she was a member of
Phi Beta Phi Sorority, and there she also met her husband, Ed Nelson. They lived
in Atlanta, where Jackie taught kindergarten before they retired to Cordele,
Georgia. There, she was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church and the Sara Wiley
Sunday School Class. She also volunteered as a Pink Lady at Crisp Regional
Hospital and generally lifted the spirits of people she met with her wit,
determined optimism, and curiosity about all things. She was preceded in death
by her husband, her sister, Joyce Odom Christianson, and her grandson J.P. Barge.
She is survived by her four children, Susan (John) Barge of Cordele Ga., Ben
(Bonnie) Nelson of Canton, Ga., Ed (Cheryl) Nelson of Bay Minette, Ala., and Peggy
(Paul) Craig of Edmonds, Wa., eleven grandchildren; and thirteen great
grandchildren.
Visitation will be Sunday, November 6, from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the home of
Susan and John Barge, and funeral services will be at Hughes and Wright Funeral
Home on Monday, November 7 at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her name to Reflections Hospice at 202 East 4^^ Ave, Cordele, GA.
31015 or a charity of choice.
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