Helen Joanne Jackson, 84, of Los Angeles, California, died on Thursday, November 18th , 2021, at Mission Community Hospital in Los Angeles. Funeral services at Wallace Family Funeral Home.
Joanne, was born at home in Newton at the house that would always be known "as the house that Jack built" on September 10, 1937. She was the daughter of Harvey "Jack" and Dorothy M. (Banks) Jackson Sr.
After graduating from Newton High school, she attended Drake University where she began her studies in music. Joanne's voice and talent propelled her to reach her dreams. She traveled the world, singing before dignitaries. Her many accomplishments included, receiving a NAACP award for best supporting actress and being inducted in the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. She was bigger than life and was loved by all who had a chance to meet her or hear her magical voice.
Joanne is survived by her son Straun Joseph and daughter-in-law Rosslynn; her siblings Harvey Jr. and Michael of Newton and Marchell of New York; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister April, and her brother Bobby Sr.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
Joanne, was born at home in Newton at the house that would always be known "as the house that Jack built" on September 10, 1937. She was the daughter of Harvey "Jack" and Dorothy M. (Banks) Jackson Sr.
After graduating from Newton High school, she attended Drake University where she began her studies in music. Joanne's voice and talent propelled her to reach her dreams. She traveled the world, singing before dignitaries. Her many accomplishments included, receiving a NAACP award for best supporting actress and being inducted in the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. She was bigger than life and was loved by all who had a chance to meet her or hear her magical voice.
Joanne is survived by her son Straun Joseph and daughter-in-law Rosslynn; her siblings Harvey Jr. and Michael of Newton and Marchell of New York; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister April, and her brother Bobby Sr.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
Helen Joanne Jackson, 84, of Los Angeles, California, died on Thursday, November 18th , 2021, at Mission Community Hospital in Los Angeles. Funeral services at Wallace Family Funeral Home.
Joanne, was born at home in Newton at the house that would always be known "as the house that Jack built" on September 10, 1937. She was the daughter of Harvey "Jack" and Dorothy M. (Banks) Jackson Sr.
After graduating from Newton High school, she attended Drake University where she began her studies in music. Joanne's voice and talent propelled her to reach her dreams. She traveled the world, singing before dignitaries. Her many accomplishments included, receiving a NAACP award for best supporting actress and being inducted in the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. She was bigger than life and was loved by all who had a chance to meet her or hear her magical voice.
Joanne is survived by her son Straun Joseph and daughter-in-law Rosslynn; her siblings Harvey Jr. and Michael of Newton and Marchell of New York; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister April, and her brother Bobby Sr.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
Joanne, was born at home in Newton at the house that would always be known "as the house that Jack built" on September 10, 1937. She was the daughter of Harvey "Jack" and Dorothy M. (Banks) Jackson Sr.
After graduating from Newton High school, she attended Drake University where she began her studies in music. Joanne's voice and talent propelled her to reach her dreams. She traveled the world, singing before dignitaries. Her many accomplishments included, receiving a NAACP award for best supporting actress and being inducted in the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. She was bigger than life and was loved by all who had a chance to meet her or hear her magical voice.
Joanne is survived by her son Straun Joseph and daughter-in-law Rosslynn; her siblings Harvey Jr. and Michael of Newton and Marchell of New York; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister April, and her brother Bobby Sr.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
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