The graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 10, 2022, in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Whiteline Street, Montezuma, Georgia.
Graveside services, including burials, are likely to be held on ground that is uneven, which is out of the control of Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. We ask that you take this into consideration when choosing footwear, such as shoes with high, thin heels. Please be advised that Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel, Inc. will not be held responsible for injuries at a grave site because of this.
Emma Jackson was born on June 3, 1955, in Montezuma, Georgia to the late Catherine Patterson and the late Joe Hawkins. At an early age she joined a band of Christian believers at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Montezuma Ga, where she served as a choir member. She received her education in the public school system of Macon County and was a graduate of the historic D. F. Douglass High School. She furthered her education at Monroe Business College in New York, and went on to graduate from Alabama State University with a Bachelor Degree in Business. Emma enjoyed working at the Montezuma Methodist Church, where she cared for many precious children . She worked various jobs including a bus monitor with the Macon County Board of Education.
She leaves to cherish her memories to her loving daughter, Ivory Jackson, Montezuma, Georgia; siblings Frederick Jackson (Alice), Donald Jackson, Landis Ogburn, Bernette Boland, all of Montezuma, Georgia, and Bernice Barret, Bronx, New York; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, friends, and the Montezuma Methodist Church family.