Barbara Jean Jackson, 94 of Taylorville, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024, at Hickory Estates Senior Living Center in Taylorville. She was born on August 31, 1929, the daughter of Oral and Ethyl (Hill) Hayes. She married Donald Eugene Jackson on September 27, 1949, in Mulberry Grove, IL, and he preceded her in death on July 29, 2011.
Barbara attended Calvary Baptist Church in Taylorville. She was an avid basketball fan, especially the Illinois Fighting Illini. She was a crafter, and she loved sewing, quilting and crocheting, but her specialty was making memory bears. She loved going to horse shows, tractor pulls, and she always had the coffee on for anybody to stop by. In her later years, she loved playing games with her friends at Hickory Estates.
She is survived by her sons: Rod (Carol) Jackson of Kincaid, IL; Joe (Vicki) Jackson of Taylorville, IL; grandchildren: Chari Jackson of Taylorville, Heather Necessary of Taylorville, Karshia (Greg) Cook of Edinburg, Melissa Jackson of

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