Individual Details
Mary Eva "Sandy" Jackson
(17 Feb 1934 - 13 Jan 2009)
Sandy, 74, of Orange, passed away at Christus St. Elizabeth. She was a 1949 graduate of Stark High School and was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Orange.
She worked as a legal secretary for many years with the Sexton Law Firm in Orange and retired as a court reporter from Jefferson County. She enjoyed playing bridge and being in the company of her friends. She most loved her time as "Granny" and being surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Charles "Charlie" and Kate Goodson Jackson; her brothers, Olan Jackson and Butch Jackson; her sisters, Ione Wood, Gay Nell Moore, and Barbara June McGill.
She was survived by her husband, James Parkhurst; her children, James Parkhurst, Jr. and his wife Linda, John Robert Parkhurst, Toni Day and her husband Kenneth, Lisa Haynes and her husband David, Nancy Johnston and her husband Tony and Blakely Parkhurst. She also leaves four grandchildren; Faith Ricks and her husband Jerry, Kathryn LeBlanc, Daniel Smith of Garland , Taryn Nagel and her husband Chris; four great –grandchildren, Griffin Ricks and Kason Ricks and Taylor Nagel and Jackson Nagel; one sister, Billie "Sister" Grindol and her husband Bud and two brothers, Alan "Nicky" Jackson and his wife Tammy and J.W.Jackson and his wife Jane.
She worked as a legal secretary for many years with the Sexton Law Firm in Orange and retired as a court reporter from Jefferson County. She enjoyed playing bridge and being in the company of her friends. She most loved her time as "Granny" and being surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Charles "Charlie" and Kate Goodson Jackson; her brothers, Olan Jackson and Butch Jackson; her sisters, Ione Wood, Gay Nell Moore, and Barbara June McGill.
She was survived by her husband, James Parkhurst; her children, James Parkhurst, Jr. and his wife Linda, John Robert Parkhurst, Toni Day and her husband Kenneth, Lisa Haynes and her husband David, Nancy Johnston and her husband Tony and Blakely Parkhurst. She also leaves four grandchildren; Faith Ricks and her husband Jerry, Kathryn LeBlanc, Daniel Smith of Garland , Taryn Nagel and her husband Chris; four great –grandchildren, Griffin Ricks and Kason Ricks and Taylor Nagel and Jackson Nagel; one sister, Billie "Sister" Grindol and her husband Bud and two brothers, Alan "Nicky" Jackson and his wife Tammy and J.W.Jackson and his wife Jane.
Events
| Birth | 17 Feb 1934 | Shelby County, Texas | |||
| Death | 13 Jan 2009 | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Claybar Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Orange, Orange County, Texas |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | James Arthur Parkhurst (1926 - 2016) |
| Father | Charles Francis Jackson (1895 - 1991) |
| Mother | Era Katherine Goodson (1901 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Olan Jackson (1919 - 2008) |
| Sibling | J. W. Jackson (1921 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Ione Jackson (1924 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Billie Marie Jackson (1927 - 2020) |
| Sibling | GaNell Jackson (1928 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Barbara June Jackson (1932 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Larry Charles "Butch" Jackson (1938 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Allen Wayne "Nick" Jackson (1944 - 2011) |
Notes
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