Mattie Jackson Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mattie Jackson (Paterson, New Jersey), born in Reynolds, Georgia, who passed away on March 11, 2019 at the age of 86. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her former spouse Ashley Jackson, Jr.; her sons, Michael, Melvin and John; her grandchildren, Regina Jackson and Stephen Patterson; her great grandchild Raven Jackson; and her siblings, Johnnie Mack, J. W. Pride, Fannie Pride and Maggie Pride-Reid.
She is survived by: her child Mattie; her granddaughter LaTonya Jones; her children, Betty Meachem of Hazlet, NJ, Willie B. Jackson (Rosa) of Fitzgerald, GA, Mary Patterson (Jimmy) of Paterson, NJ, Ruby Jones of Paterson, NJ, Rosa Johnson (Vincent) of Newport News, Virginia Bell and Gloria Bell of Tifton, GA; her brother Willie B. Pride (Carolyn) of Fitzgerald, GA; and her close friends, Vivian Sims of Albany, GA and Marie Harris of Paterson, NJ. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren, two devoted nieces.
