Virginia Luff

Virginia (Freeman) Jackson Luff

Owensville IN

Virginia (Freeman) Jackson Luff passed away at River Oaks Health Campus on March Third. She was a member of the Owensville Nazarene Church and the Indiana Club. She was married to Kenneth Jackson Sr. from 1953 to 1992 at which he died on Nov. 16,1992. The following year our church needed a fill Pastor so we invited Claud Luff who had lost his wife at approximately the same time to fill in and also to come to our house for lunch after the service. Since mom was alone it would be nice to invite her as well. It wasn't long and mom called and asked what I thought about them getting married. She had my blessing. My dad, Kenneth, had a brilliant mind and could do most anything. His main job was running the pharmacy in Owensville. Claud was a minister for over 60 years. He also was a contractor and could repair or build whatever was needed. He was a man of great wisdom and helped may people. He passed away on Feb. 21. 2016.

Mother was born on April 29, 1930. She grew up in Clay City, IN during the depression no one had anything so they didn't think of themselves as poor. One year her and her six siblings got a pair of socks for Christmas. When she was 18 years old her father died at the age of 55 from numerous heart attacks. She debated whether to go to school the next day as her attendance for 12 years had been perfect. She decided to go and due to the critical thinker he counted her present and then sent her home. Twelve year's perfect attendance. The next year a tornado took their house off and they survived by getting into the cellar. The Doctor was called to take out lots of glass from swirling canned goods but otherwise they were all ok. She was thereafter always afraid of storms. Mother worked at Farm Bureau after high school until the age of 23 when she married her first husband, our dad and moved to Southern IN.

Mother was a generous person to whoever she saw in need. She was also a great cook. It says something when you go to the old time basket dinners and you looked for you're mother's food, as you knew it was probably the best. Mother was also great at how the presentation looked. She dressed well and had a knack for putting different colors together. She kept a beautiful home. Her greatest gift was one of crocheting. A lot of her most beautiful work was done when she was about 80 years old. Put into frames they are cherished.

The one last thing she wanted to do was hold her great-grandson, Michael. The year before he was five months old my niece was stationed in Virginia right outside D>C> and when she (Carling) came home for Christmas mother had pneumonia. This time she so enjoyed holding him and prying him with a few crackers. He about cleaned her out.

She is survived by her son, Kenny (Cathy) Jackson of Evansville; daughter, Twila (Michael-deceased) Jennings; two nieces Capt. Carling (Randy) Dunham. She is a JAGG Special Victims Prosecutor and Lacey Jennings, all living in Kansas. Then the person she hung on for was her great-grandson, Michael named after his grandfather, and son of Randy and Carling Dunham.

Funeral services will be Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Holders Funeral Home with her son Kenny officiating. Burial will be in the Owensville Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the service time.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries.

Expressions of sympathy made be made online at www.holdersfuneralhome.com