CAROL JACKSON

1943 - 2023

CAROL PAULINE JACKSON Carol Pauline Jackson was born on April 13, 1943, in McPherson, KS to James B. and Ailene M. Robertson. She passed away on Saturday December 9, 2023, at the age of 80. Carol grew up working on her family's poultry farm in Galva, KS. She would always say her family was the largest poultry producer in the state of Kansas, but she hated chickens more than anything. When electricity was finally being run out to the farm, her dad ran it past the house straight to the chicken barn, which irritated Carol her entire life. Carol attended McPherson High School and is a graduate of the class of 1961. Shortly after High School, she met the love of her life and married Jerry A. Jackson on August 17, 1962. Carol was a very devoted and loving housewife and mother. She most notably worked as the church secretary at the First Baptist Church of McPherson, and then was manager of the General Store at the YMCA of the Rockies. Carol was an upbeat person who always had a listening ear and offered a word of wisdom, without judgement, when anyone needed it. She was ornery, sassy, and not afraid to speak her mind. She was very passionate about her church and faith in God. She loved to sing with the church choir, play Yahtzee and Scrabble with family, hike in the Colorado Aspens, and talk about her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She collected owl figurines from all over the world, and especially loved sitting next to a fire while reading a book when it snowed. She instilled a love of others onto her children and provided a wonderful loving environment for them to grow. She would get together with her daughters to shop, drink coffee, and just enjoy each other's company whenever and wherever they could meet. Carol was exceptionally supportive of her children and their families. She would often assist her son, Allen, with his business, and her daughters Annette and Amy, who both married into the Air Force family. Carol would drop anything to be there for her children when needed or asked. She loved to be part of the Jackson Stables family, and often cooked all day to make the beans for dinner hayrides in the summer. She loved the time she spent with the young wrangler staff. Carol always supported the wranglers and did whatever she could to make being away from home a little easier. She helped to make their summer more memorable and is loved by them all. To all the wranglers she was known as "Miss Carol." Carol was an amazing woman loved by so many and will be missed by everyone that knew her. Carol is survived by Jerry Jackson, her husband of 61 years, children Allen (Julie) Jackson, Annette (Joe) Hart, Amy (Chad) Pfortmiller, grandchildren Misti (Isaac) Marcantonio, Trent (Morgan) Jackson, Kylie Jackson, Samantha (Tyler) Weisz, Brenton (Allyson) Pfortmiller, Aaron Pfortmiller, Benjamin Pfortmiller, and great grandchildren Blake Marcantonio, Evan Marcantonio, Ryder Weisz, Lorelai Weisz, Varlo Pfortmiller, and Surai Pfortmiller. She is preceded in death by her parents James B. and Ailene M. Robertson, her brother Jay Robertson, and her great grandson Cameron Marcantonio. In honor of Carol Jackson, a memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on December 29th, 2023, at Mountain View Bible Fellowship Church in Estes Park, located at 1575 South Saint Vrain Avenue, Estes Park, CO. Visitation will be held at 11:45 AM. Carol will be laid to rest in the Estes Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery during a private graveside service. In lieu of flowers please donate to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, in care of Allnutt Funeral Service at 1302 Graves Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517 or directly to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation at 2361 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10306, https://t2t.org/donate/; and Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. Donations can be mailed c/o Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302 Graves Avenue, Estes Park, CO 80517.