Janet Gardner Jackson

JACKSON, Janet Gardner, 77, of Richmond, beloved wife of Wilton B. Jackson, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 28, 2010, in Pasedena, Calif. She was preceded in death by her father, Honorable James E. Gardner; and mother, Virginia D. Gardner. She is survived by her husband of 58 years; a son, Walter B. Jackson, CAPT. USN Ret., and his wife, Carol, and their children, Katie, Betsy and Bryan; a daughter, Pamela J. Clausen and her husband, David, and their daughter, Christy of Pasedena, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, Annabelle and Elliott Jongbloedt; two sisters, Carolyne Lane and Nancy Hunter; an aunt, Louise J. Gruber of NYC; and a sister-in-law, Louise V. Jackson of Richmond. Janet enjoyed working for the American Red Cross in both Newark, N.J., and Richmond, Va. She enjoyed traveling and would meet her husband often in Europe while he was on international business assignments with DuPont. She was a secretary and very active with the Historical Association of Newtown, Pa., and loved historical research. Later, she was President of Efforts to expand Pickering Manor, a home for the aged, in Newtown, Pa. While living in Lancaster, Pa., she was active in funding and rebuilding the Robert Fulton birthplace in Peach Bottom, Pa. Upon residing in Kenneth Square, Pa., she was very active in funding His Mission, a residence for the homeless. She was a charter member of St. Luke Lutheran Church and at present is a member of First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Richmond. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 12, at Bliley's - Central, 3801 Augusta Ave., where funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 13. Interment Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local SPCA.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.