AUGUSTA BOONE "MONEY" JACKSON

AUGUSTA "MONEY" BOONE JACKSON, 80, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at her residence. Born in Uniontown, Ala., Augusta retired from Fort Wayne Community Schools in 1986 after 15 years of service. She worshipped our creator, Jehovah God and was a baptized Jehovah's Witness for over 50 years. Augusta is a member of the Tillman Park Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Prior to her prolonged illness, she enjoyed actively participating in the door to door ministry. Augusta is a fantastic cook who loved blues and country music. Surviving are her husband of 65 years, James Jackson; daughter, Deloris Jackson; stepdaughter, Tina Linnie (Joe) Jackson; daughters, Georgiann (Larry) Miller and Carolyn (Chester) Jackson-Ware; son, Bobby R. Jackson; daughter, Conella (Dean) Menefee; daughters-in-law, Gwen Jackson and Theresa Jackson; 21 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Willie Mae Washington, Ora Wimes, Leona Terry, and Mary Boone; and brother, James Boone. She was preceded in death by parents, George and Alice (Lawson) Boone; sons, James Jackson Jr., Robert Earl Jackson and David Lee Jackson; sisters, Hattie Bell Craig and Julia Mae Starks; and brothers, Joseph Boone, Isaac Boone and James Adams. Service is noon Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at Tillman Park Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses, 6000 Abbott St., with calling from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial in Covington Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Ave.