Barbara Katherine Jackson

Barbara Katherine (nee Klein) Jackson

Barbara "Kathy" Jackson, 86, of Columbus, NJ, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, with loving family at her side.

Born in a farmhouse "near" Columbus, NJ, Kathy resided in Columbus, NJ for most of her life, as well as Willingboro, NJ and Levittown, PA. Kathy graduated from Delhaas High School in Bristol, PA in 1957. Kathy was a stay at home mom while raising her two sons and later in life she worked in the Burlington Coat Factory corporate office as a record keeper. For many years Kathy lived on their family farm, "Country Roads Arabians" in Columbus, NJ, where they raised and showed Arabian horses. Kathy had a passion for reading and listening to country music and was an animal lover her entire life, always having a pet dog and/or cat in the house.

Kathy was proceeded in death by her parents, George and Amy Klein, her husband of 63 years in 2024, Frank Jackson, and her five siblings, George Jr., Marguerite, Marion, Betty, and Josh.

Kathy is survived by her two loving sons and daughters-in-law, Christopher and Michelle Jackson, and William and Elizabeth Jackson, and three grandchildren, Jordan, Hannah and Matthew.

Funeral services will be held privately at Forrest Hills Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Huber Moore Funeral Home