Della Jane "Cain" Jackson

Della Jane "Cain" Jackson obituary, Salem, MO

Della Jane "Cain" Jackson

Della Jackson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Wilson Mortuary - Salem on Dec. 18, 2025.
Della Jane (Cain) Jackson, 91, of Salem, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Salem, Missouri.

No Services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction and care of Wilson Mortuary of Salem, Missouri.

Della is survived by her daughter: Jane Rae Bentley of Salem, MO; stepdaughter: Linda Kay Jackson and husband Brian Hopkins of Troy, MO; stepson: Ricky Lee Jackson and wife Bonnie of Troy, MO; half-sister: Lovella Marlene Dillon of Oregon; daughter-in-law: Nancy (Ranmacker) Sullivan; half-brother: Gary Lynn Roberts of Doniphan, MO; grandchildren: Kelly Bryon Carr of Cedar Hill, MO; and Aaron Anthony Sullivan, Angela Suzanne Sullivan, and Shain Edwin Sullivan of Georgia; step grandchildren: David Earl Smith, Ricky Lee Jackson Jr., Ryan Wayne Jackson, Lindsey Nicole Hickey; beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.

Preceding her in death were her husbands: Owen Edwin Sullivan Sr. and James Lee Jackson; sons: Owen Edwin Sullivan Jr. and James Lee Sullivan; son-in-law: Harold Edward Bentley; father: Harry Thomas Cain; mother: Alma Nadeen (Risinger) Roberts; brother: Bobby Dale Cain; and her half-brother: John Robert Roberts.

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Wilson Mortuary - Salem

1000 West Scenic Rivers Blvd. Post Office Box 45, Salem, MO 65560

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