Margaret Jackonski

ean Margaret Ryan
Jackonski, age 90, passed
away peacefully, sur-
rounded by her daughter
and granddaughters at the
Clary Care Center in Toc-
coa, Ga., on Oct. 31, 2025.
Mrs. Jackonski moved
to Toccoa, Ga., two years
ago to be closer to her
daughter and family. Pre-
viously, she lived in Cadiz,
Ky., for 40 years, having
retired there with her hus-
band from Hollywood, Fla.
Mrs. Jackonski was born
on Oct. 4, 1935, in East
Meadow, N.Y.
"Miss Jean" as she was
affectionately called, is
survived by her daughter
and son-in-law, Patti and
Steve Lester, of Toccoa,
Ga., son and daughter-in-
law, Leon and Jill Jackon-
ski of Cadiz, Ky., and a
son, Steven Jackonski of
Davie, Fla. She is also sur-
vived by four grandchil-
dren, Melissa Lester, of
Martin, Ga., Erin and AR
Bramlett, of Woodbine,
Ga., Alex and Amber Jack-
onski and Grant Jackons-
ki, of Cadiz, Ky. She had
one brother, William J.
Ryan of Naples, Fla.,
whom she considered her
best friend and her niece
Gina Swartout and
nephews Bill and Chris
Ryan.
Mrs. Jackonski was pre-
ceded in death by her hus-
band of 47 years Leon J.
Jackonski, Sr., an infant
son, Steven Jackonski and
her parents, William J.
and Jessie J. Ryan.
Miss Jean was a retired
laboratory technician and
worked in both Holly-
wood, Fla. and Cadiz, Ky.
She loved to do crafts and
different art projects and
was especially good with
most technology, includ-
ing computers and cam-
eras. She was an avid face-
booker and loved to be
challenged by wordle with
a personal record of 50
plus sequential wins. She
loved to read.
She served as a volun-
teer with her son's base-
ball teams and a Girl
Scout volunteer in Holly-
wood, Fla. Upon moving to
Cadiz, Ky., she became in-
volved with the East Gold-
en Pond Volunteer Fire
Department, having
served as a fire fighter and
treasurer.
There will be a public
Committal Service at 1
p.m. prior to interment on
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at
the Kentucky Veterans
Cemetery West in Hop-
kinsville, Ky.
In lieu of flowers, please
consider a donation to ei-
ther of the two organiza-
tions in Memory of Jean
Jackonski. The Clary Care
Center, 249 Hospital Dr.,
Toccoa, Georgia 30577
Attn: Haley Knight or
Wreaths Across America
through Goodwin Funeral
Home, 138 Main Street,
Cadiz Kentucky 42211.
A special thank you to
the entire staff at The
Clary Care Center in Toc-
coa, Ga., who took care of
her and became her spe-
cial friends for the two
years she lived there. She
loved y'all and our family
was very fortunate to be a
part of the Clary Center
family, and also Family
Hospice who took care of
her the last few days of her
life.
Please keep the family
in your thoughts and
prayers and sign the on-
line guestbook at
www.whitlockmortu-
ary.net.
Whitlock Mortuary, Fu-
nerals and Cremations is
honored to be serving the
family of Mrs. Jean Mar-
garet Ryan Jack