Elisabeth "Libby" Jackson

Elisabeth “Libby” Jackson, 92, of Bloomington, passed away Monday morning, February 22, 2016, at the Owen Valley Health Campus in Spencer. Elisabeth was born October 29, 1923 in Dothan, Alabama to Sellie Edgar and Annie Ruth (Smith) Lett. She was a 1941 graduate of Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL and a 1943 graduate of Grady Memorial Hospital Army Cadet Nursing Corps in Atlanta, GA. Libby married W. Carl Jackson on August 13, 1948 in Thomasville, Ga they were married for 38 years. She worked for The Veterans Administration Hospitals for over 20 years working in Tallahassee, FL, Knoxville, TN, Iowa City, IA, and Indianapolis, IN before retiring in 1991. After retiring she went back to work at the Bloomington Hospital for 5 years before fully retiring in 1995. Libby was a member of PSI-IOT-XI which runs the thrift shops in Bloomington, and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post #18, She was also the Nursing Coordinator for the American Red Cross Blood Bank. She loved her work, bowling, playing bridge, going to the casino, traveling, an avid golfer playing whenever she could, and loved the Colts, and spending time with her family and friends. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her. Libby is survived by her daughter; Carla Ann Jackson of Lexington Park, MD, one granddaughter; Fiona Jackson Kilgore, of Lexington Park, MD and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother Smith Lett, and two sisters Sella Ruth (Lett) Hill and Frances (Lett) Pagels. A Celebration of Life Service is scheduled for Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Allen Funeral Home and Crematory, 4155 S. Old State Road 37, Bloomington. Family will receive friends Saturday, February 27, 2016 from 3:00pm until the time of service at the funeral home. A private burial is planned for a later date in Tallahassee, FL. Cremation Rites will be Accorded. In lieu of flowers the family ask for Memorial Contrabutions to be made to the American Red Cross www.redcross.org. Or the Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org. You are invited to share a memory or leave an online condolence to Libby’s family at www.allencares.com

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Elisabeth "Libby" Jackson

October 29, 1923 - February 22, 2016