Lillian Faith Jackson

Heaven gained an angel Sunday, December 15th as Lillian Faith (Buis) Jackson, 96, passed peacefully at Aspen Trace in Greenwood, Indiana. Lillian was born on February 26, 1928 to Oran and Amy (Newman) Buis in Fillmore, Indiana, where she grew up and met her husband, Harold Jackson. She graduated from Fillmore High School in 1946 and married Harold in October and was married to him 78 years until her passing. After she married Harold they lived in Mount Meridian from 1946 to 1951, after which they moved to Brownsburg, Indiana following Harold gaining employment with the Indiana State Police. While in Brownsburg she was active in the Calvary United Methodist Church where she was the organist for 20 years. While raising three sons she gave piano lessons to many children in the Brownsburg area. She loved playing, teaching, and listening to music. In 1973 they moved to Bloomington, Indiana where she worked as a receptionist at the IU College of Arts and Sciences. She volunteered at Opportunity House, was involved with the Home Extension Club and went to the various nursing home facilities and played the piano or organ to bring music into the residents’ lives. She and Harold were members of the First United Methodist Church followed by membership to the Free Methodist Church. While at FUMC she volunteered at the Shalom Center and Wednesday afternoon Pantry. She retired from IU and she and Harold traveled the world. They visited all 50 states and also made trips to overseas to Israel, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. They volunteered on mission trips to El Salvador (People Helping People) and several trips to various states in the US with Habitat for Humanity. She enjoyed square dancing, flower gardening and was quite the dare devil, riding in acrobatic airplanes, roller coasters, and even zip lined at the Monroe County Fair at the age of 90. She and Harold were big IU basketball fans, both men’s and women’s teams. They rarely missed any home games and were always glued to the TV on the away games that were televised. Probably the most known attribute was her chocolate chip cookies. When they moved to Bloomington, she and some of the Marlin Hills women would bake cookies and give to Coach Knight, who lived in the neighborhood at the time, for the team to enjoy on their road trips. Several Big Ten umpires stayed with Harold and Lillian and still marvel about her cookies. Lillian is survived by her husband of 78 years, Harold, of Greenwood, IN. She has three sons, Mick (Carol) Jackson of Lawrence, IN., Rick (Denise) Jackson of Greenwood, IN., and Jim (Cindy) Jackson of Jasper, GA. She also has eight grandchildren, Matthew (Natalie) Jackson of Indianapolis, Emily (Les) Stretch of Marietta, GA., Sarah (John) Stanley of Katy, TX., Christopher (Lindsey) Jackson of Greenwood, IN., Whitney (Chuck) Swain of Rockville MD., Erin (Grant) Curry of Avon, IN., Lindsay (Nathan) Green of Murfreesboro, TN., and Daniel (Rachel) Jackson of Canton, GA. She has 20 great grandchildren and a special friend, Vicki Jackson, of Avon, IN. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews who affectionally call her “Aunt Nonnie”. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oran and Amy Buis. The family wishes to invite all who wish to and are able to attend visitation on Saturday, December 21st from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM with the service following at 1:00 PM. Visitation and service will be at Allen Funeral Home, 4155 South Old State Road 37, Bloomington, IN. A private family graveside memorial will be conducted at the Fillmore Cemetery where she will be laid to rest following the service. In lieu of flowers please make your donations to the Hospice in your area.

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Lillian Faith Jackson

February 26, 1928 - December 15, 2024