The Funeral Service for Mr. Edward “Mott” Jackson of Montezuma, Georgia will be held Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant/Travelers Rest CME Church, Montezuma, Georgia with Reverend Desmond Rawls officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Please MASK UP and continue to practice social distancing for your protection and for the protection of others.
Edward “Mott” Jackson, the oldest of nine children, was born June 26, 1940, in Macon County, Georgia to the parentage of Marie Jackson and the late Mott Plass Jackson. Edward received his education through the Macon County Public School System and graduated from D. F. Douglass High School in Montezuma, Georgia. After completing high school, he pursued his studies in a CDL Training Program. Edward believed in a strong work ethic. He became employed at Southern Frozen Foods where he worked for more than forty-five years.
At an early age, he gave his life to Christ and became a member of Mt. Pleasant CME Church (Mt. Pleasant/Travelers Rest CME Church) in Montezuma, where he served for years as a steward. There, he served faithfully until his health failed. Everyone who knew him, knew that he was faithful, loving, caring, and dedicated to making those around him feel loved.
His great work on earth and the love he gave will never be forgotten. He peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, in the comfort of his home. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Charlie, Nathaniel, and Cordel Jackson. He leaves to cherish his memory: a loving and devoted mother, Marie Jackson of Montezuma, Georgia; a step-daughter, Angela Shelley of Warner Robins, Georgia; three sisters: Helen Williams of Rochester, New York, Emma Jackson of Montezuma, Georgia, and Julia Tookes (Isaiah) of Oglethorpe, Georgia; two brothers: Willie Jackson of Americus, Georgia and Reginald Jackson of Montezuma, Georgia; an aunt, Mildred Frederick of Montezuma, Georgia; two sisters-in-law: Mary Helen Jackson and Brenda Jackson of Montezuma, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
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