Jacqueline Jackson

Jacqueline Elizabeth (Tate) Jackson was born on November 16, 1952, in St. Louis, MO. Jacki was the oldest of five siblings by her mother, Doris (Warters) Rogers and of two siblings by her father, Louis Tate. Her mother, father, stepfather, (Herbert Rogers) and brother, Byron Tate preceded her in death.

Jacki accepted Christ at an early age at First Baptist Church of Webster Groves. Her relationship with Christ was strong and ever present in her daily navigation of life. Jacki later joined in Holy Matrimony to Francis William (Billy) Jackson in 1973. Together they relocated to Kansas City, MO where they lived a long, happy, loving life, recently celebrating 53 years of marriage.

After graduating from Webster Groves High School in 1971, Jacki’s quest for education and knowledge continued. Jacki attended the University of Missouri, Columbia as an Art Major from 1971-73; graduated from the Graphic Arts Institute of St. Louis, 1981; received certification as an American Sign Language Interpreter from Johnson County Community College, 1994; received her Bachelor - Liberal Arts from Friends University, 2005 and Master of Social Welfare from the University of Kansas, 2008.

Jacki’s accomplished career included 15 years as a Sign Language Interpreter for the Johnson County Community College; many years as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor for the Kansas City Community Center, Hospice Social Worker for the Kansas City Hospice House and Entrepreneur, using her many creative talents.

Jacki was simultaneously elegant and regal, yet always approachable and unapologetically herself. What she didn’t know she was willing to learn and what she learned she utilized fully. Jacki was a passionate advocate for social justice. She was an immaculate dresser, coordinated fashionably from head to toe. Her love of beautiful things was constant whether creating beautiful tablescapes, preserving heirloom fine china and linens, arranging fresh cut garden flowers, creating custom made cards or crafting wreaths.

Jacki leaves to cherish her memory: her loving husband, Francis (Billy) Jackson; and siblings, Dwayne Rogers, Paulette Rogers, Annette Rogers, Vicky L. Chavis and Steven Tate. She also leaves behind a loving extended family including a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins, devoted brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law and close friends that were dear to her.