Mrs. Clydean Jackson

Mrs. Clydean Ova Smith Jackson, age 98, a resident of De Queen, died Monday, February 25, 2019 at her home.

She was born to Maynard Milton and Berta Elizabeth Wright Smith on February 8, 1921 in Athens, Arkansas. She received her Bachelor of Education from the West Texas State University and her Master of Education from Henderson State University in 1963. She married the love of her life, Joseph Ray "Bob" Jackson on June 6, 1936 in Dierks. She was a retired school teacher and a member of the Methodist Church in De Queen. She enjoyed quilting and was a member of a quilting club, writing children's stories and spending time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over 63 years, Bob Jackson; one daughter, Elizabeth Anne Jackson Higgins; her son-in-law, Kurt Naumann; and her siblings, Norma Ruth Kitchens and Maynard Dexter Smith.

She is survived by one son, Gene Kitzel Jackson and wife Sharla of Amarillo, Texas; one daughter, Billie June Jackson Naumann of De Queen; two grandchildren, Kurt Joseph Naumann and his wife Rhonda of Bryant and Kathleen DeAnne Higgins of De Queen; two great-grandchildren, Lana and Laura Naumann, both of Bryant; four sisters, Verba Lee Birge of De Queen, Mona Jean Simmons and husband Norman of Little Rock and Marian Allen Bailey of Springdale; one brother, Hal Jackson Smith and wife Delores of Kelso, Washington; as well as, nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Clydean Jackson will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 2, 2019 in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mark Cloninger officiating. Burial will be private, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. Visitation will be general on Friday, March 1 ^st , at the funeral home. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.