Valora M. Jackson

Burial at Prairie Rose Cemetery in rural Corning, Iowa.
Valora “Connie” (McIntire) Jackson was born on June 1, 1929, to parents Benjamin Franklin and Effie Syvilla (Dotson) McIntire, at their home in rural Adams County, Iowa. She was the first born child of three and the last one to leave the home. She attended Corning High School and graduated in 1946 with a Teaching Certificate that she never formally used. Connie entered eternal rest at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, May 30, 2008, at the age of seventy-eight years, eleven months and twenty-nine days.
Connie met Merl Jackson in 1944, fell in love and married him at the Presbyterian Church in Corning, Iowa on April 20, 1945. Seven days after they were wed, Merl went overseas in the military, returning home on April 16, 1946. They made their home in Adams County, where they started their family of seven boys and three girls. Having been blessed with ten children, Connies life revolved around her constant care for her family. She adored her children and played countless games and thrived to entertain them. She was known for her homemade “macaroni and cheese” that her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren would ask for.
Her devotion to family was apparent through her care of extended family members. She would babysit for other families as well. Many adults in Corning were once cared for by Connie. Her patience, endurance, and love for others was evident throughout her entire life.
She belonged to the Fairview Christian Church. During her life she also worked at Home Bakery in Corning, Iowa and the Childcare Facility in West Liberty, Iowa. Mostly, she worked at home and tended to her childrens needs first, always putting them before her own. She had a passion for flowers. She enjoyed planting and tending to them outdoors, as well as tending to her indoor plants.
A person could always count on Connie for a bit of history as she would recall events and memories of her family. She always said that her kids grew up too fast. She enjoyed looking at photo albums at her adult childrens homes, recalling specific events with a great fondness.
She looked forward to family lunches every Sunday at her mothers home. She was proud of the state quarter collections she made for each of her children. Some of her hobbies included; her collection of salt and pepper shakers, bells, and her glass dishes given to her by her mother. Connie loved her blown glass, doilies and quilts as well. She enjoyed taking pictures only to laugh at herself when the film was developed to find everyones heads had been cut off in the photo, an enduring memory for her family now.
Valora “Connie” Jacksons whole life had been dedicated to her beloved husband, her ten wonderful children and her extended family and friends. She will without a doubt be missed greatly by her family, friends and her community.
Left to cherish her memory is her husband Merl Jackson of Corning; children: Gary (wife Diane) Jackson, North Carolina, Phil (wife Tina) Jackson, Florida, Dan (wife Mary) Jackson, Nebraska, Dwight (wife Cheryl), Iowa, Bryan (wife Debbie) Jackson, Nebraska, Virginia (husband Randy) Perrin, Iowa, Karen (husband Larry) Pedersen, Iowa, Allan (wife Mary) Jackson, Texas, Diane (husband Matt) Morrison, Iowa, Randy (wife Anne), Minnesota; sisters-in-law Dolores McIntire of Creston, Iowa, Mary Jackson, Aberdeen, Washington; twenty-seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives, friends and neighbors.
Preceding her in death were her parents, brothers: Galyn and Merlyn McIntire; parents-in-law, May and Harl Jackson and brother-in-law, Clarence Jackson.