1927
Bennye
2013
Bennye Eleanor Jackson
September 3, 1927 — May 9, 2013
Visitation: 5-8pm on Monday, May 13, 2013 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and starting at 9am TuesdayService: 10am Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in the chapel of the funeral homeInterment: Bethel Baptist Cemetery just south of Brandon off of Hwy 468 on Bethel Church Road.
Bennye Eleanor Comfort JacksonBrandon, MS
Bennye Eleanor Comfort Jackson, 85, of Brandon , MS died at Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS on Friday, May 9, 2013. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2013, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with the service at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Ott & Lee and visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Brandon, MS. Bennye spent much of her childhood in the Andrew Chapel community. Later the family moved to Brandon where Bennye graduated from Brandon High School, as did her siblings, her five children, and three of her grandchildren. After graduating from Draughn’s Business College, she married and spent many years as a Navy wife, living in Alaska, Guam, California, Oregon, Georgia, Tennessee, and eventually settling back home in Brandon. She retired from Mississippi Highway Department and the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Her retirement years were spent enjoying her church family and making many numerous fun trips with the senior adults. They’ve told the family “she was the life of the party.” Other memorable trips were to Alaska, Egypt, the Holy Land, and a trip to London. She was a charter member of Brandon Baptist Church.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff and assistants at Heritage House for providing their mother excellent care. Her dear friends at Timbers II, where she lived for over thirty years, and her new friends at Heritage House will continue to be dear to her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bennie and Renna Smith Comfort, brothers, Mervin Anse Comfort and Hayes Royal Comfort; 3 sons, infant Cyril Cully Jackson, Jr., Jack Rustin “Rusty” Jackson, and Brian Edwards Jackson. Bennye is survived by her sisters, Voncile Wilson and Gayl Brock of Brandon; daughter, Toni Boyd of Brandon, son, Ben Jackson (Beth) of Madison, daughter, Jayne Allgeier of Hattiesburg; grandchildren, Eric Boyd (Lori), Neil Boyd, and Dana B. Spurrier (Richard) all of Jacksonville, FL; Kelly J. Scarberry (Stephen) and Chris Jackson both of Pisgah; Richie Bruister (Kim) of Denton, TX and Landon Shane Staten (Jennifer) of Hattiesburg; Laura Beth Jackson of Atlanta, GA and Gracie Jackson of Brandon; and ten great-grandchildren.
Bennye’s expressed wish is that memorials be made to the Bethel Baptist Cemetery Fund or the Brandon Baptist Building Fund.
Bennye Eleanor Comfort JacksonBrandon, MS
Bennye Eleanor Comfort Jackson, 85, of Brandon , MS died at Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS on Friday, May 9, 2013. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2013, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with the service at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Ott & Lee and visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Brandon, MS. Bennye spent much of her childhood in the Andrew Chapel community. Later the family moved to Brandon where Bennye graduated from Brandon High School, as did her siblings, her five children, and three of her grandchildren. After graduating from Draughn’s Business College, she married and spent many years as a Navy wife, living in Alaska, Guam, California, Oregon, Georgia, Tennessee, and eventually settling back home in Brandon. She retired from Mississippi Highway Department and the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Her retirement years were spent enjoying her church family and making many numerous fun trips with the senior adults. They’ve told the family “she was the life of the party.” Other memorable trips were to Alaska, Egypt, the Holy Land, and a trip to London. She was a charter member of Brandon Baptist Church.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff and assistants at Heritage House for providing their mother excellent care. Her dear friends at Timbers II, where she lived for over thirty years, and her new friends at Heritage House will continue to be dear to her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bennie and Renna Smith Comfort, brothers, Mervin Anse Comfort and Hayes Royal Comfort; 3 sons, infant Cyril Cully Jackson, Jr., Jack Rustin “Rusty” Jackson, and Brian Edwards Jackson. Bennye is survived by her sisters, Voncile Wilson and Gayl Brock of Brandon; daughter, Toni Boyd of Brandon, son, Ben Jackson (Beth) of Madison, daughter, Jayne Allgeier of Hattiesburg; grandchildren, Eric Boyd (Lori), Neil Boyd, and Dana B. Spurrier (Richard) all of Jacksonville, FL; Kelly J. Scarberry (Stephen) and Chris Jackson both of Pisgah; Richie Bruister (Kim) of Denton, TX and Landon Shane Staten (Jennifer) of Hattiesburg; Laura Beth Jackson of Atlanta, GA and Gracie Jackson of Brandon; and ten great-grandchildren.
Bennye’s expressed wish is that memorials be made to the Bethel Baptist Cemetery Fund or the Brandon Baptist Building Fund.
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