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Hazel Marie Jackson

Hazel Marie Owens Jackson, 64, of Pearl, passed away Nov. 7, 2022, at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson. She was born in Copiah County on July 13, 1958, and grew up in the community of Strong Hope. Funeral services were held Nov. 11 at Saulters Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed at Cliburn Cemetery in Silver Creek.
Pallbearers were Daniel Wayne Young, Philip Matthew Young, James Derek Young, Patrick Burnett, Donavon Lomax Young, and Daron Lane Young.
Marie was a woman of great faith and a lifelong follower of Jesus Christ. She was a graduate of Copiah-Lincoln Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi. Marie enjoyed many years in her career as a property manager prior to her retirement.
Marie loved reading, shopping, fishing, having afternoon tea, sitting on the front porch in her rocking chair, listening to the rain, playing with her dog Shadow, and spending time with her family and friends.
Marie was preceded in death by her birth parents, Warren and Mary Agnes Martin Howard; adoptive parents, J.D. and Bonnie Bell Martin Owens; biological father, Thomas Davis; brothers, Earl Martin and David Howard; and sister, Earline Hemby.
Marie is survived by her husband, Gary Dean Jackson, of Pearl; children, Brandi Young Sutton (Dustin), of New Hebron; Daniel Wayne Young, of New Hebron; Philip Matthew Young, of Monticello; and James Derek Young, of Pearl; stepson, Patrick Burnett, of Ocean Springs; grandsons, Donavon and Daron; granddaughters, Nadia, Josette, Arabella, Eden-Lee, Aliyah, Emma-Rae, and Eevee-Mae; siblings, Quinna Howard Cooper (Buck), Tommy Davis (Carol), Jackie Davis, Jerry Davis, Ricky Davis (Margaret), Maxie Davis (Kim), Carolyn Lewis, Marilyn Templeton, and Joyce Scarborough; cousins, Paul Eddie Martin (Rhonda) and Becky Martin Rancour (Tim); along with many beloved extended family members and friends.