Patsy Jackson

Smithfield: Mrs. Patsy Rose Penny Jackson, age 67 of 7362 NC HWY 210 died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh.  Funeral Services will be held 7:00PM-Thursday at Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church. Graveside Service will be 11:00AM-Friday at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Smithfield. Officiating will be Rev. Lewis Godwin. Mrs. Jackson was born August 23, 1947 in Johnston County to the late Ransom Edward and Betty Mae Stephenson Penny. She was preceded in death by her brother, R.E. Penny, Jr.; and sister Doris Rice.  Mrs. Jackson was retired from Bell South as a translations technician. She was a member of Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church and member of the Bell South Pioneers. Surviving include, husband of 47 years, John W. "Bill" Jackson, Sr.; son, John W. Jackson, Jr. of Smithfield; grandchildren, Shelby Rose Jackson and John Tyler Wood; brother, Dennis Penny of Smithfield; sister, Betty Ruth Morton of Smithfield; and several nieces and nephews.   The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Flowers are welcomed, however, memorials may be made to Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church C/O Jane Parker P.O. Box 429, Four Oaks, NC or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1544, Smithfield, NC 27577.