Mabel J. (Peck) Jackson, 96, of Ottawa, died on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, at Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with the Rev. Mark Geisler, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, at the funeral home and one hour prior to the services on Saturday.
Mabel was born on April 5, 1918 in Farm Ridge Township, to Fred and Bessie (Griffith) Peck. She worked as a nurse at Ryburn King Hospital for a number of years. Mabel married John Evans Jackson on June 26, 1942 at St. Andrews Church in Farm Ridge Township. She was a member of St. Andrews in the Fields Chapel, where she served as the organist for over 25 years. Mabel was also a member of St. Andrews Ladies Guild, American Legion Auxiliary, and Mary E. Chapter O.E.S.
Mabel is laid to rest in the Garden of the Last Supper.