Services for Bobby Nell Carter Jackson, 51, of Ferriday, LA will be held January 3, 2015 at 11:00am from St. James Baptist Church in Frogmore, LA. Burial will follow at the Mt. Mariah Cemetery in Frogmore with Rev. Milton Ceasor officiating.

Mrs. Jackson, daughter of Elijah and Catherine Green Carter was born in Ferriday and died at Christus St. Frances Hospital in Alexandria, LA following a short illness.

She was a 1982 graduate of Ferriday High School and 1986 graduate of Grambling State University earning a degree in Business Administration. She was a loyal fan of GSU and was employed at the Concordia Head Start in Clayton, LA. She was also the assistant secretary at Mt. Mariah Baptist Church.

Mrs. Jackson is survived by her husband, Maurice Jackson; two children, Marissa Jackson of Ferriday; Jumanne Carter (Qwana) of Natchez, MS; three grandsons, Jumanne, Jr., Jumyri and Jumyren Carter all of Ferriday; two sisters, Gloria Walker of Ferriday; Dionne Atah of Atlanta, GA; three brothers, Robert Carter (Joyce); Marvin Carter and Donald Carter all of Ferriday; god child, Celexis Martin; god mother, Mary Carter of Ferriday; two nephews, Brandon Carter and Montreal Spurs of Ferriday; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Betty Gauither ad Percy Jackson of Baton Rouge, LA; sister-in-law, Tammy Bargas of Baton Rouge; special friend, Wanda Jo Banks and Family of Vidalia, LA; and a number of aunts, uncles and other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents.

Also her class of 2014-2015 Head Start students.