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NORTH MANCHESTER – Jill R. Jackson, 42, Roann, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.
She was born Aug. 7, 1981, to Steve and Jane Mele in Allegan, Mich. She married Kyle Jackson on July 22, 2006, in Wabash.
Jill graduated from Manchester College with a Bachelor of Science in English Education in 2003. She taught at Gateway Education Center in Warsaw and White’s Jr.-Sr. High School in Wabash before becoming an administrator in the Warsaw Community Schools district. She was the assistant director at the Warsaw Area Career Center for eight years.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21 at Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, Wabash. A funeral service will be held at the church beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22 with Pastor Joel Cogdell officiating, with calling beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester. Fellowship and meal following graveside interment on Monday, Jan. 22 at the church.
A celebration of life in Jill’s hometown of Allegan, Mich., will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, an educational fund has been established for her sons. Checks should be made payable to Kyle Jackson designating the fund.
Arrangements handled by McKee Mortuary, North Manchester.
Condolences may be emailed to mckeemortuary.com.
