Dorothy Walz Jackson, 91, of Owensboro, passed away May 28, 2019. She was born Nov. 27, 1927, in Hancock County to the late Otto G. and Ida Mae Walz. She attended high school at Mount St. Joseph Academy, Maple Mount. After two years of college she went to St. Joseph Hospital in Milwaukee to take her training in medical technology. After training, she continued college and received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1949 from Mary Mount College in Wisconsin. She married her loving husband, James, in February 1955. Her career as a medical lab technologist included working for Mercy Hospital and Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital. Recognized with The President’s Award in 2011 from Owensboro Medical Health System, she served as the longest certified technologist in the state of Kentucky. She retired at the age of 82. Dorothy was an active member of Immaculate Catholic Church. She enjoyed traveling, ballroom dancing, line dancing and playing bridge with friends. Dorothy loved life and loved being with her friends and family.
She also was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Jackson; her children, George Franklin, Barry Louis, James Edwards Jr. and Jean Marie; and sisters Martha Gammon, Regina Walz and Sister Joan Walz.
Dorothy is survived by her brother, George Walz (Nancy); her children, Patricia Fannin (Quentin), Steven Jackson (Angela), Ronald Jackson (Melody) and Christopher Jackson (Amanda); a son-in-law, Alan Edmonds (Jean Marie); grandchildren Ian Fannin, Megan Fannin, Erin Fannin, Laurel Cordell (Chris), Graham Jackson (Katie), Caitlin Bennett (Chad), Maria Jackson, Wyatt Jackson, Marley Jackson, Calah Jackson and Brooke Jackson; great-grandchildren James Cordell, Abigail Cordell, Jackson Bennett and Grayson Bennett; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
The service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Immaculate Catholic Church, Owensboro. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory. Prayers will be 6:30 p.m. Friday. Burial will take place at Mater Dolorosa Cemetery.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Daniel Pitino Shelter or Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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