LILLIAN DELORES JACKSON, daughter of James and Lillian
Carr, was born on January 1, 1943. She departed this life on
May 10, 2016 after a lengthy illness.

Lois, as she was affectionately known, was the older of two
children. She received her education in the Baltimore City school
system, one of the first African-American women to graduate
from Western High School.

She later met and married James Jackson and received her one
and only daughter Monique.

She retired after thirty years with Baltimore City Water
Department. Lois was very kind, generous, patient, loving;
she loved to laugh and she loved to dance. At Brinton Woods
Nursing Home she was known as "dancing machine." She loved
the Ravens and watching the O's. One of the highlights of her
life was going to Paris, France. She especially enjoyed shopping.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her brother, William "Curley"
Carr; daughter, Monique Burris and son-in-law, Theodore Burris
Sr.; five grandchildren, Karl and his wife, Tyra Jackson, Carla
Jackson, Carol Jackson, Theodore Burris [r., Ta'-Monique Burris-
Lloyd and her husband, John Lloyd; seven great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild; three nieces, Leah, Loretta and
Debbie; two nephews, James and Nicholas; sister-in-law, Debbie;
and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home Wednesday, May 11, 2016 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM Email Details 2140 N. Fulton Ave
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