Sarah

Butler

Sarah Ann Jackson entered this world with her light and love on Saturday, October 04, 1947. She passed on from this world with her light and love peacefully during the afternoon of Saturday, June 22, 2024. She was preceded in death by her father Dempsey C. Jackson, Sr., mother Olivia (Gill) Jackson, devoted sister Delphine Jackson Baskin, aunt Mae Francis Gill, and uncle Nathaniel (Uncle Buddy) Gill, Jr.

Sarah was a proud graduate of the Mobile County Training School class of 1966. She lived in New York for two years, then returned to Mobile and went on to work for Barton Academy for nearly 15 years. In addition to being an altruistic mother to her children, grandmother to her grandchild,  and dedicated family matriarch, Sarah tirelessly served her community as a manager for the Prichard Area Government Commodities Program for 7 years, as the president of the Prichard Housing Authority Residents' Association for 5 years, and as a volunteer at the Prichard Senior Community Center over the same periods. An exceptionally strong spirit, Sarah rose to every challenge she faced in her life, inspiring her children to always embrace strength tempered by wisdom.

Sarah leaves to honor her memory and sustain her legacy a devoted daughter: Secunda Butler of Theodore, AL; a devoted son: Katonio (Nongyao) Butler of Cambridge, MA; a grandson: Brenton Butler of Theodore, AL; three devoted sisters: Sherita Jackson Daniels and Joimarcia Jackson, both of Mobile, AL, and Olene Jackson (Roderick) Williams of Spring, TX; one devoted brother: Dempsey C. (Agatha) Jackson, Jr. of San Antonio, TX; a devoted aunt: Margaret Gill of Chicago, IL; three nephews: Lonnie Baskin, Jr. and Quinton (Kenya) Daniels, both of Mobile, AL, and Nathaniel Jackson of San Antonio, TX; four nieces: Olivia Baskin and Deronda Daniels, both of Mobile, AL, and Margaux Jackson Hinton and Raisa Jackson, both of San Antonio, TX; two great nieces: Sydney Daniels and LaKaila Ware, both of Mobile, AL; six great nephews: Jackson July, Jacob McQueen, and Keenen Ware, all of Prichard, AL, Avari Daniels and Amari Daniels, both of Mobile, AL, and Samuel Hinton of San Antonio, TX; a devoted partner and friend: Arthella Daniels, Jr.; and a host of cousins, other relatives, and friends whose lives she illuminated with her brilliant light. She will be missed deeply, yet remembered lovingly always.

The visitation will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Rice & Reese Funeral Home from 11:30 AM until the 12:30 PM Celebration of Life Service.