Orem, Josephine Jackson
Passed:
Age: 103
Source:
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1983-07-06
Information: Josephine Jackson Orem, 103, of Ravenswood died early Monday evening at the Ravenswood Rest Home where she had resided for the past 14 years. Born in Jackson County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Williamson Jackson. She was probably the oldest living Jackson County native. She attended the Kaiser Avenue Church of Christ in Ravenswood and was a retired restaurant owner. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Burdette and Mrs. Pauline Harmon of Parkersburg and Mrs. Maxine Ritchie of LIttle Rock, Ark.; two sons, Holly Orem, Peninsula,O., and Edward Orem of Pasadena, Tex.; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett, in 1955; and by a son, Eura in 1933. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Straight-Tucker Funeral Home in Ravenswood with David Myers officiating. Burial will be in the Ravenswood Cemetery.