Alice Jackson

HEADING: Alice Ada Whelchel Jackson DATELINE: Spartanburg, SC Alice Ada Whelchel Jackson, 77, of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with her Savior and Lord on Friday, October 27, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital System. Born March 24, 1940 in the Love Springs Community of Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late Rhett and Lillian Camp Whelchel. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church. She loved her family dearly and was dedicated to caring for them. Spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren was a special joy for her, as was celebrating holidays with her family. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and enjoyed shopping and traveling. A graduate of Gaffney High School and Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing, she dedicated her career as a registered nurse and nurse administrator to providing quality patient care. Her 41 year career included employment at Spartanburg General Hospital, Doctors Memorial Hospital in Spartanburg, and Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney. Mrs. Jackson is survived by her loving and faithful, Godly husband and true soul-mate of 54 years, Bobby Dean Jackson, of the home; two sons, Tony Jackson (Kim) of Pauline and Tim Jackson (Kalli) of Inman; grandchildren, Catherine Elizabeth Jackson Yates (Alan), Grant Richard Jackson, Aniston Teal Jackson and GabbyAnn Ada Jackson; great-grandchildren, Yaden and Luna Yates; a sister, Eula Frances Whelchel; brothers, Tom Whelchel, Rufus Sims Whelchel, Richard Whelchel and Furman Whelchel (Faye); a brother-in-law, Clifford Byars; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by three sisters, Bettie Martha Whelchel, Carrie Rhetta Whelchel Mathis, and Myra Jane Whelchel Byars and a brother, Mose Whelchel. The family will receive friends 6:00 - 8:00 PM Monday, October 30, 2017 at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the chapel. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church Building Fund, 4455 Anderson Mill Road, Moore, SC 29369; Mobile Meals Spartanburg, 419 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302 or Meals on Wheels Gaffney, 403 W. Montgomery Street, Gaffney, SC 29341. The family is at the home. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Alice Whelchel Jackson please visit our Sympathy Store.