Fontella Jeanette Waddell Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Fontella Jeanette Waddell of Newton, Illinois, who passed away, on December 27, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Fontella Jeanette Waddell to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Thomas Jackson and Myrtle Jackson (Blakney); her husband Jack Waddell, Sr.; her siblings, Floella Gwilliam, Janis Ellison, June Rubalcobba and Donovan Jackson; and her son-in-law Donald Hickox.
She is survived by: her children, Jeanette Hickox of Newton and Jack "Jay" Waddell, Jr. (Michelle) of Perrysburg, Ohio.; her granddaughters, Jessica Hall (Travis) of Newton, Illinois and Kayla Ritzel (Josh) of Port Orange, Florida; and her great grandchildren, Jessilyn, Jailyn, Jenna, Jaclyn, Tretyn Hall, Natalee, Levi, Malachi, Oliver Ritzel, Amalie, Riane, Layka, Larkyn, Lakreigh and Loktyn Simpson.
In loving memory of Fontella, memorials may be made to the Jasper County Senior Citizen Center or Jasper County Cancer Support Group.
