Dorothy Jackson Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dorothy Jackson (Canton, Ohio), born in Opelika, Alabama, who passed away on December 7, 2025, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Dorothy Jackson or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Turner Watson and Wazie Bell Watson (Adkins); her husband Johnson "Joe" Jackson; her grandparents, Lewis, Prince Ella Adkins, Thomas and Georgia Watson; her sisters, Hattie Mae (Richard Torrence), Geraldine "Babydean" (Percy Gillespie) and Katherine'Tiny" Watson (Ronald H. Jackson Jr.); her nieces, Michelle Smith, Stephanie Smith and Lisa Smith; and her great-nephew Paris D. Wicks II.
She is survived by: her daughter Elder Ace Gillems (Doretha Gillems); her grandchildren, Tinia Gillems, Ace L. Gillems, Jr. (Renee) and Kelly Shantay Sims (Dashelle); her great grandchildren, Amber Bunton (Jonthan), Antonio Gillems (Monica), RexJay Reed, Andrea Gillems, Ace Sims and Aaryn Sims; her great great grandchildren, Myla Miller, Antonio Gillems, Jr. and Andrea Gillems, Jr.; her daughters, Polly Washington of Cincinnati, OH., Sygrid Maxwell (Rick) and Mary Bruce of Chicago; her sister-in-law Ovetta Armstead of Forkland, AL.; her siblings, Lula Bell Smith of Canton, OH., Staisha Thompson (Dave) of Canton, OH., Sylvia Watson of Canton, OH. and Dr. Rudy J. Watson (Aremita) of Silver Spring, MD.; and her close friend Gloria Wilson (Antioch). She is also survived by nieces, nephews, and cousins.
