Mrs. Dorothy Lee Jackson

March 10, 1931 - January 25, 2021

Dorothy Lee Byunm Jackson entered the world on March 10, 1931, in Lampkin, Louisiana to Mary Tolliver and Ervan Bynum. She was the baby of seven children who all preceded her in death. Upon her family moving to Monroe, Louisiana, Dorothy joined the Ludden Chapel Baptist Church as a small child. She loved Ludden as she called it and no one could say anything negative about it. She served as a Sunday School teacher, secretary of the church, choir member as well as president of the Willing Workers Women Group of the church. She was known for her cakes. On June 25, 1950, she married Herbert Clavon Jackson, Sr. who proceeded her in death in 1992. They were like night and day but it worked for them. Five children were born to their union. She attended Little Flower Academy where she was on the girl's basketball teams well as a member of the choir. She later attended Delta Vocational Technical School and completed the Secretarial Program. She found employment with Grambling State University and stayed for numerous years. Always looking for something new, she heard that St. Francis Medical Center was starting a Surgical Scrub Tech program. She applied and was accepted. She found her passion. She went on to start the first Professional Scrub Tech Organization in the area and represented the hospital at numerous national conferences.MS.D.J.as she was called was well respected by the medical community. Prior to retiring after 20 years from St. Francis, she opened Faith Dry Cleaners and named it because she was stepping out on Faith. She leaves to cherish her memory five children: Herbert C. Jackson, Jr.; Ledwenia Coulberson (Elmore); Jeffery N. Jackson; Connie L. Staten (David); Dorothy A. Page; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews; friends as well as others who called her "Mother".