Dorothy Pope-Jackson

Mrs. Dorothy A. (Moore) Pope-Jackson, a resident of Woodmont Drive, South Bend, Indiana, passed away at the age of 73 on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Memorial Hospital.

Dorothy was born to the union of Alton and Mae Bell (Golden) Moore on May 9, 1944 in Collierville, Tennessee. She graduated from Mounds High School in Mounds, Illinois and graduated from ABC Beauty College. Coming from Mounds, Illinois, she moved to South Bend in 1965. In 1989, in South Bend, she and Joe Jackson were married. Dorothy was employed as a cosmetologist by Hair Emporium and Unique Beauty Salon. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Mothers Board.  In the 1980’s, she formed a Food-Co-op.

Mrs. Jackson is survived by her husband, Joe Jackson; daughters: Katrina Pope of Naples, Florida, Ramona Pope of Lauderhill, Florida, Niyoka Cook (Craig) Lovings, Noblesville, Indiana, Sharon Jackson and Lisa Jackson, both of South Bend, Indiana; sons: James Pope Jr., Columbus, Georgia, Joe (Angie) Jackson Jr., and Leslie (Angie) Jackson, both of South Bend, Indiana; 28 grandchildren; sisters: Joyce (Elverse) Alexander, Canton, Mississippi, Patsy Hoskins and Doris Moore, both of Chicago Heights, Illinois; brothers: Alford Moore and Demitrius Moore, both of Chicago Heights, Illinois; brother-in-law, Leonard (Gloria) Jackson, St. Louis, Missouri; sister-in-law, Ruth Blackmon, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Charlie MacFee, Niles, Michigan; along with other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Jackson was preceded in death by a son, Jamey Pope; two brothers: Jesse Moore and Larry Moore; sisters-in-law: Naomi Jackson, Rosie Jackson and Delores Jackson; and brother-in-law, Arthur Jackson.

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