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Florence Jackson of 32 Gibson Ave.,Washington,Pa.died Sunday,Aug.10,1986,at 5:40 p.m.at Pine Lawn Sanitarium in Houston,Pa. She was 90. She was born March 23,1896,in Richwood,W.Va.,a daughter of the late Henry and Josephine Monroe. Mrs.Jackson was preceded in death by her husband,Whitfeld Jackson,who died Aug.10,1941,and a brother,John Monroe,who died in 1956. Mrs.Jackson was a resident of Washington for the past five years,having moved there from the Green Hill area of Pricedale. She was a member of Pleasant Greene AME Church in Pricedale and was very active with the church until taking ill. She was a former mother and stewardess of the church. She is survived by three daughters,twins Mabel Bowman of Pricedale and Mazel Newhill of Duarte,Calif.,and Martha Chambers of Washngton,Pa.,a devoted son-in-law,Charles Chambers of Washington,Pa.,three grandchildren,Betty Lawson of Pricedale,James Jackson of Charleroi and Robert Steward,serving with the U.S.Navy in San Diego,Calif.,six great-grandchildren,four great-great-grandchildren,and a host of nephews and nieces and other relatives. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home,645 McMahon Ave.,Monessen,and Wednesday from 4 to 9 p.m.in the Pleasnt Green AME Church in Pricedale. Service in the church will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.,with the Rev.Bertha Sydnor,former pastor of Pleasant Greene AME Church,officiating. Service will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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