Aurora P. Jackson
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Aurora De La Paz Jackson of McAllen, 96, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Apr 11, 2021. She was born in Falfurrias, Texas on April 22, 1924.
She lived in McAllen since the late 1930s, where she met and married George Jackson in December 1951. They built their life together as active parishioners of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in McAllen. She was a stay at home mother /homemaker and for over 30 years proudly sold Avon cosmetics. She loved gardening, playing loteria and good margaritas.
She is survived by her sons Jimmy (Martha) and Robert (Josie); older sister Barbarita Solis; grandchildren Erika Kirkendall, Erik Jackson, George Jackson and Robert Jackson, Jr.; 12 great-grandchildren and her loyal caregiver, of 21 years, Noemi Cano. She was preceded in death by George Jackson, her husband of 48 years; sisters Ramona Cavazos and Elva Gonzalez; her brother Florencio De La Paz Jr. and her parents, Florencio De La Paz and Anastasia Garza De La Paz.
A funeral mass will of Christian burial will be celebrated today, Monday, April 19, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church of McAllen. Internment will follow at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Mission, Texas. The Jackson family entrusted their services to the care of Ceballos Funeral Home of McAllen.