Lila Jackson

Lila Jackson, 70, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home.

She was born Dec. 23, 1946, in Montcoal, West Virginia, daughter of Arthur and Cloeva Jones Jackson. She and Paul Huffman were married 19 years.

Lila was employed over 20 years at the Cape Girardeau County Health Department in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 2010.

Loving survivors include a daughter, Paula (Charles) Reed of Scott County, Missouri; a son, Ed Huffman of Oak Ridge; a sister, Jenny Easterday of Knoxville, Tennessee; a twin brother, Leland (Wilma) Jackson of Belleville, Illinois; 27 grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Lonnie Huffman; two sisters; and three brothers.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating. Interment will be in Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Oak Ridge.

The family suggests contributions be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or the American Lung Association.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.