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Ms. Fran Laveeta Jackson, 54, of Huntington, formerly of Mt. Hope, WV, died Saturday, August 29, 2015.

Born June 2, 1961 in Charles Town, WV, she was the daughter of Galvin Jackson of San Jose, CA and the late Francetta Gore Jackson.

Ms. Jackson worked as Program Assistant for the Marshall University African American Students Program.

In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Helma Gore Simpson and Leonard Moore; paternal grandparents, Howard and Fannie Ashe Thomas; uncles, Herbert G. Jackson and Leroy Gore.

Those left to cherish precious memories are her sisters, Kim Stewart of Beckley, Toni Wooding of Huntington, and Jessica Jackson of San Jose, CA; brother, David Jackson of Rancho Cucamonga, CA and a host of other relatives and friends

Funeral service will be 12:00 PM, Friday, September 4, 2015, at First Baptist Church of Huntington, 801 Sixth Ave, Huntington, WV, with Bishop Ernest Stewart Jr. and Reverend Donte Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park, Beckley, West Virginia. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church.

Condolences may be emailed to ritchie-johnson@suddenlinkmail.com

Arrangements entrusted to Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Beckley, WV.