Mrs. Gwen Middlebrooks Jackson, age 86, of Bethlehem, Georgia entered eternal life on July 5, 2017. Mrs. Jackson was born December 7, 1930 in Farmington, Georgia to Percy B. and Ora Lee Carson Middlebrooks. She was nominated as Best All Around Girl in her graduating class at Watkinsville High School. Mrs. Jackson attended the University of Georgia and was a graduate of Athens Business College. Her husband of 57 years, Roy G. Jackson preceded her on February 10, 2007. She had been a resident of Barrow County since 1950. Mrs. Jackson had worked in the banking industry in Winder for thirty years, retiring in December of 1992, and had worked as a volunteer of AARP Tax Aide from 1994 until 2017. Mrs. Jackson was a member of The Winder First Baptist Church and was active in The Jug Tavern Quilters.
Surviving are children, Pamela Jackson Veader, Sons and Daughters-in-law, Steven Roy and Sherry Jackson, William Bart and Teri Jackson, Seven Grandchildren, Jim Veader, Shawn Veader, Haley Howard, Casey Page, Allyn Ann Stanley, Paul Jackson and Elena Broom, Nine Great Grandchildren, Two Sisters, Ann Kilpatrick and Inez Hale, and Brother, Percy B. Middlebrooks, Jr.
The Family will receive friends Thursday, July 6, 2017 from 5:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. at Carter Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be held Friday, July 7, 2017 at 11:00 A. M. from the Winder First Baptist Church with Rev. Irby Stanley officiating. The remains will be placed in state Friday at 10:00 A. M. in the church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Flowers are welcomed or Memorials may be made to The Winder First Baptist Church, Pay Down Campaign, 625 Jefferson Highway, Winder, Georgia 30680.