On March 31, 2003, BERNICE BLANCHE JACKSON, beloved wife of the late James B. Jackson Sr. Also surviving: one son James Jackson Jr., six daughters, Brenda Taylor, Octavia Spriggs, Edwina Imes, Sandra Winder, Joyce Simms and Deborah Drayton, 15 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Ave on Friday after 8:30 A.M., where the family will receive friends on Saturday at 11:30, followed by Funeral Service 12 noon. See www.marchfh.com

