Ms. Doris Ardell Jackson

Ms. Doris Ardell Jackson born December 3, 1942, the fourth child of Andrew Solon and Ruth Frasier, Doris Ardell passed away unexpectedly at her home on August 9, 2011. She graduated Otsego High School. She was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area. Doris was an agent of AFLAC, while being employed as a cashier at Meijers on Gull Road. She retired from Meijers in 1997, after being employed there for 31 years. In 2000, she returned to the workforce as a clerk in Medical Records at Borgess Womens Health, until she retired again in June 2011. Doris was a tireless worker and volunteer for the community in which she lived. Her volunteer and work activities for the community included the Gus Macker Program in Kalamazoo 1992-1995, the Blue Ribbon for Domestic Assault Program, the YWCA Domestic Assault Room Decoration Program as well as a volunteer for the Ecumenical Senior Center. She has served as a member of the Community Builders and as the Chairwoman for her Neighborhood Watch. In addition, Doris has served on the KNHS Board of Directors, has served as the Chairwoman for CDAAC as well as a Board member and a member At Large. Doris was a Board Member as well as a Shares volunteer. In 2007, Doris was recognized in Washington D.C., as well as Kalamazoo for her achievements in volunteering in the Kalamazoo Neighborhood Services when she received the National Dorothy Richardson Award for NeighborWorks. These are only a few of the many ways that Doris volunteered her time and efforts to the community. Doris loved baking and the cakes she made were very, very good! She was also passionate about the things she believed in and also about every organization she belonged to. She was known for her strong opinions, but she was also known for her kindness and caring for others. Doris will be greatly missed by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Alan Frasier; four brother-in-laws and a special friend, Walter Grant. She is survived by her daughter Deiah (Greg) and grandson Rinzel Arroyo and daughter Jolaina Jackson. Her siblings Carol Gant-Fowlkes, Arlene Dickenson, Myron (Ruth Ann)Frasier, Luana Chandler, and Luacia Dixon, an uncle, Arthur Linard and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.******IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS SENDING DONATIONS TO AN ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE********

Ms. Doris Ardell Jackson

December 3, 1942 - August 9, 2011