Avis de décès de Barbara-A. Jackson - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

MILFORD -- Barbara A. (Gibbons) Jackson, 84, died Sept. 22, 2010, at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua.She was born in Nashua, Dec. 15, 1925, to John J. and Louisa (Dummett) Gibbons. She was raised and educated in Milford, graduating from Milford High School in 1943, where she was captain of the girl's basketball team. She later graduated from Houle's Beauty Academy, Manchester.She was a longtime resident of Milford and formerly lived in Manchester for a number of years.She owned and operated Barbara's Beauty Salon in Milford for many years.She was active in town politics, served on the school budget committee, was a member of Church of Our Saviour and Harley Sanford Post No. 4368 Ladies Auxiliary.She enjoyed boating, gardening and dancing.She was predeceased by a daughter, Barbara L. Jackson.Family members include three daughters, Patricia Currier of Milford, Diana Wollen of Bennington and Wendy Ciarci of Granby, Conn; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, William H. Gibbons of Manchester; a sister, Eileen Ricard of Nashua; and many nieces and nephews.IN HER LIFE: She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and most especially loved spending time with her family.Barbara will be remembered as a woman of boundless energy, proud of her Irish heritage and always a champion of the underdog.SERVICES: Visiting hours are Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. in Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm St., Milford. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Church of Our Saviour, 10 Amherst St., Milford. Burial will follow in Meadowview Cemetery, Amherst.Donations may be made to Home Health & Hospice Care, Community Hospice House, Attn: Development, 22 Prospect St., Nashua 03060.Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, Milford. www.smith-heald.com.