->Jackson, Alice Marion DoudAlice Marion Doud Jackson, age 103, born in Corning on April 9, 1911, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 3, 2014. She was the daughter of Claude F. and Theresa Davis Doud. Her life spanned over a century. She remembered dirt roads and gaslights in Corning as well as the introduction of electricity, telephones, televisions, airplanes and computers. At the time of her death, she was still living in the house where she was born. She attended Corning elementary schools and graduated from Corning Free Academy in 1929. After CFA, she enrolled at the Corning Hospital School of Nursing, graduating as an RN in 1932. As a teenager and adult, she spent many summers camping with her father and family at Indian Lake in the Adirondacks Mountains. On one of these trips, she met her future husband, John Maurice Jackson, a Canadian living in New York City. They were married on December 13, 1935 at the Corning First Methodist Church of which she was a lifelong member. Although she lived in a few other locations between 1935 and 1943, she lived most of he life in Corning. Professionally, Alice worked as an RN at the Corning Hospital, Pine Manor Nursing Home and in private duty. At home, among other things, she enjoyed camping, square dancing, sewing, reading mysteries, gardening, berry picking and cooking. Her handiwork included sewing clothes for her daughters, dance costumes and quilts, crocheting and knitting. Her work was amazing and treasured. She also enjoyed solving crossword puzzles and Sudoku's, activities that she pursued as recently as this last Sunday afternoon. She had a love of animals and daily fed the birds and squirrels at her home as well as caring for many pet cats over the years. Recently, she had been using a computer for reading books and to SKYPE with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her daughters remember bake sales, where her pies and cookies always sold first. In springtime, she often brought bouquets of lily-of-the-valley and other flowers to friends when she visited. In summers, she shared vegetables with anyone who wanted some. Just recently, her grandson took some of her lily-of-the-valley roots and spring bulbs to grow in his garden. She will be remembered as a generous and loving woman. She once said that she could find something to like in every person that she met. Her parents; stepmother, Sarah Gillian Doud; husband and siblings, Ralph and Helen, predeceased her. Her survivors include a son, William (Bill) Jackson and his wife, Margaret, of Cuero, TX; a daughter, Carolynne White and her husband, Douglas, of Houston, TX; a daughter, Patricia Jackson of Dundee, NY; grandson, Eric White of San Anselmo, CA; granddaughter, Katrina Grandquist and husband, Dan, of McKinney, TX; grandson, Brian White and wife, Christiane Connors, of Washington, D.C.; grandson, Jason White and wife, Livia Van, of Atlanta, GA. Additionally she is survived by four great grandsons, Aiden, Jacob, Ben, and Marcus; niece, Claudia Knox and husband, Ed, of Maine; and nephew, Fred Mohr of Buffalo, NY and other relatives and friends both local and scattered across the US. A Memorial service will be held a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Corning First United Methodist Church, the Food Bank, and the SPCA or other ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=COYCSGK'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=star-gazette'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=charity of your choice'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/star-gazette/condolences-charities.aspx?keyword=coycsgk&pid=173066592'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Alice'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Jackson'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=649345936'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=649345936'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>charity of your choice<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());.