Ruth L. Jackson was born on April 8, 1932 in Russellville, Alabama to Suddie Mae Viccus and Lee Edward Hamilton.
After graduating high school, Ruth moved to Akron, Ohio and became a long-time member of Mount Haven Missionary Baptist Church. She conducted several missionary trips to Haiti, kept a beautiful garden for decades and cooked the best food on the block.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ulysses Jackson; children, Herman Phillips, Hazel Phillips and Hollis Phillips; brothers, Dee Forrest Hamilton and Dessie (Mary Ann) Hamilton; sisters, MaeLee Hamilton, Hazel (Marvin) Geneva Hill and Betty (Charlie) Sue Harvey.
She is survived by her sister, Clara Myrll Hamilton; grandchildren, Christine (Clarence) Ingol, Terrance Phillips, Christina Phillips, Kyla (Terry) Grant, LaToya Phillips and Jeremy Phillips; great-grandchildren, Na’Tasha (Darius) Pointer, Hannah Ingol, Grace Phillips and Kayden Phillips; great-great-grandchild, Marlee Reese.

My Grandma’s Hands
I look at my hands now
Long and thin with nails so strong,
They are not my hands
But Grandma’s Hands,
Grandma’s hands would clap and cheer
They would wipe away tears,
They would bake
All the cookies and cakes,
They would clean the floor
And take care of every chore,
Grandma’s hands made everything well,
Grandma’s hands may be gone for now
The love she showed
The family she built
We all wait patiently to hold
Grandma’s hands again.