Emily Nettles (Kolb) Jackson (1925 - 2016)

Born 10 Jun 1925 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Mar 2016 at age 90 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Emily was born in 1925. She was the daughter of Weston Lamar Kolb and Lucille Olice Nettles. She passed away in 2016.

• Emily Nettles Kolb Jackson, 90, widow of William Eugene Jackson, Sr., passed away peacefully on March 4, 2016 at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter on June 10, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Lucille Nettles Kolb and Weston Lamar Kolb.

Upon graduation from Edmunds High School, she attained a business degree and received extensive training in property assessment and governmental accounting.

As a pioneer for women, Emily served as the Sumter County Auditor for many years. Because of the extraordinary grace and efficiency with which she conducted her professional duties for the people of her native county, she was highly regarded.

Community service was a cornerstone of Emily’s well-lived life. The Forum and the Sumter Pilot Club benefitted from her remarkable financial and time management talents.

Emily demonstrated an abiding commitment to Bethel Baptist Church by serving as President of the Esther Sunday School Class, Board of Trustees, and church hostess. She continued the rich church heritage of her Nettles ancestors who donated the property for the building complex and cemetery.

Her family treasures the exquisite afghans that she crocheted. Additionally, she possessed a natural gift for cultivating beautiful flower gardens which were greatly admired by family and friends.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Gwendolyn K. Strange.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159018859/emily-nettles-jackson: accessed 21 September 2022), memorial page for Emily Nettles Kolb Jackson (10 Jun 1925–4 Mar 2016), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159018859, citing Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257) .