MRS. ALICIA YVETTE THURMAN JACKSON – Age 62, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on November 5, 1963, in Chattanooga Tennessee, to Jewell Woods Gwynn and Richard Thurman Jr. Alicia graduated from Dalton High School in 1981 and later continued her education at West Georgia College.

In 1993, she began her career with Blue Cross Blue Shield, where she worked faithfully until her retirement in 2016.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jeffrey Lee Jackson; her brother, Stephen Thurman; her grandparents, James and Helen Woods and Lillie and Richard Thurman Sr.; her aunts, Erma (Asa) Heard, Magnolia Nesbitt, Sara Boyd, Annie M. Hill, and Ruby Smith; and her uncles, James (Julia) Woods, Robert (Jennie) Woods, and Thomas Woods.

A devoted member of Bethel AME Church, Alicia served on the Stewardess Board and found joy in watching soap operas, traveling, dining out, and spending time with her aunt Alice Frances, as well as with her family and friends. Even throughout her own illness, she continued to check on others with unwavering care.

She leaves to cherish her memory her parents, Jewell (Charles, Jr.) Gwynn and Richard (Wanda) Thurman, Jr.; aunts, Alice Anderson, Vivian (Bobby) Campbell, and Gloria Woods; uncle, Tim (Margaret) Jackson; goddaughter, Porsha Mitchell; stepson, Torrey Harris; three grandchildren, Torrey Harris, Jr., Trace Harris, and Tranae Harris; devoted best friend, Cynthia (Windell) Smith; special sister-cousin, Teresa Thomas; and many special cousins, friends, and god-sisters, including Cynthia Neville, Patricia Akiens, Debbie Henderson, Velita Boyd, Alfreda Walton, Tiffany Moody, Mary Suttles, Annette Smith, Janet Moore, Mary C. Sims, Linda McDade, and Pastor Erma Raymond. She is also survived by brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and many other relatives, friends and her church family.

Homegoing Celebration will be Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Bernard C. McNair, Eulogist and Co-Pastor, Joanne McNair, Presider. Her remains will lie in state at the funeral home on Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 11:00 AM until the funeral hour. Interment will take place Monday, April 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, GA.