Josephine Jackson DeVore of Newark entered into rest July 18, 2023. Daughter of the late Rufus and Nancy Jackson, loving mother of Adrian DeVore, former spouse of Jesse DeVore, Jr., sister of Henry Jackson and Lela Harvey. She was predeceased by her siblings, Sylvia, Nancy Elaine, and Rufus James Jackson, Jr. She is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and a great-great niece. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Seventh Street Bistro, c/o Memorial West United Presbyterian Church, 286 S 7th Street, Newark.
Memorial Service
Saturday 11/04/2023 2:00pm
St. John Baptist Church
137 Fairmount Ave.
Newark, NJ
Memorial Service will be live streamed. You may download the Memorial Service Program to follow along. See below.
Jo and I were classmates at South Side High. Because I had no real family of my own, Jo treated me as a sister, and introduced me to her family, who welcomed me in also. I have never forgotten this, and was so happy to re-connect with her in her later life. Jacqueline Anthony-Sickinger
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