Freda Ruth Smith Jackson

Freda Ruth Smith Jackson, 83, of Batesville died Thursday. Survivors: son, Charley Jackson; daughter: Linda Ruth Jackson; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Roller-Crouch Chapel, Batesville. Burial: Blue Springs Cemetery, Newark. Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Saturday prior to service. Memorials: Paragould Children's Homes, Inc., 5515 Old Walcott Rd., Paragould, Ark. 72450 and Caring Hands Hospice, 2000 Harrison, Suite E, Batesville, Ark. 72501. www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.