MONSON – Evangeline Deborah (Anderson) Jackson, 94, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Manor Care Nursing Facility, Pinehurst, N.C. She was born Aug. 20, 1917, in Monson, to Charles Frederick Anderson and Eda S. (Johnson) Anderson.
Evangeline was a graduate of Monson Academy as valedictorian. She was a graduate of the University of Maine, Orono, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She continued her education at Boston University School of Social Work. She was a member of the College Club and American Association of University Women. Her sorority was Pi Beta Phi. Evangeline worked as a social worker for six years with the Department of Health and Welfare in Maine and 27 years with Bergen County (N.J.) Department of Social Services. In 1985 Evangeline and her husband, Clifton, moved to the Sandhills of North Carolina and became avid golfers. They summered in Maine and Vermont, and attended The Village Chapel, Pinehurst, N.C., for many years, where she served two years as program chairman for Women of the Chapel and was on the Missions Committee.
Evangeline was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Clifton Walter Jackson, who died Dec. 29, 2005. She is survived by a niece, Sylvia Petterson Cousins, M.D., of Boca Raton, Fla.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, July 2, at Monson Community Church with Pastor David Ray Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery, Monson, beside her husband, Clifton. Arrangements by Crosby & Neal, Guilford. For an online guest register, go to
www.CrosbyNeal.com.