Jackson, Myrtis

Held Long Career With Marriott

  • Monday, May 30, 2022
Myrtis Jackson
Myrtis Jackson

Myrtis Jackson, 63, of Chattanooga, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, in a local hospital.

 

She was employed by Marriott for 34 years.

 

Myrtis was preceded in death by her mother, Daisy Mae Morgan; father, JC Morgan, Sr.; brothers, HB Morgan, JC Morgan, Jr., and Donald Lee Morgan; sisters, Ollie Mae Morgan, Mary Louise Morgan, and Brenda Lee Morgan; stepson, Nathaniel Dewon Jackson.

 

Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Nathaniel Jackson, Jr.; sons, Demetric Morgan and Antonio Morgan; daughter, April Jackson Cook, all of Chattanooga; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Lenora Morgan, Patsy Ann Morgan, and Gail Morgan, all of Chattanooga; several nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends.

 

Myrtis will lie in state on Thursday, June 2, from 1-5 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.

 

Funeral services will be on Friday, June 3, at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel. Burial in Chattanooga National Cemetery.

 

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