Juanita Jackson Haywood
Juanita Jackson Haywood was born on October 25, 1930, in Athens, Georgia.
She transitioned home on January 19, 2023. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hixson.
Juanita was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Savannah Watkins; brothers, Robert L. Watkins Sr., and Curtis W. Watkins; husband, John Haywood.
She is survived by her children, Joyce Flint, Russell Jackson, Elder Charles (Vicki) Jackson, Victor (Denise) Jackson, and Barbara (David) McElvain, all of Chattanooga, Tennessee; 12 grandchildren, Minister Bruce Suttles, Artnita Paris, Valerie Baker, Marcel Jackson, Derrick Jackson, Jeremy Jackson, Christopher Jackson, Charles P. Jackson, Victor Jackson II, Dr. Jermaine Jackson, April Brown, and Usani McElvain; 17 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives.
Juanita will lie in state from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the funeral home.
A funeral service will be held at noon on Friday, Jan. 27, at Resurrected Baptist Church, at 2230 East 18th Street.
Interment will be in Lakewood Memory Gardens East.
Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995.