Ellen Jackson

Ellen Phillips Jackson, 58, mother of 11 children, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at home in Woodway.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 8, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 7201 Viking Drive, in Waco. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard.

Ellen served in many church capacities in music, teaching, and at various times and on many occasions as a leader of children, youth, and adults. In recent years she substitute taught at Midway ISD, particularly enjoying working with the special education students.

Ellen is survived by her husband of 37 years, Lawrence, 60, of Woodway; her mother, LaRue Phillips Pack of Idaho; brothers and a sister, Brent, Ray, Paul, Wayne, Vaughn and Nancy; her 11 children, Heather (Allen) Shutt of Greenville, Lorraine (Jack) Starks of Waco, David (Chelsea) of Dallas, Sarah (Matthew) Svedin of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Eric (Callie) of Dallas, William (Rebecca) of Austin, Rebecca (Travis) Woodsworth, McGregor, Mary (Luke) Mott of Waco, Daniel of Provo, Utah, Mark who is serving a two-year church mission in Rancagua, Chile, and Matthew of Woodway, and 18 grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the LDS Philanthropies Humanitarian Aid Fund are welcomed.
(www.ldsphilanthropies.org/humanitarian-services/)