Ms Barbara Nell Jackson

April 17, 1947 - October 13, 2017

Barbara Nell Jackson was welcomed into the lives of her parents, Willie and Marjorie Edith Evans on April 17, 2017 in Flatonia, Texas. She attended Fredrick Douglas in Flatonia and Randolph Schools in LaGrange. She was a member of the 1965-66 graduating class of Flatonia High School. Like her brother Fred, she loved cooking and was known for her mean pasta salad. She worked many years at the Food Court at Highland Mall in Austin. Later in life, she was converted her compassionate caring spirit for others into a new calling. She prepared for it by becoming a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant). She worked at Memorial Medical Nursing Home in San Antonio, Texas, and the medical field for over 20 years. Barbara loved her family and friends dearly. She loved being in their presence. When her health began to fail, she moved to Kyle, Texas with son Douglas Ray. She became attached to "Ba Ba", his dog. She and "Ba Ba" walked throughout the neighborhood. "Ba Ba" was by her side as she tended the garden Clifton had planted. She bragged about the okra, peas and tomatoes it produced. Barbara entered eternal rest on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Hayes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in San Marcos. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Fred D. Evans, Willie Roy Evans, one sister Carol Lafond and a son Isaac Hughes, Jr. Her memories will be cherished by her son, Douglas R. Hughes of Kyle, Texas; two sisters, Laura Grant (Charles) of Flatonia, Texas, Mary Ann Chamberlin of San Diego, California; two brothers, Bishop Evans (Laverne) of San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Ray Charles Evans (Dr. Anja of Hixson, Tennessee, many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives