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Obituaries
March 12, 2025
Elizabeth Karen Martin Jackson

Jan. 11, 1955 – Feb. 4, 2025

A memorial gathering for Elizabeth Karen (Martin) Jackson, 70, of Fort Smith, Ark., was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Creekmore Park in Fort Smith.

Cremation service is being handled by Arkansas College of Health Education/Donor of Fort Smith.

Mrs. Jackson was born on Jan. 11, 1955, in Lynnwood, Calif., to Joseph Edward Martin and Katharina (Michael) Martin. She died on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Fort Smith.

She is survived by two daughters, Samantha Jackson of Fort Smith and Tabitha Jackson of Georgia; her mother, of Sallisaw; three sisters, Maria of Muldrow, Ruth of Alma Ark., and Margarete of Roland; one brother, Steve of Fort Smith; and one grandson.

She was preceded in death by her father; and one brother, Joseph Lugwig Martin.

Memorial donations may be made to the ACHE, College of Health Education/Donor program.

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