Ms. Jackie Dedmon, age 87 of Benton, KY died on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at her home. She was a a very successful business woman who owned the KY Dam Bait Farm. She was also a member of the Eastern Star, and was a KY Colonel and KY Admiral.
Born Saturday, May 28, 1932 in Smithville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Buren B. Wilson and the late Pearl (Keith) Wilson.
Surviving are daughters, Mary Jayne Choat, husband Lindell of Kuttawa, KY and Linda Kay Dunn of Gilbertsville, KY; brother, Joe Wilson of Rock Island, TN; 4 grandchildren, Adam Embry, Tyler Dedmon, Grant Embry, and Katlan Bonds; and 7 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and son, Jimmy Dedmon; grandchildren, Bobby Dedmon and Waylon Perry, 4 brothers and 5 sisters.
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Collier Funeral Home, Benton, KY. Mitch Mathis will officiate.
Entombment will follow in Marshall Co. Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Benton, KY.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2019, at Collier Funeral Home, 211 West 5th, Benton, KY.
