Jackie is survived by her children, Michael Thompson and his wife Becky of Charlotte, NC and Rene Leaver and her husband Mark of Lexington, KY; grandchildren, Austin Thompson of Charlotte, NC, Carter Thompson of Colorado Springs, CO, Sarah Milton (Dan) of Kingsville, MO, Samantha Leaver and Eliza Leaver of Lexington, KY; great grandchild Everett Milton; brother Dr. William Crutchfield (Mary) of Elizabeth City, NC; nephews Craig Crutchfield of Washington, DC and his children Michelle and Sophia, Sonny Crutchfield (Allison) of Pittsboro, NC and their children Patrick and Samantha, Percy Crutchfield (Janet) of Pittsboro, NC and their children Morgan and Owen; niece Patrice Crutchfield of Pittsboro, NC and her children Mikayla and Joshua. She is also survived Siobhan Sullivan Thompson of Mooresville, NC.
She is preceded in death by her parents James Clarence and Samantha Crutchfield of Pittsboro, NC and her brother Ralph Crutchfield and sister-in-law Patsy Crutchfield of Pittsboro, NC.
Jackie was born in Alamance county on December 2, 1938. She graduated from East Carolina University (College) in 1963 with Bachelor of Science, Speech Pathology. She had a long, illustrious career with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools as a beloved “speech teacher”; she impacted many children and young adults lives with her loving, clinical expertise. Jackie loved her family intensely, never met a stranger, had a gift for hospitality, was always the life of the party, and her passing will be grieved by more friends than any person deserves.
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