Velda Yvonne Jackson

Born on April 21, 1950 in Barbados, West Indies, Velda Yvonne Forde was the mother of the late Wendy Coombs-Montague, Mark Alexander Coombs, Sr. and Tami Jedine Jackson-Caudle. Additionally, she is survived by her (8) grandchildren: DeShawn JeRay, Ricardo Anthony, LaTara Nicole, Keziah Yvette, Jeremy Kyri, Corey Nick, Sarah Naima, and Mark Alexander Jr. She was the fifth youngest in line of seven siblings: Jean, Irvine, Thelma, Merton, June and David.

Prior to earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University), Velda attended Austin Community College (ACC) and began her career as a Financial Aid Specialist in the very same institution at the Rio Grande Campus.

As a loving mother, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, mentor and friend to so many, Velda’s memory will continue to live within us all for an eternity. For any and everyone that Velda encountered, she remained daily equipped with a bright smile and positive attitude. In any situation, she was always prepared with a kind word and/or compliment to lift your spirits. As the saying goes “Every cloud has a silver lining” and on several occasions she was that lining. Velda was sincerely loved and will be missed dearly.

The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, located on 1010 Black Locust Drive, Pflugerville, Texas 78660. The burial will be immediately following the memorial service at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are Mark Coombs, Sr., Tami Caudle, Irvine Forde, David Forde, Merton Forde, John Brannan, Dean Hutchinson, Timothy Jackson, Jeremy Kyri Caudle and Corey Nick Coombs.