Katie Jean Jacks

April 15, 1921 - June 14, 2020

Katie Jean McGraw Jacks, 99, passed away June 14, 2020. She was born April 15, 1921 to Katie Bell Eastham McGraw and Benjamin Franklin McGraw. After graduating from Ouachita Baptist College, Katie married Louis Moore Jacks and moved to Sparkman, Arkansas where she was an active member of the First Baptist Church. In 1997, they retired to Fort Smith, Arkansas where she became a member of South Side Baptist Church. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her son-in-law Bart Lindsey, her siblings LaVetra Armstrong (Bob), Hallie Steed (Bob), Thomas McGraw, Sam McGraw (Luvien), Thelma McGraw (Ross), Vivian Bailey (Homer), Hazel Lewis (Doug), B. F. McGraw (Thelma), Dorcus Farley (Larry), Vern “Boots” McGraw, and her sister-in-law Margaret Deese (Wilson). She is survived by her son Louis Jacks (Gretchen) of Fort Smith, Arkansas and one daughter Sarah Jean Lindsey of Hot Springs, Arkansas, her grandchildren Kate O’Reilly (Steven), Samuel Jacks (Heather), Matt Lindsey (Annie), Marshall Jacks (Emily) and Nathan Jacks (Lauren) and her great grandchildren Anna Catherine Jacks, Harris Jacks, Bart O’Reilly, Eliana Jacks, Aaron Jacks, Thad Jacks, George O’Reilly, Ava Clare Jacks, Katie Beth Jacks, Robert Lindsey and Dawson Jacks. She is also survived by Sabrina Duncan, her faithful and loving caregiver of many years. She will be laid to rest at a family graveside service. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, services will be private. Arrangements are by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce, Arkansas. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.