Obituary of Janet Becker-Jackson

JANET BECKER-JACKSON, a resident of Pearland, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at her home at the age of 45 years. Janet was born August 1, 1961 in Danville, Illinois to the late John Jacob Becker and Betty Smitley Becker. A former resident of Georgetown, Illinois, Janet worked as a computer engineer for Halliburton Industries. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Janet was a member of the Houston Vegetarian Society and was very involved with environmental protection issues and animal rights. Janet is preceded in death by her father, John Jacob Becker and a brother, Richard Allen Becker. She is survived by a loving family; her husband, Andrew Jackson; two sons, Joseph John Becker and Caleb Becker McClure, both of Pearland; her mother, Betty Smitley Becker; brother, Jerry D. Becker and his wife, Catherine, of Keystone Heights, Florida; three sisters, Mary Ellen Gocken and her husband, Dan, of Ridgefarm, Illinois, Pamela Jane Hawker and her husband, Jerry, of Danville, Illinois and Kathi Sue Verstraete and her husband, Victor, of Burleson, Texas; her former husband, Dan A. McClure, of Pearland; numerous other relatives and a host of friends. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, October 20, 2006, at Clayton Funeral Home of Pearland. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, October 21, 2006, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3300 Southfork Dr. @ CR 90, in Pearland with Bishop Bradley S. Owens officiating. Interment will follow at Paradise South Cemetery, in Pearland. For those desiring, memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Farm Sanctuary, www.farmsanctuary.org, Bo’s Place, www.bosplace.org, or Houston Hospice, www.houstonhospice.org.