Gwendolyn J. Cross

September 26, 1951 - July 10, 2017

Mansfield: Gwendolyn Joyce Cross, 65, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital after an extended illness. Gwendolyn was born September 26, 1951, in Evergreen, AL, to the late Hubbard Jackson and Velma Jewel Wright-Jackson. She made Mansfield her home. She retired from Rable Machine Inc., after over 30 years. She attended Latter Rain COGIC for many years. She leaves to cherish in her memory her son, Brian (Nikki) Cross Sr.; special niece, Belinda (Jay) Lindsay; three sisters, Ella Jean Likely, Gloria J. (Kenny) Jackson and Mardine Leavell; three brothers, Byron (Clora) Frank Jackson, Johnny Albert Jackson and Kendall Jackson; four grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Tyisha R. Cross; two brothers, Bobby Jo Jackson and Ronnie D. Jackson. The services will be held Saturday, July 15, 2017, at 11 a.m., with one-hour prior calling at Latter Rain COGIC, 259 Glessner Ave., with Supt. Louis Blevins Jr., officiating. The burial will be Monday, July 17, 2017, at 11 a.m., at Mansfield Cemetery Association Inc. The family will be receiving relatives and friends at the home of the son, 184 Foster St., Mansfield, Ohio 44902, daily from 6 – 8 p.m., until the day of the services. The family has entrusted Small’s Funeral Services with the arrangements.