On Tuesday, December 3, 2025, Delores Ann Cottingham Jackson, 79 years old, passed away at her home in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Delores was the daughter of Percy L. Cottingham, Sr. and Dorothea Croswell Cottingham. Delores was born in Crisfield, Maryland on August 20,1946 and raised in Marion Station, Maryland.
Delores was educated in the Somerset County School System having attended Carter G. Woodson Elementary and High School. She attended John Wesley United Methodist Church in Marion Station, Maryland as a youth and throughout much of her adulthood until after meeting and marrying Richard Jackson, Sr. of Withmans, Virginia on April 1, 1966 They made their home in Bridgeton, New Jersey and sometime later their family grew to three children, Angela Cottingham, Richard Jackson, Jr. and Christine Jackson.
Delores retired from the Prudential Insurance Company in Millville, New Jersey and the Cumberland County School System.
Delores leaves to cherish her memory; her husband of 59 years, Richard Jackson of Bridgeton, New Jersey; children, Richard Jackson, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA. and Christine Jackson of Millville; three grandchildren, Deeanna Pierce (Joshua) of Millville, New Jersey, Brian Cottingham (Kayla) of Vineland, New Jersey and Aaliyah Leslie of Swedesboro, New Jersey; ten great grandchildren; two sisters, Diane Johnson of Parsonsburg, Maryland and Jacqueline West of Salisbury, Maryland; two sisters-in-law, Bertha Cottingham of Laurel, Maryland, Teresa Jackson of Hopewell, New Jersey; and two brothers-in-law; Willie Jackson of Hopewell, New Jersey and Leon Jackson of Vineland, New Jersey. Delores was preceded in death by; both her parents; one daughter, Angela Cottingham; five brothers, Jimmy, Llewellyn, Percy, Jr., Donald and Eugene Cottingham; and two sisters, Gertrude Croswell and Barbara Nock.
Sadly Submitted by;
The Family
Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, December 19, 2025 at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 1107 State Highway 77, Upper Deerfield Twp., NJ. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 10 AM to 11 AM prior to the services. Interment will take place at Overlook Cemetery, 100 Overlook Drive, Bridgeton. Written condolences can be sent to the family through the Funeral Home website, www.padgettfuneralhomes.com.
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Condolences and sincere sympathy to the Cottingham family especially her sister Diane 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Dear family, from our hearts to your hearts, we send our deepest condolences. We will gain strength from each other as we go through this very sad period.
George, Lloyd, and Samuel Ward
Family, my sincere condolences. Mrs Delores was a beautiful person. Praying
that you receive, Peace and strength during this difficult time.🙏🏽❤️
Sorry for lost, Prayers for the family, Gods blessing to you all 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I will continue to pray for my family, including my cousins Richie & Christine and Uncle Richard. May God give you all the strength and comfort you need during this time. My Aunt Delores was a beautiful person inside and out and she will greatly be missed.
Love you❤️
Tammy
Aunt Dolores will be sincerely missed. May Jehovah provide support, encouragement and the ability to cope during this great loss to my cousins and Uncle Richard.