Nora Brakefield Sackman

Nora Brakefield Sackman was born in Monroe, AR on February 24, 1921, and went to be with her Lord on March 2, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, March 5, 2017 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Calvin Stapp officiating. Interment will be in Beulah Methodist Cemetery in Calhoun, LA.

Mrs. Sackman and her husband, James were founding members of Evangel Temple in Monroe, LA where she attended for over 25 years. Nora was a loving and devoted wife to her husband, James G. Sackman, Sr. for 62 years prior to his death in March 2007. She graduated with a Business Degree from Northeast Louisiana State College. In 1961, she and her husband started Brakefield-Sackman Insurance Agency. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother.

Survivors: four children, Kay Sackman Takewell of Biloxi, MS, James G. Sackman, Jr. of West Monroe, LA, Bobby L. Sackman and wife, Celeste of Benton, LA and Christy Sackman Williams and husband, Tim of West Monroe, LA; grandchildren, Tiffany Takewell Franklin and her 5 children, Kayla Sackman Counts, 4 children, Dustin Sackman, Kally Sackman McGrew, husband Casey, Annelle Parker Kilpatrick, husband Jason, 2 children, Michael Parker, Jackie Dollins Tichenor and husband, Wes and their 3 children, Jenni Dollins Gomila and husband, Billy and their daughter, and Ian Dollins and wife, Jennifer.

Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe.

Memorials may be made to Jacksons Hope in honor of her great grandson, Jackson Tichenor at www.jacksonshope.com or email jacksonshope@yahoo.com.

The family would like to give special thanks to the Doctors, Nurses and staff in ICU at Glenwood Hospital and to the staff of First Choice Hospice.