Rosaetta “Nana” Mays Jackson died peacefully on 4 March 2018 at Lowry Hills in Aurora, Colorado at the age of 73.

 

Rosaetta is survived by her sons, Charles Gaines (Jackie Ward-Gaines) of Colorado and Paul Gaines (Zsa’nee Gaines) of Colorado and siblings, Calvin Mays Jr of Michigan, Shirley Shaw of Michigan, and Olivia Patrick (Joseph Patrick) of Michigan, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews and friends. She is preceded in death by her mother Leola Mays and husband Ethelbert Jackson of Colorado and sister Vivian Lackey of Michigan and brother Ned Mays of Michigan.