Jacqqlin Marie ?Jackie? Pohren

Jacqqlin Marie ?Jackie? Pohren, 74, of Donnellson, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the West Point Care Center, in West Point.

Friends called from 1 to 7 p.m., today at Schmitz Funeral Home, in Donnellson, Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Schmitz Funeral Home, in Donnellson, with Rev. Peg Ellingson officiating.

Burial will be at Evangelical Cemetery, near Donnellson.

Memorials may be made in her memory to Raisin Em Up Daycare or Lee County Hospice. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.

Pohren was born on Sept. 29, 1942, in Kirksville, Mo., the daughter of Pearl and Daisy (Stice) Garrison. On June 14, 1958, she married Leonard Meade, in Memphis, Mo. He preceded her in death. On June 15, 1986, she married Gary R. Pohren, in Donnellson.

She was a member of Donnellson United Methodist Church and the North Lee County Council of Churches.

For many years she was a caregiver for the elderly and children in the Donnellson community.

She enjoyed cooking for the church and her family, camping, fishing, gardening, canning, and being with her children and grandchildren.

Pohren is survived by her husband, Gary, of Donnellson; six children, Ron (Audrey) Meade, of Niota, Ill., Larry (Lisa) Meade, of Ft. Madison, Alan (Chantelle) Meade, of Mesa, Ariz., Vanessa (Annie Sawasaki) Meade, of Anchorage, Alaska, Michelle (David) Pezley, of Ft. Madison, and Tony (Kim) Pohren, of Donnellson; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ruth (Roger) DeBuhr, of Donnellson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leonard; five brothers; and four sisters.