Ms. Alberta Cross Jackson, 83, of Chatsworth, Georgia, departed this life Friday, December 22, 2017 at the local hospital. Alberta was born April 12, 1934.Services to celebrate the life of Ms. Alberta Cross Jackson will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. from the Melrose Chapel of Ponders Funeral Home with Reverend Ronald Guffey and Reverend Robert Beavers officiating. She will be laid to rest at the Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M.Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.pondersfuneralhome.comArrangements by locally owned and operated Ponders Melrose Chapel & Dalton Crematory, Dalton, GA. (706)226-4002 YOUR SELECTED INDEPENDENT FUNERAL HOME