Jacqueline (Jacqui) Pool

Jacqueline (Jacqui) Pool, 64, of Brooks County, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at her home.

She was born October 13, 1950, in Rockford, IL, a daughter of the late Maurice J. and Ruth L. Gates. For many years she taught at Hahira Elementary School and Pine Grove Elementary School, primarily third grade. Jacqui was a Presbyterian by faith, had taught ukulele classes as a volunteer with Learning In Retirement at V.S.U., was a member of the Strummers Act II, and loved music.

She is survived by her husband of thirty-five years, Thomas W. (Tom) Pool of Brooks County; son, Willie D. Pool of Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa Pool Smith and Lt. Col. Andrew M. Smith of Tucson, AZ, and their children, Arrianna, Jaron and Trenton Smith; one sister, Maureen Bianchi and her husband Frank of Redford Township, MI; and a nephew, Frank Bianchi III and his wife Christine of Goodrich, MI, and their children, Caitlyn and Frank Bianchi IV.

A Memorial Service for Mrs. Pool will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2015, at the Chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard Hart officiating. The family will receive friends a half hour prior to the service and following the service at the funeral home. Please consider donations in her memory to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanefuneralservices.com. Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta.


Funeral Home:
Carson McLane Funeral Home
2215 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA
US 31602