Marguerite Jackson-Fields entered into eternal rest on March 19, 2019 in Baton Rouge, LA, where she resided; at the age of 79. She was a lifelong resident of New Orleans, until relocating after Hurricane Katrina. Marguerite is preceded in death by her mother Mary L. Barnes Jackson and father Allan Jackson. She leaves to cherish her loving memory seven children: Wilhelmina Henry, Leroy Micheal Fields, Willie Fields, Patricia Greathouse, Pecola Peters, Harriet Fields and Anita Nash. 1 daughter-in-law, 3 sons-in-law, 2 brothers, 7 sisters, 26 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren, 14 great great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends attended her Visitation and Homegoing Celebration on Friday, March 29, 2019 at The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy, NOLA 70126. Pastor Albert Fly was the officiant. Interment followed at St. Bernard Funeral Home Memorial Gardens, 701 W. Virtue St., Chalmette, LA 70043. Online guestbook: www.anewtraditionbegins.com.