Leslie “Cissy” Jackson Wiggins, age 64, of Swainsboro, passed away Friday, May 15, 2026, at Emanuel Medical Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 19, at 11 a.m. in Peebles - Curry Memorial Chapel with Elder Sam Bowen and Reverend Don Carroll officiating. Interment followed in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Family received friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to funeral service.
Pallbearers were Odie Durden, Jamie Henry, Mike Henry, Mark Kirby, Buster Wiggins and Darrell McNure.
Cissy was born on April 9, 1962, in Swainsboro, to the late Alvin James Jackson and Carol Scarboro Jackson. She was a strong-willed woman with a big personality and a heart for adventure. Cissy loved to travel and take vacations, and if nobody else wanted to go, she was perfectly happy to go on her own. She enjoyed life and found happiness in the simple things, whether it was watching Scooby-Doo, listening to country music, or sitting outside admiring hummingbirds.
Cissy was also talented with her hands and loved woodworking. She was known for being smart, independent, and able to do anything she put her mind to. More than once, she surprised people with her many talents and determination. Cissy worked for many years in the cutting room at Creston before serving an additional 15 years as a correctional officer. She will be remembered for her independence, her strength, and the special way she lived life exactly as she wanted.
Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Joe Wiggins; son, Adam Wiggins; sister, Tammy Barton (Lyn); brother, Mitch Jackson; special nieces and nephew, Matthew Barton, Malanie Freeman and Maegan Shafer; special great-nieces and great-nephews, Thomas Freeman, Tatum Freeman, Wyatt Shafer and Whitley Shafer; along with several other extended family members and many dear friends.
Durden-Hudson Funeral Directors of Swainsboro was in charge of arrangements.
