Virginia "Ginger" Jolly Ackfeld

Virginia "Ginger" Jolly Ackfeld, 73, passed away on December 28, 2016 after a long illness in Houston, Texas. She was holding her daughter's hand as she took the hand of Christ. Ginger was born September 25, 1943 in Muskogee, Oklahoma but moved with her family to Pampa, Texas at an early age. After graduating from Pampa High School in 1962, she attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. In 1967 she married Virgil Ackfeld, a pilot and an officer in the United States Air Force. She lived in many exciting places while her husband was in the service. She returned to Pampa in 1973 where she lived until 1998 when she moved to Houston to be near her children. For many years she co-owned with her mother the Merle Norman Cosmetics Studio in Pampa. She was an active life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was deeply religious and spiritual and passed those values onto her family. She would call her son in law, who is a police officer, every morning to say a prayer for his safety on the job. She loved shopping and all things girly. She was an avid reader and sometimes had as many as 10 books going at one time. She loved butterflies, hot air balloons, and above all things airplanes. She had a vibrant and easy going personality. She was easy to talk to and always made people feel at comfortable . She was a wonderful mother and doting grandmother to her only Grandson. She is survived by her daughter Megan Cockrill and husband Ken of Houston; a son Andrew Ackfeld of Houston; a stepdaughter Jackie Fraizer and husband Scott of Flower Mound; and a grandson Dylan Cockrill; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Virginia and Lawrence William (L.W.) "Cap" Jolly and a brother Neil Jolly. A private ceremony will be held in Hawaii at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the 100 Club of Houston. The organization financially supports the families of law enforcement officers and fire fighters who have died in the line of duty.