Virginia “Ginger” Lynn Heath, nee Jackson, 87, of Belleville, IL, born Wednesday, October 26, 1938, in Newport, AR, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2026 at St. Paul’s Home in Belleville, IL.

Ginger worked as a Director of Nursing for a Nursing Homes in the State of Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her:

  • Parents: Johnathan Thomas and Olive Corrine, nee Page, Jackson
  • Brothers:
    • Claude Jackson
    • Jerry Jackson
    • Pete Jackson
  • Granddaughter: Narciza Hernandez

Surviving are her:

  • Twins:
    • Robin Kimberly (Winfield Jr.) Curlee of St. Louis, MO
    • Robert Kevin Skinner of St. Louis, MO
  • Daughter: Dana Karen Varela of Pontoon Beach, IL
  • Grandchildren:
    • Ryan (Angel) Hernandez
    • David Hernandez Jr.
    • Richard Skinner
    • Michael (Alysa) Curlee
    • Thomas (Tiffany) Curlee
  • Great-Grandchildren:
    • Brittney Hernandez
    • Courtney Hernandez
    • Aliyah Hernandez
    • Hannah Skinner
    • Ryland Skinner
    • Seven Skinner
    • Cain Curlee
    • Ryder Curlee
    • Reyna Trogler
    • Emrie Curlee
    • Evren Curlee
    • Eliana Curlee
  • Brother: Wendell Jackson of Newport, AR
  • Sister: Ann Jackson of Newport, AR

Memorials: Memorials may be made to the Cerebral Palsy Of Southwestern Illinois.

Services: Private Interment will be held.