Jean J. Dearden (nee Jackson ), age 72, of Randallstown, died Sunday December 17, 2006 at University of MD Medical Center in Baltimore , MD. She was born in Abingdon , VA on October 19, 1934 the daughter of the late Harry G. Jackson and the late Anna Edith Jackson (nee Hitchon). She was the wife of Oliver “Ollie” B. Dearden of Randallstown married for 53 years. She was a bookkeeper for a Sales Company. Her love for travel began in her late teens, she was an avid reader, and also enjoyed the British Royal Family. She was the mother of Susan L. Dearden who resides in Baltimore with partner Linda Thoman and predeceased by son Andrew E. Dearden formerly of Sykesville where Widow A. Christine Dearden still resides. Devoted grandmother of Laura Bloom of Westminster , Scott Dearden of Pensacola , Florida , and Brian Dearden of Sykesville. Cherished sister of Margaret Metz of Bel Air and Richard Jackson of Cincinnati , Ohio . Friends and family are invited to visit at the Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA, 1212 W. Old Liberty Road, Winfield (Beside South Carroll High School) on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday December 21, 2006 at 11:30 AM at Liberty Reformed Presbyterian Church, 11301 Liberty Road, Owings Mills , MD with Pastor Russell Sukhia and Pastor Barry Cureton officiating. Private interment. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Liberty Christian School , 11303 Liberty Road , Owings Mills , MD 21117-0211 or American Diabetes Association, PO Box 1131 , Fairfax , VA 22038-1131 .