WINNSBORO – Before Barbara Jackson hired on at the Winnsboro post office in December, 1989, she says she didn’t even know where the post office was located. When she retired last month, she says it was like leaving family – not only those she worked with at the post office, but those she delivered the mail to as well.
“I was working part time at the Northeast Columbia post office when my boss, who was from Winnsboro, was transferred to the Winnsboro post office. He thought I was a good worker and asked me if I’d like to transfer to Winnsboro,” she says. “So, I did.”
“My job in Winnsboro as the Route 1 rural letter carrier has been a wonderful experience,” says Jackson, affectionately known as B.J. to friends, co-workers, and her Winnsboro rural route customers. “After delivering their mail for all those years, I got to know the people on my route and they got to know me. I’ve got more mamas and poppas out there than you could imagine,” she says with a smile.
She says she watched many of the children on her route grow up, get married, and have children of their own. One of her fondest memories is of children gathering around her vehicle when she delivered packages to their homes.
