Horace J. Jackson, 2003
Jackson Co., GA

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      Horace J. Jackson
      Horace J. Jackson, 68, of Jefferson, former owner of Jackson Funeral Home 
      for 33 years, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at BJC Medical Center, 
      Commerce, following a sudden illness.
      Mr. Jackson was born November 15, 1934, in Jackson County, a son of the 
      late Claude I. and Allene Crowe Jackson.
      He was a graduate of John A. Gupton Mortuary College, Nashville, Tenn., 
      and was a licensed funeral director for 42 years. Mr. Jackson was a member 
      of the First Baptist Church of Jefferson, where he served as a former 
      deacon and on numerous committees. He was a former board member of the 
      Jefferson City School Board of Education for over 12 years, where he 
      served as treasurer, and was instrumental in the building of the Jefferson 
      High School baseball field, which was dedicated in his honor in 1997.
      Mr. Jackson was also a member of G.F.D.A. and N.F.D.A. and a member of the 
      Georgia National Guard in the Gainesville Post. He was past president of 
      the Jefferson Rotary Club, former board member of the Woodbine Cemetery 
      Association and former board member of the Jefferson Housing Authority.
      Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 1, at the First 
      Baptist Church of Jefferson with the Revs. Cary Hilliard and Dennis Kesler 
      and Dr. Gerald Mitton officiating. Burial was in Woodbine Cemetery, 
      Jefferson. Larry Boyd, Doug Farmer, Walter Lentz, Delone Muse, Donald 
      Smith, Gene Tanner and Christopher Wheaton served as pallbearers.
      Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife, Raye Dean Jackson, Jefferson; one 
      son, Scott Jackson, Cartersville; one brother, Jerry Jackson, Chestnut 
      Mountain; and numerous nieces and nephews.
      Memorials may be made to the Jefferson First Baptist Church Building Fund, 
      P.O. Box 395, Jefferson, GA 30549, or to the Jefferson City Schools 
      Foundation, 575 Washington Street, Jefferson, GA 30549.
      Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of arrangements.
      The Jackson Herald, February 5, 2003