Individual Details

J W Jackson, 88, of Beaumont, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 2, 2009. He was born in Shelbyville, Texas on July 14, 1921 to C F and Kate Jackson. After WWII he moved to Orange to work at Consolidated Steel Shipyard and later the Boilermakes Local 587.
Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Ione Wood, Gay Neil Moor, June McGill, Sandy Parkhurst; brothers, Alan Jackson and Charles Jackson; grandchildren, Jay Medore and Melissa Medore. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Iva Jane Jackson and children, Lynda Medore of New Braunfels, Jennifer Bryan of Canyon Lake, and Douglas Jackson of Beaumont; sister, Billie Grindal; brother, Alan Wayne Jackson of Orange; grandchildren, Holly Cruise and husband Randy of Lumberton, Todd Hamilton and wife Kimberly of San Antonio, Shelli Jackson of Bridge City, Jason Jackson of Beaumont, and spiritual grandson Jim Castellan of Beaumont and numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will take place Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 10 AM at Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 11 AM.
Interment will be at 11 AM, Thursday, August 6th at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center, Texas.

Birth	14 Jul 1921	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas
Death	2 Aug 2009	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
Burial		Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas

Spouse

Iva Jane Adams (1925 - 2019)

Father	Charles Francis Jackson (1895 - 1991)
Mother	Era Katherine Goodson (1901 - 1991)
Sibling	Olan Jackson (1919 - 2008)
Sibling	Ione Jackson (1924 - 1988)
Sibling	Billie Marie Jackson (1927 - 2020)
Sibling	GaNell Jackson (1928 - 2004)
Sibling	Barbara June Jackson (1932 - 2006)
Sibling	Mary Eva "Sandy" Jackson (1934 - 2009)
Sibling	Larry Charles "Butch" Jackson (1938 - 1997)
Sibling	Allen Wayne "Nick" Jackson (1944 - 2011)