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515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-7500
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-7500
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Sumter, SC 29150
803-775-7500

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Obituary for Jerry Jackson

Jerry James Jackson, 76, husband of Shirley Ann McLeod Jackson, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.

Born in Walton, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Leslie Leon Jackson and the late Audrey Ordith Paxton Jackson. Mr. Jackson attended Open Bible Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked in residential construction. He enjoyed working with his computer.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years; four children, Kenneth Jackson of Sumter, Robert “Bobby” Jackson (fiancé, Phyllis Rider) of Camden, Cindy Coursey (J.T.) and Greg Jackson (Lisa) both of Sumter; sixteen grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Jackson; and one brother, Larry Jackson.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Pressley officiating. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Matthew Jackson, Robert Jackson, Jr., Joseph Coursey, Phil Windham, Bruce Andrews, and Brian Haselden.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net
803-775-7500 Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home
515 Miller Rd
Sumter, SC 29150
Fax: 803-774-2037
Email: funeralhome@ftc-i.net