Mr Charlie Wesley Jackson's Obituary
Charlie, 99, slipped away into Heaven Oct. 11, 2007 after an enjoyable lunch with his friends from Buckner Westminster Place in Longview, TX. He left this world surrounded by friends to join his loved ones who have gone on before. He has lived in various Buckner facilities since 1991. He had been a Christian for 55 years, and active member of the Baptist Church. Many of those years he was Sunday School Superintendent and Usher. He served on multiple committees including chairman of pulpit committees. He took all of these seriously and served with his whole heart and energy. He was born Jan. 28, 1908 in Charleston, MO to the late Jody & Maude Jackson. He was one of 10 children. He began farming, with his father, at 6 years of age. At that time, he was carrying a man’s workload as he plowed with 8 mules across. He left the farm at age 16 and moved to Evansville, Indiana to work on the Ford assembly line. He also worked in a furniture factory. At age 19, he moved to Houston, Texas and began his career as a furniture salesman, and then on to Credit Mgr. at Stower’s Furniture Co. He also worked for Sinclair Refinery during World War II. After the war, he worked for Suniland Furniture Co. as amanager of their warehouses. He married Freddie Mae Rausheck March 15, 1930. He is preceded in death by his wife, Freddie Mae, and 1 grandson, Greg Smith of Houston, TX. Survivors include 2 daughters and 2 sons-in-law, Bobbie & Budd Allen of Sun Lakes, AZ and Gloria & Weldon McElreath of Holly Lake Ranch, TX; 3 grandsons, Wayne McElreath of Plano, TX, Russ McElreath of Frisco, TX and Randy Smith of Oklahoma City, OK; 1 granddaughter, Elizabeth Spicker of Tuscon, AZ; 3 sisters, Ella Moore & Frances Slaten of Charleston, MO and Evelyn Sanders of Sikeston, MO; and 13 great grandchildren. He was one of a kind. We will all miss him.
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