Thomas Gerald Jackson
November 4, 1916 — February 15, 2006
Thomas Gerald Jackson, 89, of 2465 Third Avenue died Wednesday, February 15, 2006, in Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, following a short illness. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Robert Jackson. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to service time on Sunday at the funeral home. Private Burial: Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; four children, Jerry (Valerie) Jackson of Ft. Myers, Florida, Stanley (Cathy) Jackson of Hazelwood, Missouri, Shirley Hard of Phoenix, Arizona and Steven (Sheri) Jackson of Crestline, California; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Gordon and three sisters, Edith, Elsie and Anna.
Thomas was born November 4, 1916, the son of John W. and Ora Alice (Morris) Jackson in Cory, Indiana. On July 20, 1941, he married Thelma M. Wellman in Jasonville, Indiana. The couple farmed in Indiana and Missouri before moving to Marion in 1968. He was employed at the Cedar Rapids Post Office, retiring in 1990.
Thomas enjoyed gardening, giving most of his produce to the neighbors, writing letters to the editor at the Marion Times and the Gazette.
He was in excellent health until just recent months. His faith sustained him as his health failed. Thomas was a dreamer, a realist and if a goal became unreachable, he would change his goal.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; four children, Jerry (Valerie) Jackson of Ft. Myers, Florida, Stanley (Cathy) Jackson of Hazelwood, Missouri, Shirley Hard of Phoenix, Arizona and Steven (Sheri) Jackson of Crestline, California; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Gordon and three sisters, Edith, Elsie and Anna.
Thomas was born November 4, 1916, the son of John W. and Ora Alice (Morris) Jackson in Cory, Indiana. On July 20, 1941, he married Thelma M. Wellman in Jasonville, Indiana. The couple farmed in Indiana and Missouri before moving to Marion in 1968. He was employed at the Cedar Rapids Post Office, retiring in 1990.
Thomas enjoyed gardening, giving most of his produce to the neighbors, writing letters to the editor at the Marion Times and the Gazette.
He was in excellent health until just recent months. His faith sustained him as his health failed. Thomas was a dreamer, a realist and if a goal became unreachable, he would change his goal.
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