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He was born to James E. Jackson and Blanch H. Jackson in Nottoway County, Blackstone, Va., on May 9, 1923. James married Rosina Pierce; out of that union they had one daughter, Evelyn R. Casey.
He started barbering in 1944 with his brother, Willie Jackson, on Halifax Street in the Blue Bird Theater shop and then moved to Gill Street for a few years, before he acquired 719 High St., known as Snow's and Billy's Barber Shop. He loved barbering and also enjoyed fishing and hunting. James was a devoted member of Mount Olivet Baptist Church for many years.
He is preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny Jackson and Earnest Jackson, and one sister, Lucy B. Rose.
He leaves to mourn his passing, one daughter, Evelyn R. Casey (Herman); seven grandchildren; two brothers, Willie Jackson and Benjamin Jackson (Lillian); two sisters, Chaplain Sadie Williams (Chaplain W. Williams) and Mrs. Gertrude Jackson (Lee); a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, friends and a devoted friend.
"Sleep on beloved brother, sleep on and take your rest. Lay down thy head upon thy Savior's breast. We love you well but Jesus loves you best. Until we meet again before His throne."
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 800 Augusta Ave., Petersburg, Va.; the Rev. Wesley K. McLaughlin, pastor, officiating. Interment to follow at Dinwiddie Memorial Park.
Honorary and active pallbearers are asked to assemble at 10:30 a.m. at the church.
The family will assemble at 10 a.m. at 520 Pegram St., Petersburg, the day of the service.
Family members and friends are invited to pay final tribute to Mr. Jackson online at www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com and where you may view a video tribute online or at the establishment.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of the J.M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Inc., 102 South Ave., Petersburg, Va., (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com.
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BILLY
October 8, 2008
God is not sitting on some distant cloud
He is on His throne in Heaven right now
He is watching everything we say and do
He is not someone that can be fooled
He knows us when we are in a large crowd
He even knows us well enough to single us out
He knows our hearts and what's on our minds
He knows when our beliefs are by design
Some people attend church for appearances' sake
All the while professing to be a person of faith
They cloak their thoughts and actions behind a mask
Forgetting that God will one day take them to task
He might delay His judgment until the last day
But then He'll will rip away their masquerade
We can't fool God as we might our fellowman
He knows exactly where we stand
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