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KEWANEE - Donald Jackson, 80, of Kewanee died at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, at the Illinois Veteran's Home, LaSalle, Ill.
Born Feb. 9, 1927, in Toulon, the son of James E. and Agnes (Armstrong) Jackson, he married Marjorie Reeves on Sept. 16, 1956, in Elmira.
She survives, along with one son, Ed (and Tammy) Jackson of Kewanee; three daughters, Laurie (and Todd) Steger of Kewanee, Tammy (and Dave) Slifer of Warrensburg, Mo., and Brenda (and Dion) Queen of Wayne, Ill.; and 11 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
He farmed in the Elmira area his entire life until retiring to Kewanee.
He was a 25-year member of the Toulon Masonic Lodge, a 40-year member of the Toulon American Legion and a member of the former Wyoming Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a lifetime member and past board member of the Stark County Historical Society. For many years, he took care of the flags and crosses on Memorial Day for the Elmira Cemetery.
He was a member of the Elmira United Presbyterian Church, where he served as elder, trustee, Sunday school superintendent and youth fellowship advisor.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at Elmira United Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Judy Cook will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at DeBolt-Kidd Funeral Home, with a Masonic service at 8 p.m. Burial will be in the Elmira Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Toulon American Legion, his church or to the Illinois Veteran's Home.
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Randall Allen
December 20, 2007
Marge,
My deepest sympathy to you and your family.
Sharon Vilatte
December 18, 2007
All of you have my deepest sympathy.The few times I was around Don he seemed to be a very happy man.My guess it came from the love of his entire Family.To you Marge take every day as it comes believe you me I know what you are going through mostly at this time of the year.It's hard but with Gods understanding he will be there for you.I know Don and Barney are in a better place than what they were in at the end.They both are probably hoping their is some kind of sports in Heaven.To my Godson Court,it's not an easy thing to lose a Grandparent that was so close to you,but just remember all the fond memories you two shared and hold on to them forever. I will be praying for all of you.God Bless!
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