Ed Ray Jackson

1950 - 2021

Ed Ray Jackson passed away on July 16, 2021, with his family by his side. He was preceded in death by his father Raymond Jackson, mother, Francis Jackson, and sisters Treva Fagan and Brenda Brown. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his son Aaron Jackson (Allison) who are expecting their first child in September, his son Adam (Amy) and their children Jhett and Emma Jackson.

Ed was born on December 25, 1950, in Wabash County, Indiana. He attended Southwood High School through his sophomore year before transferring to Peru High School. While at Peru, he earned varsity letters in baseball, basketball, football and track. Ed graduated in 1969 and went onto run track at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Ed graduated in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a minor in Mathematics. As a life loyal sig, Ed Jackson was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

After graduating from Ball State in 1973, he taught middle school math and coached boys' football and basketball at Maconaquah. He met and married Kathy in 1974 and moved to Seymour in 1982 where he became a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments. Ed's goal was to help his clients achieve financial independence by helping them meet their goals. Ed was involved in many community activities where he served on the board for Girls Inc., was a past president of the Seymour chapter of International Rotary where he received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award, and a founding member of the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation. In November of 2018 Ed and Kathy became permanent residents of Venice, Florida, where enjoyed boating and golfing.

A celebration of life service will be held in Venice, Florida, July 27, with interment at Venice Memorial Gardens. A Mass will be held at St. Ambrose Church in Seymour, Indiana, August 14, 2021, at 11 a.m. There will be a celebration of life reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus following the Mass. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to St Jude's Children Cancer Research Center.

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