  Ike Bowen Jackson, 71, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2005, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Chapel. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Ike Bowen Jackson was born Oct. 28, 1933, in Dickens County. He was employed for 45 years with Dyn Corp. Ike was very active with Operation Orphans in Mason. To the teachers and student body at Ridglea Hills Elementary School, he was affectionately known as "granddad." Survivors: Wife of 49 and a half years, Jean Jackson; sons, William "Skip" Jackson and wife, Sharon, and David Jackson; daughter, Martha Green and Lee Keffer; grandchildren, Will, Michael, Carly, Cub, Christopher, John and Steven; eight great-grandchildren, including Sean, whom he was raising; two sisters; five brothers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 6/12/2005. |
