Lewis Jackson

Lewis Jackson, son of Arletha Tilson of Parma and the late Epp Frost, was born on Jan. 9, 1944, at Newton, Miss., and died in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital at Jackson, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the age of 64.

Mr. Jackson was a member of the Church On The Rock near Sikeston, a former truck driver for Atlas Carriers in Searcy, Ark., a veteran of the United States Army, and a resident of Parma.

He is survived by one daughter, Jill Jackson of New Jersey; his mother and step-father, Arletha and Robert Tilson of Parma; three brothers, Otis Jackson of Cape Girardeau, Larry Williamson of Memphis, Tenn., and George Jackson of Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Maudessa Rose of Parma and Ruby Logan of Newton, Miss.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Williamson.

Visitation will be held from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2008, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Curtis True officiating.

Interment will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery at Malden.