Mr. James Jackson

November 17, 1936 - May 28, 2019

Mr. James Jackson, of Carrollton, Georgia, passed away on May 28, 2019. He was 82. Mr. Jackson was born on November 17, 1936 in Bowdon, Georgia to the late Cliff and Alice Jackson. He retired from Lamar Manufacturing where he worked in the pressing department. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his brothers, Tommy Jackson and John Jackson; and his sisters, Josephine Fletcher, Martha Isaacs, and Jane Toney. Survivors include his wife, Louise McGuire Jackson; his children, Melinda Jackson Vance and her husband, Tony, and Scott Jackson; his grandchildren and their spouses, Brian and Amanda Vance, Brittany and Zach Shryock; Ben and Darby Vance, and Timothy Jackson; and one great-grandchild, Myra Shryock. He is also survived by his three sisters, Beatrice Brown, Louise Bradley, and Rachel Johnson; his two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jesse and Betty Jackson and Howard and Sharon Jackson; and his two sisters-in-law, Sara Jackson and Dianne Jackson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Mountain View Baptist Church. Bro. Scott Estes will officiate and Mr. Jackson’s grandchildren will offer eulogies. Music will be provided by the church choir and Mr. Zach Shryock. Mr. Jackson’s grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, May 31, 2019 from 4:00 till 7:00 p.m.