Edward jackson Dies At Bluford; Rites Thursday

Edward M. Jackson died at 6:15; this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clyde Ellis, on Route 3, Bluford.

He was 58, years three months and four days of age.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m., at the Oakdale church. The Rev. Bird Green will officiate and burial will be in Oakdale cemetery.

The body will lie in state at the Osborn Funeral Home at Dix, where friends may call after 7:00 p.m. today.

Mr. Jackson was born April 30, 1901 at Bluford, the son of Alfred Morton and Etta Jane (Davis) Jackson.

His first wife, Stella Mildred Jackson, died March 25, 19__ (See note below).

He was later married to Nellie Brookman, who survives.

He is survived by his wife, Nellie Jackson of Mt. Vernon; two sons, Oliver M. of Mt. Vernon and Carl D. of Aurora, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd Fleehart of Sterling, Colo., and Mrs. Clyde Ellis of Bluford; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Ray of DeKalb, Ill., and George of Montgomery, Ala.; and two sisters, Mrs. P.R. Richards of Mt. Vernon and Mrs. Loise Purdue of Pensacola, Fla.

A son preceded him in death.

Source: Mt. Vernon Register-News
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 1959
Transcribed and submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer
Relationship: 3rd cousin, twice removed

Note from Sandy:

I am including Stella's death record to show the actual date of death which differs from what the obituary has.

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name Stella Mildred Jackson
Birth Date 23 Feb 1912
Birth Place Illinois
Death Date 25 Mar 1940
Death Place MT Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois
Burial Date 27 Mar 1940
Burial Place Webber Township, Jefferson, Ill.
Cemetery Name Oakdale Cemetery
Death Age 28
Occupation Housekeeper
Race White
Marital Status M
Gender Female
Residence Bluford, Jefferson, Illinois
Father Name Oliver Morton Jackson
Father Birth Place Tennessee
Mother Name Almetta Weatherton
Spouse Name Edward Jackson
FHL Film Number 1831903