David Allan (D.J.) Jackson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Graveside services for David Allan (D.J.) Jackson, age 61, of Rusk are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2014 in Providence Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr. Jackson passed away May 30, 2014 in a Jacksonville hospital. He was born May 10, 1953 in LaMarque, TX to Alton Davis and Betty Groves Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a resident of Cherokee county for 42 years and of Rusk for 22 years. He retired from Rusk State Hospital after 28 years of service, worked in the tree service for many years and was of the Jewish faith. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Allen and Thelma Westbrook, Gleason and Elizabeth Jackson, father, Alton Jackson. Survivors include his mother, Betty Lou Jackson of Deer Park, TX, wife, Gwen Jackson of Rusk, two sons, Jacob Ryan Jackson of Rusk, Kayne Rios Jackson of Rusk, two daughters and sons-in-law, Jessica and Jim Henderson of Rusk, Marisol and Ray Jimenez of Longview, TX, three grandchildren, Makayla and Makinley Henderson of Rusk, Zachariah Jimenez of Longview, sister and brother-in-law, John and Debbie Willis of Deer Park, one niece, one nephew and one great nephew. Pallbearers will include Walter Latner, T.J. Tinsley, Kent Stanley, Mark Stevens, Jacob Jackson and Kayne Rios Jackson. There will be no visitation.

David Allan (D.J.) Jackson

May 10, 1953 - May 30, 2014