Mr. Alfred B. Jackson, 83, of Sturgis, Mississippi, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at University Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 14, 2013, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Fancher, Rev. Wilburn Hill, and Rev. Danny Hill officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sturgis.
Born on October 24, 1929, Mr. Jackson was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer and was also a veteran serving in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.
Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rachel Hill Jackson of Sturgis; his son, Todd Jackson of Union, Mississippi; two sisters, Mercede Tabor Doty of Starkville, Mississippi, and Lelia Jackson of Sturgis; and two sisters-in-law, Frances Jackson and Helen Jackson both of Sturgis. He is preceded in death by his parents, Chapman and Susie Lloyd Jackson and three brothers, Genese, Reuben, and Lafayette “Boose” Jackson.
Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
