1937
Lewis
2017
Lewis Merl Jackson, Sr.
May 20, 1937 — October 4, 2017
Lewis Merl Jackson, Sr., 80, of Lynchburg, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017. He was the husband of Lollas Hutcherson Jackson.
Lewis was born May 20, 1937 in Gladys, a son of the late Henry Clay Jackson and Della Eye Jackson. Lewis honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy, was a professional truck driver with ConAgra, and a parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: Joan Hamlett of North Carolina, Cathy Collins of Lynchburg, Lewis M. Jackson, Jr. and wife, Tamara, of Brookneal, Joseph C. Jackson of Bedford, and Chester Collins of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two sisters: Viola Puryear and Ida Perkins both of Lynchburg; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass for Lewis will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Monsignor J. Kenneth Rush as celebrant. Interment will be held privately at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Lewis was born May 20, 1937 in Gladys, a son of the late Henry Clay Jackson and Della Eye Jackson. Lewis honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy, was a professional truck driver with ConAgra, and a parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children: Joan Hamlett of North Carolina, Cathy Collins of Lynchburg, Lewis M. Jackson, Jr. and wife, Tamara, of Brookneal, Joseph C. Jackson of Bedford, and Chester Collins of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two sisters: Viola Puryear and Ida Perkins both of Lynchburg; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
A Funeral Mass for Lewis will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 9, 2017 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Monsignor J. Kenneth Rush as celebrant. Interment will be held privately at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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