J. Harold Jackson Sr., 91, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, at his residence.
Native to Carrollton, Georgia, he was born to the late A. E. and Lois Bagwell Jackson on December 1, 1923. Mr. Jackson was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a retired auto dealer, who, along with his father and late brother, Alton, owned and operated the former Jackson Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Dealership, in Summerville. He was a veteran of WW II, having served in the U. S. Navy, and was a member and deacon of the Summerville First Baptist Church, and a member of the Baraca Sunday School Class.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Sue Robbins Jackson; sons, Jamey Jackson of Atlanta, John Jackson of Marietta and Joseph Jackson of Summerville/LaFayette; grandchildren, Katie & Ben Hill, Sarah Jackson, Dylan Jackson, Ethan Jackson and Brooklyn Jackson; and great-grandson, Jackson Hill.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Dr. David Hunter officiating, eulogy by Mr. John Jackson. Active Pallbearers Jamey Jackson, John Jackson, Joseph Jackson, Dylan Jackson, Ethan Jackson, Gary Jackson, Steve Jackson, and Jim Delk.
Visitation will be Sunday, May 24 from 2 p.m. until the service hour at the Funeral Home.
The Family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to Heyman Hospice of Rome.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.