Mr. Walter Lebron Jackson, Jr., was born to Carol Sturdivant Jackson and Walter L. (PeeWee) Jackson, Sr., on January 16, 1961 in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Jackson was raised in Chattanooga. He was educated in the public school system and graduated in the Howard High School, class of 1979. Mr. Jackson entered into celestial peace on April 14, 2021.
Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his father and stepmother, Walter L. (PeeWee) and Carlene Jackson; grandparents, Ralph and Elizabeth Sturdivant, Altheria Jackson and Ernest Smith, and Rosie Jackson.
Mr. Jackson leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Yvonne Jackson, of Miami, Fl.; two loving daughters, Tasha Smith, of Miami and Jasmine (Marcus) Allen, of Atlanta; his loving and devoted mother, Pastor Carol Sturdivant Jackson; sister, Carolyn (Michael) Jones; brother, Cordell (Johntae) Jackson; four grandchildren, Tayonna, Tyquese and Daquan of Miami, and Riley of Atlanta; four aunts, Lilly and Kay Sturdivant, Charlene Smith and Dellajoe Kellogg; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins; and devoted longtime friend, Matthew Dixon.
Public viewing will be held from 2-6 p.m. Monday, April 26 at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27. Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423-622-9995.