Obituary of John H. Jackson, Jr.

John Henry Jackson, Jr., 80, husband of Suzanne Chapman Jackson, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, at his home. Born August of 1936 in Columbia, he was a son of the late John Henry Jackson Sr. and Ruby Crossland Jackson. Mr. Jackson grew up in Sumter where he graduated Edmunds High School in 1954. His love for the outdoors led to a Forestry certificate from Clemson College followed by a BS in Forest Management from the University of Georgia where he was also a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Returning to Sumter in 1964, Mr. Jackson served our community through the Sertoma & Elks Clubs, Sumter County Game & Fish Association, and Sumter Sheriff’s Association. As an avid outdoorsman and “swamper”, he served to promote sportsmanship as a member & office holder in the Riverside, Columbia Sumter, Sumter-Lee County, and Milford Hunt Clubs. Mr. Jackson was the retired owner and operator of Knight Brothers Inc. and J & J Bail Bond Company. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Naomi & Warner’s Coffee Club, and a U. S. Army veteran. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; two sons, John Henry “Jay” Jackson III (Tammy) of Moncks Corner and Cecil Kelly Jackson (Jana) of Sumter; a brother, Dr. Jerry Eugene Jackson (Jean) of Sumter; a sister, Pauline “Polly” Jackson Williams (Tom) of Blythewood; four grandchildren: Melissa Anne Jackson Primm (John), Lauren Cecilia Jackson, Cecil Kelly “Jack” Jackson, Jr., Mary Caroline Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church followed by a burial in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be E. W. “Billy” Nettles, Jr., J. T. “Bubba” James, J. M. “Johnny” Mahon, Colonel W. S. “Bill” Gardenhire, C. A. “YaYa” Segars, C. K. “Jack” Jackson, E. Rogers Reynolds, and V. C. “Vic” Jones. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Milford Hunt and Columbia-Sumter Hunt Clubs. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Tuesday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home on White’s Mill Pond. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Thornwell Home for Children, P. O. Box 60, Clinton, SC 29325 or to the MUSC Foundation for Kidney Disease Research, 18 Bee Street, MSC 450, Charleston, SC 29425. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.