Alfred Jackson, 79, Is Found Dead At Rural Home

Alfred Morton Jackson, 79, was found dead, sitting in a chair under a shade tree at his home on RFD 2, Bluford, late yesterday afternoon.

Coroner Ben Roeder, who conducted an inquiry, said that Mr. Jackson had died, of Natural causes, apparently sometime Tuesday.

Mr. Jackson, a retired farmer, lived alone at his farm home north of East Hickory Hill church in Webber township.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the East Hickory Hill church, with the Rev. Cash Lowery of Bluford officiating, and burial will be in East Hickory Hill cemetery.

The body will remain at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix, where friends may call at any time after 2:00 p.m. Friday.

Mr. Jackson was born February 19, 1872, teh son of George and Nancy (Miller) Jackson.

He was married 55 years ago to Etta Jane Davis, who preceded him in death a few years ago.

Surviving are three sons, Edward of DeKalb, Ill, Raymond of Belle Rive and George of Montgomery, Ala.; three daughters, Lena Bundy, Pearl Wootern and Lonnie Jackson of Mt. Vernon; two brothers, Charley of Topeka, Kansas and Frank of St. Louis, Mo.; one sister, Daisy Clegg of Princeton, Ind.; 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Source: Mt. Vernon Register-News
Date: Thursday, January 28, 1951, page 2
Transcribed and submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer
Relationship: His wife is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed