Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....JACKSON , BOBBY J. June 16, 2009
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News Star World - June 19, 2009
BOBBY J. "BOB" JACKSON 

Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA 

Funeral services for Mr. Bobby J. "Bob" Jackson, 79, of Monroe, will be held 
at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 20, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, 
Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. Lys Cockrell officiating. Interment will 
follow at Mer Rouge Cemetery in Mer Rouge, LA. Mr. Jackson, retired President 
of The Mer Rouge State Bank, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at St. Luke's 
Episcopal Hospital in Houston, TX. He was a member of St. Mark's United 
Methodist Church. Mr. Jackson was a graduate of Ouachita Parish High School - 
Class of 1947, and a graduate of Northeast Louisiana University, where he was 
charter president of Sigma Alpha Chi and head cheerleader for four years. He 
served two years active duty in the U. S. Army, Military Police and retired 
with 28 years in the Standby Ready Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. 
Jackson was employed by Ouachita National Bank from 1958 to 1983 serving as 
Vice President in the Marketing Department and Business Development. He was 
employed as President of The Mer Rouge State Bank from 1983 until 2006. Mr. 
Jackson's civic organizations include: President of United Cerebral Palsy of 
Louisiana, Inc., Charter President of Twin City Optimist Club, President of 
the NLU Alumni Association, Treasurer of NLU Booster Club, board member of St. 
Mark's United Methodist Church, President of Morehouse Economic Development 
Committee, and President of Mer Rouge Landscaping Association, Inc. Survivors 
include his wife, Gay McAdams Jackson; daughter, Carol Jo Noah and husband 
Elmer of Monroe, LA; sister, Alita O'Dell of Sunnyvale, CA; brother, J. W. 
Jackson and wife Betty of Monroe, LA; two grandchildren, Leah Noah Shows and 
husband James, and Jordan Gray Noah, all of Monroe, LA; numerous nieces and 
nephews; and his beloved dog, "Pepper". Pallbearers will be Michael W. 
McAdams, Johnny McAdams, Mel Doughty, Terry Stockton, Tom Atkins, and Steve 
Hopper. Honorary pallbearers will be William Hugh Parker, Charles Ivy, Rick 
Sain, Jim Farmer, Richard Laird, John Becker, and the Board of Directors at 
The Mer Rouge State Bank. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM 
at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe. Memorials may be made to 
St. Mark's United Methodist Church

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