Obituaries: Ardis Dalton "Nub" Jackson, 1980, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 3, 1980 Winn Parish Enterprise

Ardis "Nub" Jackson

Funeral services for Ardis Dalton Jackson, 74, of Baton Rouge, La., were held
at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, 1980 in the Chapel of Rabenhorst Funeral
Home, Baton Rouge.  The religious services were conducted by Dr. Woodrow Hearn
and the Reverend Richard White.  Entombment was in Green Oaks Memorial Park
Mausoleum.

Ardis "Nub" Jackson was a native of Winnfield and a resident of Baton Rouge
where he had been an employee of the Office of the State of Louisiana
Department of Highways since 1929, where he was an assistant director when he
retired.  He was also a veteran of World War II.

He was a member of the First Methodist Church, a 25 year member of the State
Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, a member of the
La. Engineering Society, American Association of State Highway Officials, and
the Highway Engineering Association.  He was past president and trustee of the
La. State Employees Retirement System.  He attended La. Tech University and
was a recipient of the Dunbar Civil Service Award for outstanding service.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Willie Eleanor "Bill" Strain Jackson; a son,
James Ardis Jackson of Baton Rouge; three sisters, Mrs. Herbert C. Smith of
Houston, Texas, Mrs. H. L. DeBray and Mrs. Maxwell Crowe, both of Winnfield;
and two grandchildren.

Among those from Winnfield attending the funeral of Mr. Jackson were Mr. and
Mrs. Maxwell T. Crowe and Mrs. H. L. DeBray, accompanied by Miss Susan Crowe
of Monroe.  Also present were Mrs. Shirley G. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Shell and Mr. and Mrs. John G. Jackson.  The group met a large number of
former Winnfield residents who also attended Mr. Jackson's funeral.