Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jackson, Carl Edmond 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 6, 2011, 10:29 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2003 Carl Edmond Jackson, 91, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2003, in Hastings, after a short illness. Carl was born Nov. 8, 1911, in Campbell Township to Augustus Whitney Jackson and Lizzie Ann (Kauffman) Jackson. He lived and farmed in the Lake Odessa-Campbell Township area his entire life. Carl attended the Bushnell Country School and graduated from the Clarksville High School in 1932. On Aug. 24, 1935, in Clarksville, he married Amber Cleo Landon who was a resident of Carlton Center. Carl and Amber had three children: Daryl C., Yvonne O., and Harold L. Carl was a lover of life. He especially loved to dance with his wife, Amber. People frequently stopped to watch as they were together on the dance floor. He loved a good game of Euchre or Rummy, especially when he won! He was an avid outdoor sportsman. In his youth he enjoyed trapping, and went on to enjoy hunting as he grew older. Carl’s passion was fishing, though. He loved to tell fishing stories to his children and grandchildren. In his later years, he would tell his grandchildren his “secrets” to successful fishing. For the past 20 years he divided his time between Michigan and Florida where he owned a small home. Most of his time in Florida was devoted to fishing and his orange trees. Carl was preceded in death by his wife, Amber, in 1968; his brothers, Lester, Harold, and Homer Jackson; and his sisters, Catherine, Madeline, and Esther Jackson, Rita (Jackson) Archer, and Bertha (Jackson) Leak. He is survived by his children, Daryl and Bonnie (Bonn) Jackson, Yvonne (Jackson) Cobb, and Harold and Cheryl (Erickson) Jackson; seven grandchildren; 13 great- grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; his sisters, Grace and Willard Kenyon of Lake Odessa, Janet Hozer of Bay City, Esta and Howard DeGoode of Otsego, Marie and Roy Crawford of Florida, and Adaline Starks of Ionia; his special friend, Mildred Dennis of Muir; and many nieces and nephews. In accordance with Carl’s last wishes, cremation has taken place. There was no memorial service. A simple interment ceremony with immediate family members was held at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. Arrangements were handled by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Ionia County Commission on Aging or the Lakewood Community Ambulance. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/jackson12820nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb