Nansemond County-Suffolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jackson, Fred C., 1985 

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"FRED" FREDERICK COBB JACKSON 

Fred Jackson 

  MOYOCK, N.C. - Fred Cobb Jackson, 57, of Route 2, Box 108, died Sunday in a 
Norfolk hospital.  He was a native of Gates County and the husband of Mildred 
Nelms Jackson.  Cobb was the son of the late Thomas Edward Jackson and Pearl 
Griggs Jackson. 

  He was the owner and president of Princess Anne Farm Equipment Corp. in 
Chesapeake, and was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church in Suffolk.  He 
also was a member of the Chesapeake and Virginia Beach chambers of commerce 
and had been named Man of the Year in Agriculture in Virginia Beach for 1972. 

  He was a past president of the Virginia State Farm Dealers Association and 
a member of the board of the Bank of Currituck.  He was a graduate of Elon 
College and was an Army veteran of the Korean War. 

  Other survivors include two sisters, Ann J. Farless of Portsmouth and 
Delores J. Duplissey of Suffolk; and two brothers, Thomas E. Jackson Jr. of 
Portsmouth and G. Phil Jackson of Suffolk. 

  The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Bethlehem Christian 
Church, Suffolk, by Dr. Merle Correll and the Rev. Ray Wittman.  Burial will 
be in Holly Lawn Cemetery.  The family will be at Sidney F. Harrell Funeral 
Home, Suffolk, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and at his home. 

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FRED C. JACKSON 

  MOYOCK, N.C. - Fred Cobb Jackson, 57, of Route 2, Box 108, died Sunday 
3 November 1985 in a Norfolk hospital. 

  He was born in Gates County and was owner and president of Princess Anne 
Farm Equipment Corp. in Chesapeake.  He was a graduate of Elon College and 
an Army veteran of the Korean War. 

  He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, Suffolk, and the Chesapeake 
and Virginia Beach chambers of commerce, and had been named Man of the Year 
in Agriculture in Virginia Beach for 1972.  He was a past president of the 
Virginia State Farm Dealers Association and a member of the board of the Bank 
of Currituck. 

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mildred Nelms Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. 
Ann J. Farless of Portsmouth and Mrs. Delores J. Duplissey of Suffolk; and two 
brothers, Thomas E. Jackson Jr. of Portsmouth and G. Phil Jackson of Suffolk. 

  A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. today 5 November 1985 in Bethlehem 
Christian Church by the Rev. Merle Correll and the Rev. Ray Wittman. 

  Burial will be in Holly Lawn Cemetery. 

  Sidney F. Harrell Funeral Home is in charge. 


Fred Cobb JACKSON, farm dealer, Army veteran of Korean War, 
b. 28 Mar 1928, Gates Co., NC, d. 3 Nov 1985, Norfolk, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery (Sect. 3, Block E, Lot 5*), Suffolk, 
   5 Nov 1985, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 63, No. 258, Mon., Nov. 4, 1985, p. 2; 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Tues., Nov. 5, 1985, p. 14 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #181115857, by Linda Olsen 

*Additional information: 

His parents are buried in the same lot.  Holly Lawn list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

Photos of his gravestone & lot - added by Angelique M. D. Geyer & Hixburg23958 
   - are also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #181115857. 

D.Cert. 85-037089 

A photo of his widow (1930 - 2024) is posted with Find a Grave Memorial 
   #277253792. 


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