Posted on 01/06/2020
Ed Jackson (July 15, 1935 - January 4, 2020)
Ed Jackson, 84, formerly of Grant, passed away Saturday. He was a Naval Academy graduate and served in the Air Force. He went on to have a successful career at Rockwell International/Boeing and Engineering Research Corp (EUC) with emphasis on the Space Shuttle program. Ed always made friends wherever he went, was a forward thinker, and an encouraging father. The best part of him will live in our hearts forever. As we remember his life, it is more than him we will remember; rather who we are because of who he was. He was preceded in death by his wife, Merrita Jackson, son, James Edward Jackson, and grandson, Christopher Johnson. Survivors include children, Rhonda Gentle, Sheryl Cosgrove, Terry Ivey, Mark Parsons, and Lee Ann Daniel; and 12 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 12 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 2 in the chapel with Pastor Ryan Epps officiating. (www.laughlinservice.com).
Laughlin Service Funeral Home and Crematory
2320 Bob Wallace Ave SW
Huntsville, AL 35805-4725
256-534-2471
Published in The Huntsville Times on Jan. 8, 2020