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© The Chickasha Express-Star Chickasha, Oklahoma Monday, November 20, 2006 November 8, 1923 ~ November 18, 2006 Funeral service for Billie Ruth "Boots" Jackson, age 83 of Pocasset, Oklahoma will be held 11:00 am Tuesday November 21, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Pocasset. Billie Ruth "Boots" Jackson was born November 8, 1923 in Swink, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Homer and Tasie [Cockrell] Wadley. She died Saturday November 18, 2006 in Oklahoma City. She lived in Pocasset all of her life. She and her husband were Dairy Farmers in Pocasset for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pocasset where she served as Church Secretary for many years. Her husband Ralph Jackson preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include: one son: Randy Jackson of Pocasset; one daughter: Mary Dye of Newcastle; two grand daughters: Alysha Jackson and Michelle Mason and her husband James; two great-grand daughters: Kaci Mason and Kaitlyn Mason. Interment will be in the Pocasset Cemetery, Pocasset, Oklahoma under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. |
© Ferguson Funeral Home Chickasha, Oklahoma August 2022 December 14, 1934 ~ August 14, 2022 Funeral services for Willie Lawrence "W.L." Jackson, 87, of Chickasha, will be held at the First Baptist Church of Pocasset. Willie Lawrence Jackson, known as W.L., was born on December 14, 1934 in Burns Flat, Oklahoma to J.T. Jackson and Jewel [McAllister] Jackson. He passed from this life on Sunday, August 14, 2022 in Yukon, Oklahoma. W.L. graduated from Burns Flat Schools in 1953. He played baseball and in 1950 and 1951 they won the State Championship. He then attended Southwestern State University on a baseball scholarship, setting several records, some that to this day haven't been broken. On September 1, 1956, he married the love of his life, Gwen Brown, in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. This year they would have celebrated 66 years of life together. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree, he worked for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas as a mathematician for a time. Then worked for Republic Exploration out of Tulsa in seismograph, moving all over Kansas and Oklahoma. He then earned his Master's Degree in Education and first taught in Cooperton, Oklahoma, where he was the principal, coach, bus driver, and janitor. Then for a year he was the superintendent for Navajo Schools, before he became the superintendent of Am-Po Schools, retiring after 30 years. W.L. was a 60-year Mason and a member of Oklahoma Association of Retired Administrators. He enjoyed cooking out for his fellow superintendents and loved picnics and family gatherings. He was an avid Yankee's fan. After retirement, he spent his time planting crepe myrtles (he had over a hundred), collecting baseball caps, and traveling. He and Gwen had traveled to every state. He loved well and enjoyed life. He will be greatly missed. W.L. was preceded in death by both parents and his brother, William Edgar Jackson. Interment in Pocasset Cemetery will be under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. |
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