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COLLINSVILLE DOLTON
FUNERAL HOME
COLLINSVILLE, TULSA CO, OK
(permission granted)
Charles Layton Jackson, 86, was born June 7, 1930 to Charles and
Opal Schmelzla Jackson in Inola, Oklahoma and later moved to
Collinsville. He graduated from Collinsville HS in 1949. He went
to work at VVEC that summer. He left to serve in the Korean War
in April 1951. After the war, he returned to VVEC and worked
line construction, maintenance as a lineman and finally
superintendent over construction and maintenance where he
retired after 43 years.
Charles was an avid hunter, making yearly trips to Colorado for
deer and elk hunting. He raised beagles and had big success in
local and regional field trials with some of his beagles. He
loved to garden and was known to have a little competition among
his buddies for the earliest and largest tomatoes. He enjoyed
his sports teams and was a regular fan at his granddaughters’
softball and basketball games.
He served as a Collinsville City Commissioner for many years and
was a past master mason and member of The Collinsville Lodge.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, June and two children,
Sherri Clark and husband Ted of Collinsville, and Charles
Anthony Jackson and wife Sherrie of Meridian, MS. 5
grandchildren, Valerie Clark of Brooklyn, NY, Jaclyn Clark-Potts
and husband Trevor of Ardmore, OK, Brittany Jackson of Ocean
Springs, MS., Chelsie Jackson of Brandon, MS., and Charles
Layton Jackson of Meridian, MS. He has one great-grandson,
William Eli Potts of Ardmore, OK.
Two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Alice Jackson of Sand
Springs and Jerry and Sandra Jackson of Oologah. Four sisters
and brothers-in-law, Fondine (Sue) and the late Harper of Enid,
OK., Rosemary and the late Harold Frogge of Collinsville, OK.,
Joyce and Gary Lambert of Oologah, and Helen and the late Wayne
McMillan of Oologah, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Sam,
Bobby and Curtis Jackson, and one sister Betty Finnell.
Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 17,
2016 at the Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016
at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Tim Prock officiating.
Interment will follow at the Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Collinsville Dolton Funeral
Home.
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