Charles F. Jackson, Jr. Obituary (1945 - 2023)

Charles F. Jackson, Jr., age 78, of Greene Twp. (formerly Buffalo, NY and Jackson, MS), passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, following a brief illness. He was born in Buffalo on January 28, 1945, the son of the late Charles F., Sr. and Mary Weber Jackson. Charles was a 1962 graduate of Bishop Timon High School. Shortly after graduation, Charles enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and honorably served during the Vietnam War Era. He was employed for over 40 years as a medical photographer/graphic artist by Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo and then by the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson from where he retired from a lifelong career he loved. Charles was a member of St. Boniface R. C. Church. In addition to being an avid reader and writer, he also enjoyed fly fishing, spending time outdoors, and impromptu picnics with his family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Jeanne Meiler; and one sister-in-law, Carol Haack. Survivors include his beloved wife of 55 years, Joanne M. (Putnam) Jackson; five children: Ronald Jackson, Jennifer McLaughlin (Michael), Kathleen Heller (Brian), Loretta Hayslip (Andy), and Maureen Klepp (Jason); 13 grandchildren; one great-grandson; eight siblings: Joseph Jackson (Barbara), Edward Jackson (Peggy), Mary Jackson, Ann Jackson, William Jackson (Donna), Ellen Davidson, Francis Jackson, and Clara Jackson; one brother-in-law, George Meiler; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are warmly invited to call at St. Boniface Church, 9367 Wattsburg Rd., on Monday from 9 AM until the time of the Funeral Mass to be celebrated there at 11 AM. Following the Mass, full military honors will be rendered by the American Legion, Carl Neff Post #571. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the hospice service of the donor's choice. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the care of the Dusckas-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Harborcreek.