Donald Jackson

Donald Jackson, 72, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, at his residence in Mooresville, IN. He was born July 31, 1950, in Wayne, WV, where he spent part of his childhood until his family relocated to Cleveland, OH. He often shared with his children the infamous tales of how he walked six miles, uphill, barefoot in snow to school. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He went on to work for a naval facility in Indianapolis, IN before becoming a long-haul truck driver. When he wasn't working, he could be found watching John Wayne westerns, enjoying his favorite dish of cornbread with buttermilk, and recounting tall tales of his many adventures.

Donald was preceded in death by his parents, John B. Jackson and Ethel Clark Jackson, and his sisters Sherry Lynn Sanders and Brenda Coleman. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Jackson; two sons, Donald Jackson and Jacob Jackson; one daughter, Jessica Jackson; 7 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and sisters Deborah Barner and Geraldine Sanders. Donald was cremated, per his request, at Indiana Funeral Care. His ashes will be interred at a future date.