JACKSON -- Earl Jackson, 79, of Jackson, died Monday, May 6, 1991, at Jackson Manor.
He was born May 7, 1911, at Thebes, Ill., son of Almus and Stella Baker Jackson. He and the former Irene Welker were married May 26, 1934. She died Jan. 2, 1989.
Jackson was a self-employed painter in the Jackson area, and member of First Baptist Church here.
Survivors include a brother, Lester Jackson of Chaffee; a sister, Eula Nesbitt of Potosi; a brother-in-law, Raymond Welker of Jackson; nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Rodney Travis will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today.
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