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- [S16] Obituary.
February 17, 1947 - November 24, 2013
Vernon E. “Butch” Jackson, 66, of Sale Creek, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, he was a longtime resident of Sale Creek. He also lived in Rossville, Georgia where he attended high school. Butch retired from T.V.A. where he worked at Watts Bar and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants in the Instrumentation Department. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served his country in the Vietnam War with the 183rd RAC “Bird Dog” Unit. Butch was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Jackson and Dorothy Felton and brothers, Alfred Garnett Jackson and Eddie Felton and a sister, Joyce Ann Rose all of Louisville. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Carol Jackson of Sale Creek; 1 daughter, Angela (Mike) Cobble and grandson, Jackson Cobble of Chattanooga; a brother, Rick (Cathy) Jackson of Louisville, KY and sisters, Joyce (John) Moberly, Sandra Schaefer, Robin (David) Stang, Susie Sutton and Carla Felton, several nieces and nephews, all of Louisville, KY.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery with full military honors with Bishop Calvin Nunley officiating. The 183rd RAC “Bird Dog” Unit will serve as honorary pallbearers. Those that wish to go in procession with the family to the cemetery should be at the funeral home by 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations can be made to the 183rd RAC “Bird Dog” Unit in care of David Neff, 767 E. 1250 Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66046.
Condolences and memories can be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com.
Arrangements are by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.
- [S81] Kentucky Birth Index 1911 - 1999, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Vernon E Jackson
Date of Birth: 17 Feb 1947
County: Jefferson
Mother's Name: Dorothy Graham
Volume Number: 023
Certificate Number: 11362
Volume Year: 1947
- [S137] Hamilton County Tennessee Marriage Records, Hamilton County Clerk's Office, (https://secure2.hamiltontn.gov/CClerk/Marriage_License/PublicScreens/LicenseSearch.aspx).
Date Married: 2/4/1977 Book: 065 Page: 488 License: 38464
Groom Information
Name (FML): VERNON E. JACKSON
Address: RT 6 LAZY OAKS County: CATOOSA Birthplace:
City/State/Zip: RINGGOLD GA
Bride Information
Name (FML): CAROL WILLIAMS
Address: 409 CAMERON CIR County: HAMILTON Birthplace:
City/State/Zip: TN
Officiant Name: RAULSTON SCHOOLFIELD, JUDGE
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