Larry Dean Jackson 1956-2012

JACKSON, MALLATT, FRY, TONEY

Posted By: Curtis (email)
Date: 1/17/2012 at 11:29:26

DEATH NOTICE:

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa January 4, 2012)

JACKSON, Larry Dean, 55, of Kellerton, Iowa, died on Saturday, January 7, 2012 in Ringgold County, Iowa following a motor vehicle accident. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2112, with family to receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, Iowa with Rev. Terry Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Van Wert Cemetery, Van Wert, Iowa.

Obituary -

(The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa January 4, 2012)

LARRY DEAN JACKSON ... Larry Dean Jackson, age 55 of Kellerton, Iowa died January 7, 2012 in Ringgold County, Iowa following a motor vehicle accident. He was born on December 25, 1956 at Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa to Clarence Ivyl "Ike" and Verda Louise [Mallatt] Jackson.

Larry graduated from Clarke Community Schools in Osceola, Iowa, with the Class of 1975. He lived most of his life in southern Iowa. He worked construction and made many trips to Texas where he worked as a construction foreman. Recently he was a self employed carpenter. Larry enjoyed all kinds of fishing, especially deep sea fishing. He loved to cook and smoke meats for all his friends and collect cast iron cookware. At one time he was a member of the Lions Club.

Preceding him in death was his father, Ike Jackson. Survivors include his mother, Verda Jackson of Osceola, Iowa; siblings, Shirley Jackson of Osceola, Sandy Fry and husband Gene of West Des Moines, Iowa, Sheila Toney and husband Ron of Urbandale, Iowa, and Bob Jackson and wife Glenda of Van Wert, Iowa; 13 nieces and nephews and 16 great nieces and nephews, who lived their Uncle Tiny; and other relatives and many good friends who considered his family.