Obituaries

John "Jack" Jackson, 91, Married for 66 Years

Jack was the loving husband of Kay Jackson with whom he enjoyed 66 years of marriage.

From www.shellyfuneralhomes.com:

John “Jack” Jackson, a resident of Doylestown for the past 30 years, previously a 30 year resident of Hatboro, passed away peacefully, of natural causes, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at the Doylestown Hospital. He was 91.
Jack was the loving husband of Kay Jackson with whom he enjoyed 66 years of marriage.
Born in Philadelphia, Jack was a son of the late Ralph and Evelyn Jackson.
Jack was proud to have served with the US Navy during WWII.
Retiring in 1978, Jack was employed with The Fischer & Porter Company where he was the supervisor of the Glass Division. Following his retirement, Jack was valued and dedicated employee for 20 years with the Shelly Funeral Home, Warrington where he enjoyed maintaining the grounds as well as assisting with services. From 1980 until his passing, Jack also enjoyed serving on the board of directors for the Union Cemetery, Richboro
Family was most important to Jack including his dogs. He also enjoyed gardening, ceramics and feeding his birds. 
John loved and greatly cared for his children and grandchildren. In addition to his wife, John is survived by a son John Jackson, Jr and his wife Carol, 2 daughters, Nancy Cherry and Linda Bradley, 6 grandchildren, Cara, Brad, Jillian, Jordan (Stacey), Jamie and John and a sister Patricia Henkensiefken. 
Family and friends are invited to Jack’s funeral service, 11:00 am, Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Shelly Funeral Home, 1460 Easton Road, Warrington where the family will receive friends 6-8:00 pm Wednesday and 10-11:00 am Thursday. Interment will follow in the Union Cemetery, Richboro.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Bucks County SPCA, PO Box 277, Lahaska, PA 18931


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