Ralph E. Jackson Sr.

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Thursday, October 6, 2005, at the Briarwood Full Gospel Church, with Rev. Gene Allen, retired minister, and Rev. Lynn Hancock, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites courtesy of Pampa Masonic Lodge #966 AF & AM. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Jackson was born April 1, 1923 in Shidler, Oklahoma. He married Dorothy Hancock, and later married Winnie Burrell Hughlett in 1979 in Pampa. She preceded him in death on May 15, 2005. He was a former resident of Borger and Pampa, moving to Amarillo in 2003. He was a member of the Briarwood Full Gospel Church in Pampa, and currently attended the First Assembly of God Church on Bell Street in Amarillo. He was a member of the Pampa Masonic Lodge #966, Pampa Shrine Club, Khiva Shrine Temple in Amarillo, El Paso Scottish Rite Consistory, and Knights Templar. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during World War II.SURVIVORS: 2 Daughters: Brenda Butler & husband J. W. of Borger and Lawaine Soukup & husband Mike of Pampa. 4 Sons: Ralph Jackson, Jr. & wife Linda and Gary Coleman & wife Faye, all of Amarillo, Floyd Jackson of Dallas and James Coleman & wife Bonnie of Wichita Falls. 14 Grandchildren, 15 Great-Grandchildren.MEMORIALS: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, P. O. Box 190567, Dallas, TX 75219-0567.