Jackson, Jody Ray (1978-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Aug 1 p. 9

Birth date: 1978 Dec 8

text of obituary:

JODY RAY JACKSON

Jody Ray Jackson, 26, of Cheyenne, Okla., died June 28, 2005. He was born Dec. 8, 1978, to Harold and Lynn (Dobbs) Jackson in Thomas.

He was raised on a farm south of Thomas and attended Thomas Public Schools, graduating in 1997. He attended college and graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford in 2003.

He was living and working in Weatherford as an oil-field foreman for Eagle Oilfield Services. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, cooking and visiting with friends. He was baptized and became a member of Pleasant View Mennonite Church.

Survivors include his parents, Harold and Lynn Jackson of Thomas; his fiance, Sharon Hill, and her daughter, Emily, of Weatherford; two sisters, Dana Selzer and her husband, Jeff, of Henderson, Neb., and Betty Horsman and her husband, Rick, of Weatherford; and his grandparents, Howard and Ethel Dobbs of Americus, Kan.

He was preceded in death by grandparents LeRoy and Ruth Miller and Harold Sr. and Opal Jackson.