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Robert Leon Jackson Sr., 92, formerly of East Liberty, passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 22, 2019, at Green Hills Care Center.
He was born in Logan County on Oct. 21, 1926, to the late Frank E. and Dorothy I. Curl Jackson.
Bob married Ethel Louise Waltzer on June 25, 1946, in Cadiz, and she preceded him in death June 28, He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Ina Marie Kaiser; a granddaughter, and siblings, Thelma Pryor, Wilma O’Niell, Mary Loveland and Richard Jackson.
Bob is survived by son, Robert L. (Mary) Jackson Jr. of Bellefontaine; daughter, Louise Lancaster of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Eileen Loveland of Cincinnati; seven grandchildren, Cindy Allen, Sheila Boots, Jonathan Clark, Joseph Gresko, Laurie Gresko, Angela Merriman and Kevin Kaiser; nine great-grandchildren, Ashley Jackson, Jonathan Fenimore, Justin Milton, Zachary Milton, Brice Clark, Noah Boots, Cody Boots, Landon Veloz and Sabastian Silas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served as a ship’s cook Third Class during World War II. A machinist by trade, he worked 44 years at Harding Machine. He had also worked as a tree trimmer for Jack Brown Tree Service. Bob also served his East Liberty community on the Perry Township Zoning Board for several years, as a member of the Perry Township Fire Department, as a constable for East Liberty/Perry Township and had been appointed as a special deputy by former Logan County Sheriff the late
DeWeese Skidmore. Bob enjoyed mushroom hunting, fishing, and rabbit, pheasant and squirrel hunting with his dad and brother. He was a member of Goshen Friends Church and the East Liberty American Legion Post 0745.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bellefontaine, where a funeral begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, following calling that begins at 10 a.m. Pastor Wayne Downing officiates. Burial is in East Liberty Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Logan County Honor Guard.
Express condolences at www.edsfh.com.