E.B.
Jackson was born October 27, 1918 to parents Edward Benjamin Jackson Sr. and
Laura Maud Gordon Jackson. He had one brother Odis Jackson who is buried at
Community Church of Christ in Eros, Louisiana his spouse is Ethel Fuller
Jackson. His sister Pearl Jackson
Allen and her husband Homer Allen are buried at Monroe Memorial Park in Monroe,
Louisiana.
On
December 1, 1945 at the age of 27 he married
Mary Magdalene "Maggie" Fuller.
Together they had three sons, Jackie Edward Jackson, Rodney Alex Jackson born
July 17, 1948 and Danny Benjamin Jackson born October 24,
1950.
Miss
Maggie Fuller was the granddaughter of Jack Mead & Sally Fuller and S. L.
& Emily Lawrence. She was the daughter of Jack and Nancy Lawrence
Fuller.
Mr. E. B. had a
High School Education. He loved
1950’s and older music, baseball, swimming, fishing, hunting, old cars, home
cooking, Drive Ins, Tarzan Movies, the color Brown and smoking his Cigars. The
things he really disliked were rudeness in men and wearing a hat in the house.
For hobbies he enjoyed designing and building furniture, rabbit hunting, tap
dancing and photography.
Edward
Benjamin Jackson, Sr. (father)
In
front of his Cleaning Shop and Restaurant which was located in Eros,
Louisiana
Mr. E.B. spent his military career in the Photo Infantry Division of the Army Air Corp. during World War II. Their job was to be dropped in before the troops so that they could film and photograph the paratroopers and bombs as they were deployed from the planes to their respective objectives. Their platoon was lost in the Philippine Islands for 7 weeks. He was an expert marksman; he could take 10 paces, turn and light a kitchen match with either a pistol or rifle.
During
his tour of duty to his country his best friend was Broderick Crawford. Mr. Crawford starred in the weekly
television show “Highway 54” as a State Patrol
Officer.
After
his tour of duty Mr. E.B. worked in many professions; photography, carpentry,
upholstery, farming, ranching, post treatment factory, logging and mechanics.
E.B.Jackson, Sr.
(father)
He was a very
stern yet gentle man. He wouldn’t
tolerate rudeness or disrespect in men or children. But took furniture he made
to the children’s homes and other homes that were needy, even if he had to do
without.
He passed away at
the age of 47 on July 24, 1965 of an Acute Heart Attack. Mr. E.B. is buried at
Halsey Cemetery in West Monroe, Louisiana.
This memorial was
prepared and submitted as a Memorial by his son Danny Benjamin
Jackson.