Jackson, Willis “Mac” J. – departed this life on May 29, 2012 at FSRMC. He attended Indianapolis Public Schools and Austin High School; he was a pillar in his community and lived his life to the fullest. He was a true outdoorsman, avid fisherman and a huge sports fan. He coached baseball and played basketball. He enjoyed other activities such as traveling, boating and playing slots at the casino. Mac was a very generous and cheerful giver and a hard worker. He was a tool & die maker by trade while working at Boeing Aircraft, an independent truck driver and retired from ANR & ATL Freight System Inc. He was a member of Teamsters Local 135. Preceded in death by parents, Willis Sr. and Urgensteen Cook Jackson, sisters, Alice Holland and Alvercia Porter, and other relatives, Kendall, Kashar and Ciondre’ Porter and Walter Kemp. He leaves to cherish his memory: loyal and devoted wife, Kerri M. Jackson; step children, Tyesha and Tremond Robinson; the apple of his eye, little Miss Jahliya Robinson; sons, Willis III and Anthony Jackson; daughters: Ronda and Ann Jackson, Sonia Baker, Cheryl Newsome and Kim Washington; other children: Sandy, Randy and Danielle; 14 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; nieces: Gaynelli Williams, Angela Blair, Annetha and Bescetta Porter; favorite nephew, Donivalde “Eggy” Porter; in-laws, C. Wilson, A. Williams, W. Henderson and C. Kemp; a host of other relatives and friends to include devoted friends, David (Mary) Murray, Curtis Ray, Uncle Gary and the Glenn and McNair families and the Greater Shiloh PFC family. Special thanks to North Physicians Group, staff at FSRMC, Thompson Cancer Oncology, Statcare Pulmonary Consultants and Covenant Home Health. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, with the funeral to follow at Unity Mortuary Chapel. Bishop T.L. Glenn officiating. Interment to follow at Mount Olive Cemetery, 2500 Maryville Pike where a full dove release will conclude the service.
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