{"id":1219,"date":"2012-05-29T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T22:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2012-06-01T17:24:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T22:24:01","slug":"willis-mac-j-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/?p=1219","title":{"rendered":"Willis &#8220;Mac&#8221; J. Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Willis-James-Jackson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1226\" title=\"Willis James Jackson\" src=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Willis-James-Jackson-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Jackson, Willis \u201cMac\u201d J. <\/strong>&#8211; departed this life on May 29, 2012 at FSRMC.\u00a0He attended Indianapolis Public Schools and Austin High School; he was a pillar in his community and lived his life to the fullest.\u00a0He was a true outdoorsman, avid fisherman and a huge sports fan.\u00a0He coached baseball and played basketball. He enjoyed other activities such as traveling, boating and playing slots at the casino.\u00a0Mac was a very generous and cheerful giver and a hard worker.\u00a0He was a tool &amp; die maker by trade while working at Boeing Aircraft, an independent truck driver and retired from ANR &amp; ATL Freight System Inc.\u00a0He was a member of Teamsters Local 135.\u00a0Preceded in death by parents, Willis Sr. and Urgensteen Cook Jackson, sisters, Alice Holland and Alvercia Porter, and other relatives, Kendall, Kashar and Ciondre\u2019 Porter and Walter Kemp.\u00a0He 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 \u201cEggy\u201d 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\u00a0and the Glenn and McNair families and the Greater Shiloh PFC family.\u00a0Special thanks to North Physicians Group, staff at FSRMC, Thompson Cancer Oncology, Statcare Pulmonary Consultants and\u00a0Covenant Home Health.\u00a0The 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.\u00a0Bishop T.L. Glenn officiating.\u00a0Interment to follow at Mount Olive Cemetery, 2500 Maryville Pike where a full dove release will conclude the service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/?p=1219\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/unitymortuary.com\/obits\/wp-content\/plugins\/thumbnail-for-excerpts\/tfe_no_thumb.png\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>Jackson, Willis \u201cMac\u201d J. &#8211; departed this life on May 29, 2012 at FSRMC.\u00a0He attended Indianapolis Public Schools and Austin High School; he was a pillar in his community and lived his life to the fullest.\u00a0He was a true outdoorsman, avid fisherman and a huge sports fan.\u00a0He coached baseball and played basketball. 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