  W.P. "Jack" Jackson 16 January 1936 - 29 March 2009 Margie D. Wiggins Jackson 19 October 1938 - 22 April 2017  W. P. Jackson Born in Littlefield, Texas on Jan. 16, 1936 Departed on March 29, 2009 and resided in Bells, Texas Service: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery Jack spent most of his early years in California but called Sudan, TX home where he played football for the Sudan Hornets. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He and Margie moved from Lubbock to Sherman in 1969 where he went to work for Hale Tailers as Plant Manager. He moved to Bells in 1983 and retired from Magna Fab of Howe in 2001. Jack was a member of First United Methodist Church of Bells where he participated in the life of the church and was actively involved in countless worship, fellowship and the mission life of the church.  Bells, Texas - Margie Dell Wiggins Jackson, 78, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Margie was born October 19, 1938 in Lubbock, Texas. As a child, Margie loved to dance and perform. She was part of a dance studio for most of her formative years. Margie married W.P. "Jack" Jackson, or "Junior" as he was known to her at the time, on March 12, 1954. She soon became an army wife for a couple of years. Besides being a wife and mother, Margie regularly helped her father with the window displays at Hemphill-Wells in Lubbock. After moving to Sherman, Texas, Margie worked at a few different locations, finding her greatest satisfaction working as a secretary/accountant for a gasoline distributor. Margie and Jack fulfilled their lifelong dream in 1983 when they moved to a small farm near Bells, Texas. After retirement Margie continued to work tirelessly as a volunteer for her church as well as the Walk to Emmaus retreats and Kairos of Texas. Margie Dell Wiggins Jackson is survived by her son, Danny Jackson and wife Brenda of Cross, South Carolina; daughters, Sandy Angeley of Cedar Creek, Texas; and Dianne Williamson and husband, Paul, of Denton, Texas; grandchildren, Bo and Connie Angeley; Kristin, Alyssa and Stephanie Williamson; her half-sister Noelle Wiggins, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Nina Frances and Noel Bascomb Wiggins; and her sister, Frances Ann Wiggins. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bells United Methodist Church, Reverends Wally Butts and Brian McPherson officiated. Burial followed at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Todd Simpson, Joe Soward, Matthew Alderson, Christopher Alderson, Jeremy Taylor, Timothy Teasdale and Victor Thompson.  Rose Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2018 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |