Donald Ray Jackson

He, my grandfather, was the best man I had ever known. He would help anyone, he was very religious, and overall an intellectual man. He himself was wise and had a giving and soft heart. Sadly I nor my sister or father had been mentioned along side my grandmother. I have to say he was truthful and no matter what I will always remember him as my second father. I love him and may he rest in peace until judgement day when he will rise with me and the family that cared for him so very much. I love you grandpa. "I'll see you in the next world" -Donald R. Jackson

My grandfather, Donald which we called papaw was a truthfully beautiful soul. He would sit and watch me and my brother Kyle play for hours, not because he had to but because he wanted to. He enjoyed seeing us happy and seeing us get along. On holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter my grandmother, his companion, Brenda would prepare huge dinners for our family. Everything was made with love and I remember every time she made dinners she would make dessert as well and my papa wanted to be the first to try it. I would sneak into the kitchen and sneak a piece of pie or whatever was finished up to him. We would giggle about it because we knew grandma was going to know who had snuck the food to him. He would turn his radio on and we would listen to country music. He had taught me and my brother alot. He taught us about the old collectable American coins. He taught us how to play every card game in the book. I still see and think about his smile to this day and about how it was the only thing that would make me feel whole. He was everything. He and my grandmother loved each other very much. They both valued their families tremendously. I hope to one day reunite with him after this life.