MSgt Jackie Magee USAF, Retired

MSgt Jackie Magee, USAF Retired, of Columbia, Mississippi, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2022 at the age of 75. He was born in Columbia to Homer and Eunice Magee where he lived until joining the Air Force in 1965. Jackie was stationed in Guam during the Vietnam Conflict and was in Colorado Springs, Colorado when he retired from military service in 1987. He remained in Colorado Springs and worked as the building maintenance supervisor at the USAA corporate office. Jackie came home to Columbia in 2003 and was a member of Foxworth First Baptist. He loved all sports and was an avid Southern Miss fan.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Glendine Herrington and Jennifer Smith; three brothers, Royce Magee, Herbert Magee, and Harold Magee; and his wife Martha Janice Magee. Jackie is survived by his son, Andrew Wichert (Leslie); four sisters, Jo Johnson, Rachel Herrin, Carol Dillman (Wayne), and June Nichols (Bobby); a brother, Jeff Nolan Magee; and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be a visitation for Jackie at Colonial Funeral Home on Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 10:00am until 11:00am. The funeral service, officiated by Reverend Tyler Chavis, will follow in the funeral home chapel at 11:00am. He will be laid to rest with full military honors in Woodlawn Cemetery.