William Earl Jackson

William was born on October 31,1942 to James Frank, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Murray Jackson in Norfolk, VA. After William graduated from Oscar Frommel Smith High School in Norfolk,

VA., he went on to serve in the United States Army serving as an air defense missile crewman for the Nike Ajax and was honorably discharged in 1968.

During his lifetime, Bill, as he was known to everyone, worked for the Virginia Department of Transportation, served as a toolroom foreman for both Brown & Root, Inc. and Mastic Corp. He enjoyed his time as a bus driver for Nelson County Public Schools, especially when he was driving the NCHS football team to their away games. He went on to become a police officer with the Wintergreen Police Department and worked there from 1982 until his retirement in 2004.

There were many accomplishments for which Bill was proud. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1969. He was a founding member of the Rockfish Valley Volunteer Fire Department and served as a Deacon at Hebron Baptist Church for many years. William enjoyed raising black angus cows and spending time with his dogs. He shared a special bond with his dog, Delilah. He especially enjoyed talking to people, whether he knew them or not and always had a story to share.

Bill married Nancy Lee Wood Jackson in the Rodes United Methodist Church parsonage on November 8, 1063. Bill and Nancy made a life together in Afton and went on to have three daughters.

Survivors include his spouse, Nancy; daughters, Stacey Johnson (Todd), Amy Jackson, and Virginia Underwood (Lowell); seven grandchildren, Whitney, Alexandria, Olivia, Kristyn, John, Garrett, Ivy and a great grandson, Coltrane.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bills’s family wants to thank many times over the Wintergreen Rescue, Rockfish Rescue, Western Albemarle Rescue, the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department and the Virginia State Police.

If you wish to remember William Earl “Bill” Jackson, please consider a donation to the Rockfish Valley Fire and Rescue Department in Afton, VA.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Waynesboro Chapel of Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes and Crematory.