John Hamilton Jackson

Col. (Ret) John Hamilton Jackson died Tuesday, June 7, 2016 following a long illness. He was the son of the late Dick and Thelma "Pat" Jackson of Gurdon, Arkansas.
John was an attorney and partner in the Yarborough Law Firm in Fayetteville, NC when he retired in January 2014. He was also Town Attorney for Linden, Wade, Eastover, Eastover Sanitary District and Stedman. He previously served as City Attorney for Spring Lake and Hope Mills. John was a graduate of Henderson State University and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas Law School.
John was a proud and highly decorated member of the US Army, serving 36 years active and reserve. He served in the 3rd and 5th Special Forces Groups and in the reserved 12th SF Group. He did a tour in Ethiopia and spent 1966 commanding two camps in Vietnam. While at Fort Bragg, he met and married his wife of 48 years, Mary Lou Davis Jackson.
He is survived by his wife, his son, Jay Jackson, daughter-in-law, Janet Jackson and his grandchildren Gracie Jackson, Hunter Jackson, Taylor Benefield, and Nick Benefield. He was preceded in death by his sister, Suellyn Jackson, his sister-in-law, Annette Davis Norton and his in-laws, Ed and Louise Davis.
A celebration of his life will be held Friday, June 10, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Adcock Funeral Home in Spring Lake, NC. Visitation will be Thursday, June 9 from 6 to 8 PM at Adcock Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Annette Davis Norton Scholarship Fund, Lee County High School, 1708 Nash St, Sanford NC 27330 or the Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, 20 Duke Medicine Center, Durham, NC 27710.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Annick Dejardins of the Duke Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Dr. Kaashik Sen and his staff, Westfield staff, Liberty Home Health Care, and Liberty Hospice team for their excellent care. A special thanks to his loving caregivers, Tiffany Searles and Lisa Howard.
Condolences may be made at adcockfuneralandcrematory.com