Roy Earl Jackson
March 30, 1944 — November 20, 2023
Heaven gained another great cowboy on November 20, 2023. Roy Earl Jackson, age 79, born March 30, 1944 in Picher, Oklahoma left for the open range in the sky. He peacefully passed with his beloved family by his side. Roy was a truck driver by trade however he was a cowboy by heart. Before retiring he devoted the last 21 years driving for CCS transportation in Conway, Arkansas.
Roy was proceeded in death by his father, Roy Albert Jackson and mother, Mabel Lucille Jackson along with a beloved sister, Mary Beth Jackson Howard. He is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Linda Jackson of Greenbrier, Arkansas, along with his beloved daughters, Verna (Jimmy) Reynolds of Greenbrier, Arkansas, Missy Jackson Laster of Cary, North Carolina, and Trisha (Joe) Cole of Greenbrier, Arkansas. Including a bonus son, Tyrell (Samantha) Sloan of Greenbrier, Arkansas. He has one brother, Danny Beavers of Quitman, Arkansas. He has 11 cherished grandkids, and 12 great grandkids, and many other extended family members who loved him dearly.
Pallbearers are Tyrell Sloan, Brandon Kennedy, Walker Laster, Chase Laster, Brayden Truelove, and Luke Truelove. Honorary pallbearers are Devin Badders, Tanner Laster, Tell Sloan, Trent Kennedy, Caden Wilson, Gus Frederick, Hayes Ballew, and Case Allen.
If you googled the definition of “Cowboy” every definition would come up short. In our world and family, Daddy, A.K.A. Grandpa is the very definition of a “Cowboy”! He took many under his wing and provided a home and loving arms for them when they had nowhere else to turn. If you knew him, you knew just how much he loved his kids and especially his grandkids. He would give you the shirt off his back and never hesitate to lend a helping hand with no expectation of something in return. Angels don’t always have wings, sometimes they have handlebar mustaches and cowboy hats.
Visitation will be held on Friday, November 24, 2023 from 12:30-2:00 at Wilcox Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Arkansas, followed immediately by his service at 2:00 p.m. Roy Jackson final resting place will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Greenbrier, Arkansas.
Our family would like to extend a very heartfelt “Thank you” to Dr. Tyrone Lee for his 20 plus years of caring for this very special man. We would also like to say “Thank you” to the ICU staff and nurses at Conway Regional Hospital for the care and compassion that they showed in the homecoming of the glue that united our family.
Roy was proceeded in death by his father, Roy Albert Jackson and mother, Mabel Lucille Jackson along with a beloved sister, Mary Beth Jackson Howard. He is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Linda Jackson of Greenbrier, Arkansas, along with his beloved daughters, Verna (Jimmy) Reynolds of Greenbrier, Arkansas, Missy Jackson Laster of Cary, North Carolina, and Trisha (Joe) Cole of Greenbrier, Arkansas. Including a bonus son, Tyrell (Samantha) Sloan of Greenbrier, Arkansas. He has one brother, Danny Beavers of Quitman, Arkansas. He has 11 cherished grandkids, and 12 great grandkids, and many other extended family members who loved him dearly.
Pallbearers are Tyrell Sloan, Brandon Kennedy, Walker Laster, Chase Laster, Brayden Truelove, and Luke Truelove. Honorary pallbearers are Devin Badders, Tanner Laster, Tell Sloan, Trent Kennedy, Caden Wilson, Gus Frederick, Hayes Ballew, and Case Allen.
If you googled the definition of “Cowboy” every definition would come up short. In our world and family, Daddy, A.K.A. Grandpa is the very definition of a “Cowboy”! He took many under his wing and provided a home and loving arms for them when they had nowhere else to turn. If you knew him, you knew just how much he loved his kids and especially his grandkids. He would give you the shirt off his back and never hesitate to lend a helping hand with no expectation of something in return. Angels don’t always have wings, sometimes they have handlebar mustaches and cowboy hats.
Visitation will be held on Friday, November 24, 2023 from 12:30-2:00 at Wilcox Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Arkansas, followed immediately by his service at 2:00 p.m. Roy Jackson final resting place will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Greenbrier, Arkansas.
Our family would like to extend a very heartfelt “Thank you” to Dr. Tyrone Lee for his 20 plus years of caring for this very special man. We would also like to say “Thank you” to the ICU staff and nurses at Conway Regional Hospital for the care and compassion that they showed in the homecoming of the glue that united our family.
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