Conway Jackson

Conway Jackson of Clinton, MS, went to be with his Lord on June 5th, 2013, one day after his 86th birthday. Visitation will be at Memory Chapel in Laurel, MS, at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 8th, followed by a graveside service at 2:30 PM at Lake Park Cemetery led by Albert Brantley. Conway was born on June 4, 1927, in Laurel, MS, where he spent his childhood. He enlisted in the Army in 1945 and served in Germany. Upon returning to Laurel he met Peggy Coston, and they married on March 21, 1948. In 1950, Conway began college at University of Southern Mississippi and graduated in 1953 with a degree in business. He immediately began work for Gulf Oil Corporation in Laurel. His employment required the family to relocate several times before finally settling in Baton Rouge, LA in 1974. While there, he and Peggy were active members at Broadmoor Baptist Church where Conway was a deacon. After 35 years with Gulf, he took early retirement, giving him time to pursue several interests including golf, violin, classical music, and travel. The couple took 4 trips to Europe which they thoroughly enjoyed. He also spent time compiling an extensive family genealogy which will serve generations to come. In 2009, as they began to need more help, they left long-time friends and moved to Tracepointe Senior Living Community in Clinton, MS. They quickly adjusted to their new life and supportive environment. Conway was preceded in death by his parents, Susie Anna Robertson and Bura Vandolph Jackson, and his beloved wife of 61 years, Peggy Coston Jackson. He is survived by: his daughter, Jan Coston Jackson Crochet, and her husband, Kearney Louis, of Clinton, MS; his son, Lyle Conway Jackson of Nashville, TN; two sisters, Norma Doris Cornett of Georgetown, TX, and Barbara Ann Hancock of San Juan Capistrano, CA.; and a brother, Harold Jackson and his wife Edie of San Diego, CA. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Brad Crochet of Hattiesburg, MS, Benjamin Crochet and his wife Laura of Scottsdale, AZ, Jeffrey Crochet and Robert Crochet of Clinton, MS, and Forest Jackson of Nashville, TN. Memory Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Conway Jackson

June 4, 1927 - June 5, 2013