Darrel Lee Jackson, age 84, of Celina, Texas passed away on July 1, 2020 in McKinney, Texas. He was born on July 20, 1935 to Neva Viola (Mace) and Henry Lee Jackson in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. On July 20, 1957, Darrel married Margie Lucille Edmonds in Celina, Texas. Darrel serviced in the United States Army and worked as a Mechanic Engineer in the airline industry. He was a member at First Baptist Church in Prosper.
Darrel is survived by his daughter, Joy Jackson-Ling and her husband, Ernie of Anna, Texas; his daughter-in-law, Janice Jackson of Bloomington, Illinois; four grandchildren, Reggie Lee Jackson and his wife, Andrea, Joseph Aaron Jackson and his wife, Penny, David Ling and his wife, Kennedy, and Nicole Ling; three great-grandchildren, Sierra Jackson, Macie Jackson, and Evelyn Jackson; his sister, Virginia Sue Carter and her husband, David of Celina, Texas; two brothers, Ted Jackson and his wife, Shirley of Flower Mound, Texas and Henry Lynn Jackson and his wife, Rilda of Calera, Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews.
Darrel was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Jackson; his son, David Jackson; his great- grandson, Dalen Henry Lee Jackson; two brothers, Johnny Jackson and Ronnie Jackson; and his parents, Neva and Henry Lee Jackson.
A Funeral Service will be held at Bethel Baptist Church in Celina at 2:00 PM on Monday, July 6, 2020 with Pastor Cliff Lester officiating. Family and friends are invited to a Visitation that will be held one hour prior to the funeral service.