Jackson, Pearl Merritt 

KILGORE -- Services for Pearl Merritt Jackson, 80, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m., 
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Clark 
officiating. Burial will follow in the Salem Cemetery in Wright City. Mrs. 
Jackson passed away Saturday, March 25, 2006, in Tyler. Mrs. Jackson was born 
May 24, 1925, in Rose, Oklahoma. She worked as a bookkeeper for more than 25 
years at Donnell Pipe & Supply. Mrs. Jackson was considered the matriarch of the 
family and worked very hard to keep everyone in touch with each other. She will 
be missed by all her loving family and friends. Mrs. Jackson is survived by one 
brother, Tommy Merritt of Odessa; one sister, Anne Cureton of Kilgore; numerous 
nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; as well as many other loving 
family and friends. Her husband, Earl W. Jackson, preceded her in death. The 
family will receive friends this evening, March 27, 2006, from 6-8 p.m. at Rader 
Funeral Home of Kilgore. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. 
Box 929, Kilgore, Texas 75663-0929. Please leave online condolences at 
www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/27/2006.