Jackson, Charles Wesley   	

DALLAS - Charlie, 99, slipped away into Heaven October 11, 2007, after an enjoyable lunch 
with his friends from Buckner Westminster Place in Longview, Texas. He left this world 
surrounded by friends to join his loved ones who have gone on before.

He had lived in various Buckner facilities since 1991. He had been a Christian for 55 years 
and an active member of the Baptist Church. Many of those years, he was Sunday school 
superintendent and usher. He served on multiple committees, including chairman of pulpit 
committees. He took all of these seriously and served with his whole heart and energy.

He was born January 28, 1908, in Charleston, Mo., to Jody and Maude Jackson, deceased. He 
was one of 10 children. He began farming with his father at 6 years of age. At that time, 
he was carrying a man's workload as he plowed with eight mules across.

He left the farm at age 16 and moved to Evansville, Ind., to work on the Ford assembly 
line. He also worked in a furniture factory. At age 19, he moved to Houston, Texas, and 
began his career as a furniture salesman and then on to credit manager at Stower's 
Furniture Co. He also worked for Sinclair Refinery during World War II. After the war, he 
worked for Suniland Furniture Co. as a manager of their warehouses.

He married Freddie Mae Rausheck March 15, 1930.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Freddie Mae, and one grandson, Greg Smith of 
Houston, Texas.

Survivors include two daughters and two sons-in-law, Bobbie and Budd Allen of Sun Lakes, 
Ariz., and Gloria and Weldon McElreath of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas; three grandsons, Wayne 
McElreath of Plano, Texas, Russ McElreath of Frisco, Texas, and Randy Smith of Oklahoma 
City, Okla.; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Spicker of Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Ella 
Moore and Frances Slaten of Charleston, Mo., and Evelyn Sanders of Sikeston, Mo.; and 13 
great-grandchildren. He was one of a kind. We will all miss him.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today, October 14, 2007, at Restland Funeral Home.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 15, 2007, at Restland Memorial Park.

Memorials may be made to Buckner Foundation, Senior Care Fund, 600 N. Pearl St., Suite 
2260, Dallas, TX 75201.

 www.restlandfuneralhome.com

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/14/2007.