Melba Josephene Miles, age 79, died April 09, 2005

Melba Josephene Miles, 79, of Buckhannon[,WV] died Saturday, April 09, 2005 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born Dec. 19, 1925, in Kanawha Head, the daughter of the late Ben H. McKissic and Merle Haymond McKissic. She was united in marriage April 25, 1947 to Ralph H. Miles, who survives.   Also surviving are […]

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Martha Irene Jackson Gillum, age 87, died September 29, 2005

Martha Irene Jackson Gillum, 87, of Roanoke, Virginia, formerly of Hall and Pleasant Ridge, West Virginia passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2005, in Lewis-Gale Hospital in Roanoke, Va. She was a member of the Hollins Church of the Nazarene. Irene was a loving wife, devoted mother, and loyal sister.   Irene was preceded in death […]

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James Franklin Simpson, age 78, dies Nov. 11, 2019

  James “Jimmy” Franklin Simpson Born December 29, 1940 in Buckhannon, West Virginia. He has passed away on November 11, 2019 at Toledo [Ohio] Hospital.    Jimmy was a friend to all and had a great passion for teaching. He was a member of the International Fluid Power Society since 1989 and was recently awarded […]

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Chester Hugh Pribble, age 98, dies Oct. 10, 2022

Chester Hugh Pribble June 7, 1924 ~ October 10, 2022 (age 98) Obituary Chester Hugh Pribble, 98, of Woolrich, [PA] passed away peacefully on October 10, 2022 at the Williamsport Hospital.  Born June 7, 1924 in Petroleum, Richie County, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Sherman and Ella Pribble.  In addition to […]

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Ronald Thomas “Ron” Jackson, age 87, dies 7 Sept. 2022.

Ron Jackson and his niece Lesley Tompkins at the 2014 Jackson Brigade Reunion. It is with great sadness that I relate the death of Ronald Thomas “Ron” Jackson.  Since Ron and his wife Donna have attended several Jackson Brigade Reunions, you may remember him. His son posted a notice of his death on Facebook. Ronald Thomas “Ron” […]

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Ed Clark’s Commentary on the 2022 Reunion

A message from the new Jackson Brigade President Ed Clark who attended the 2022 Jackson Brigade Reunion in Taney County, Missouri August 4-5, 2022. Ed Clark writes: Above is a group photo with the names of the attendees of the Jackson Brigade Reunion 2022. About 25 more images will follow my message. * My commentary […]

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Remembrance for Peter Frost Hilder, Jr. Died March 15, 2021

Peter Frost (Skip) Hilder, Jr. died on March 15, 2021 in Henrico County, Virginia. He was the son of Peter Frost Hilder and Aimee Carlile (John S. Carlile, Allan Douglas Carlile, Mary Ellen Gittings Carlile, Mary Jackson Williams Gittings, Katherine (Katrana) Jackson Williams, George Jackson, John and Elizabeth Brake Jackson. He was nicknamed Skip to […]

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Reunion Registration Form is due June 25, 2022!

If you plan to attend the 2022 Jackson Brigade Reunion, you MUST submit the Reunion Registration Form before June 25, 2022!   Our 2022 Reunion team, led by Bonnie Melton, is currently planning our next Reunion. The Reunion will be in the Forsyth area of Taney County, Missouri about 15 miles east of Branson, Missouri. […]

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2022 Jackson Brigade Reunion will be held near Branson, MO

The 2022 Jackson Brigade Reunion will be held in the Forsyth area of Taney County, Missouri about 15 miles east of Branson, Missouri. The dates are Thursday August 4, Friday August 5, and Saturday August 6, 2022. For more details about the Reunion and the Reunion Registration Form visit http://www.jacksonbrigade.com/2020-reunion/ The deadline to return the […]

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Jonathan Darrel Coker – Found Under a Stone

Jonathan Darrel Coker   Nancy Jackson has been working on completing the John Jackson, Jr. line and leaving no stone unturned. A few days ago, she overturned one stone and found a fascinating relative previously hidden–Jonathan Darrel Coker.   Nancy identified a potential candidate–Jonathan Coker–and wondered because of the same surname if Jonathan was related […]

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