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Dewey Wayne Jackson - Class Of 1936 VIEW PROFILE

Dewey Wayne Jackson was born to parents George Dewey Jackson and Lula Lois Morris on January 10, 1920 in Shelby County, Texas.  After graduation from high school he joined the Marines in 1938.  Dewey Wayne was married to Edna A.  whose last name is unknown at this time.  While stationed in Hawaii, Dewey donated his life savings to help a college.  The College was then named after him, Jackson College.  In 1963 the college gave him an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree.  Dewey passed away in 1974 and was laid to rest in the Blair Cemetery near Timpson.





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