William W. Jackson

William Wood ("Woody") Jackson was born September 27, 1909 in Tidewater, Virginia to the late Lucy Wood and Robert Jackson. He was the youngest of five children. Woody had a third grade education. At an early age, he began working to help support his family as a field laborer. He hated farming. While in his midtwenties, he moved to Baltimore, Maryland to pursue other opportunities. In 1945, Woody met Dorothy Peters. They later married and from this union had seven children: Thelma Lee Jackson Miles, Jeanette Virginia Jackson Anderson, William Emmanuel Jackson, Dorothy Yvonne Jackson Bowser Budd, Michael Roy Jackson, Henry Dennis Jackson and Robert Theodore Jackson . Woody was a generous provider for his family members. He extended his immediate family by claiming as his own Barbara Ann Atkinson, the daughter of his late wife, and Genier ("Jackie") Ruth Coleman, the daughter of his late brother Robert. Woody helped build Baltimore City. He was a skilled laborer laying gas lines and pipes with Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) where his employment ended after having a heart attack. A few years later, he returned to work in construction laying building foundations for Banner Construction. He was employed with Banner for ten years, retiring in 1971. Despite his limited formal education , Woody was wise, savvy, and had anaptitude for finance and math. He had an entrepreneurial spirit that supported his family, extended family, and neighbors. He owned property in Baltimore City, North Carolina,and Virginia. He helped people through difficult and good times alike - from giving money for life's basic needs to loaning money to start their own businesses. He found satisfaction in watching others succeed and thrive. Woody lived in the city but the country never left his soul. He was an adept outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He had gardens in Baltimore City, Glen Burnie, and Pasadena. On Saturday, September 20, 2014, one week before his 105th birthday, Woody entered eternal rest. He leaves to mourn: eight children, twenty-one grandchildren, twenty-eight greatgrandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.

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William W. Jackson

September 27, 1909 - September 20, 2014