Graveside service for William Jackson, 80, of Opelika, AL, will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 25, 2021, at Evergreen Cemetery, 1409 Monroe Avenue, Opelika, Alabama 36801, Reverend Walter L. Jones will officiate.

Mr. Jackson, who passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama, was born May 8, 1941, in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Facial covering is required).

He leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Mary Gloria Jackson of Opelika, AL; eight children, Dewanda (John) Richardson of Montgomery, AL, William (Linda) Jackson of Columbus, GA, Pelle DeGucci, Lisa Jackson-Stephens of Opelika, AL, Devora (Sean) Gordy of Bowie, MD, Angelique (Robert) Johnson of Landover, MD, Derren (Monique) Jackson of Valley Streams, NY and Danielle Jackson-Glenn of Oaks, NY; three step-children, Aubrey (Anna) Smith of Chicago, IL, Ronnie (Shelia) Smith of Dallas, TX and Darlene (Eric) Smith-Lee of Dalton, IL; three sisters, Etherial Jackson, Essie Mae Johnson and Bernice Rowell all of Montgomery, AL; one aunt, Enresteen Maycock of Miami, FL; a devoted nephew, Michael (Belinda) Pink of Opelika, AL; two sisters-in-law, Barbara Bandy of Opelika, AL and Helen Pattrick of Chicago, IL; one brother-in-law, Paul (Charity) Smith of Opelika, AL; twenty grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a host of special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends