Howard Eldon Jackson, 72, of Ottawa, died on Thursday morning, September 17, 2015 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa, with Rev. J. Lerette, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m., at the funeral home.
Howard was born on October 4, 1942, to Howard Gordon and Daisy Marie (Moss) Jackson. He married to Mary Jane Mellott on November 9, 1969 in West Brooklyn. She died on February 5, 1995. Howard worked for the railroad.
He is survived by a son Kevin Jackson, of Ottawa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, 2 brothers, and 1 sister.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Howard is laid to rest in Garden of Psalms.