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William "Bill" Moore Jackson, 75, formally of Tryon, NC died Sunday, July 22, 2018. He was born in Gainsville, Florida on April 10, 1943 to the late Rev. W.H.R. Jackson and Vertie Moore Jackson. In addition, Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his brother, Harry Ross Jackson. He grew up in Raleigh where his father, an Episcopalian Minister, was a Chaplin at Central Prison. Bill graduated from Brougton High School and went on to attend art school in Atlanta and at Pfeiffer College, earning a Bachelor in Fine Arts. Later, Bill moved to Tryon, an arts and crafts community nestled in the mountains south of Asheville. There, he met and married his beloved late wife, Jan Ashmore Jackson, who was also an artist-a potter. Bill worked as a commercial artist and designed patterns for furniture upholstery.
Surviving are many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, cousins, in-laws, and friends.
Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 28, 2018 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Dr. Helen Svoboda-Barber and the Rev. Dr. Jeanine Driscoll. The burial will be private.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Maxine and Mark Galloway also his caregivers, Laura Beth McFalls and Danielle Belcher for the final years of his life.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 626, Tryon, NC 28782.
Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com
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William Stroupe
Bill Jackson's artistic abilities amazed fellow students all the way back to his days at Wiley Elementary School, and his talents increased immensely through the years. He was also a talented athlete and may have seen more playing time as Broughton's quarterback if Tommy Snotherly hadn't excelled at leading the Caps. All of us who knew him will miss his wit and congeniality. I will never forget the time in fifth grade when he asked the teacher, "Why do we say Columbus discovered America when there were already people here?" He was ahead of his time.
Jimmy Maynard
So sorry to hear of the passing of Bill Jackson. He was a close childhood friend and we maintaineed that friendship through our school years. I had not seen Bill for many years when we spent an hour at our 50th reunion " catching up ". He was a kind, humble , and very intelligent man and may he rest in peace.
Margaret (Peggy) Mayer (Davis)
What I remember about Bill was that he always seemed happy. At Wiley, he was was one of those kids that was nice to everyone. So sorry to hear about his passing.