Darryl Lamar Jackson

DARRYL LAMAR JACKSON WAS BORN AUGUST 19TH, 1957 TO RUFUS AND DOROTHY(SOWELL) JACKSON IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. DARRYL ATTENDED COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE ACCEPTED CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE, AND REDEDICATED HIS LIFE TO CHRIST AT FAITH MINISTRIES CHURCH, UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF DR. C. DEXTER WISE, III, WHERE HE WAS BAPTIZED ON DECEMBER 31 ST , 2007.

DARRYL DEVELOPED HIS LOVE FOR COOKING AS A YOUNG MAN AND HONED HIS SKILLS AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS IN COLUMBUS INCLUDING “THE IN BETWEEN” IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, AND LAZARUS NORTHLAND. IN RECENT YEARS, HE WAS HEAD OF THE KITCHEN MINISTRY AT FAITH MINISTRIES, WHERE HE PREPARED MEALS FOR REPASS, BREAKFAST FOR SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE, AND ASSISTED SHARON BRIDGES WITH THE SENIOR CELEBRATION MEALS ON WEDNESDAYS

HE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS SERVING AT FAITH MINISTRIES IN MANY CAPACITIES. DARRYL WORE MANY HATS.  DARRYL WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE G MEN OF FAITH (THE MEN’S FELLOWSHIP), WHERE THEIR FISH FRYS WERE KNOWN ALL OVER THE CITY. DARRYL WAS AN AVID TRAIN COLLECTOR. HE BUILT AN ELABORATE TRAIN SYSTEM THAT INCLUDED AN ENTIRE VILLAGE WITH CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, HOUSES, LANDSCAPING, A FERRIS WHEEL, AND EVEN A KFC RESTAURANT. HE WAS VERY EXCITED TO SHARE HIS COLLECTION WITH ANYONE THAT VISITED.

DARRYL IS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS: RUFUS AND DOROTHY(SOWELL)JACKSON. GRANDPARENTS: REV. JOSEPH H. AND RUTH(HESTER)SOWELL. BROTHERS: RUFUS AND RONALD JACKSON.

DARRYL IS SURVIVED BY SONS: CALVIN JACKSON AND BRIAN WILLIAMS. SIBLING: CAROLYN JACKSON-GAITHER.  GRANDCHILDREN: LATISHA SLATE, MEKHI, ADEN, AND LIAM WILLIAMS. NIECES: CARMEN, TOSCA, LATOYA, AND BRANDI JACKSON. NEPHEW: DERRICK(FELICA) JACKSON. GREAT NIECES: TELIJAH MEEKS AND BELLA JACKSON.
GREAT NEPHEW: TAHJMEL MEEKS. AUNT: BRENDA SOWELL. UNCLE: RICHARD(JACQUELYNNE)SOWELL. SISTER-IN-LAWS: PATTY JACKSON AND JACQUELINE(CARL)LEWIS. SPECIAL FRIENDS: ERNEST BELL, DONNA CHATMAN, AND FRANK BASSETT.   A HOST OF COUSINS THAT LOVED HIM DEARLY, AND FRIENDS

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