Stanton Jackson

Sept. 13, 1934 — Oct. 27, 2010Stanton Leon Jackson died peacefully in his sleep on Oct. 27, 2010. He was born on Sept. 13, 1934, in Noble, Okla., to Ephrem Jackson and Bessie Holcomb Jackson. His mother died when he was a young boy. His father then met and married Mary Louise Edwards. Stanton and his sisters Betty and Flora and his brother John were adopted by Mary. The family later moved to Orange County, Calif., settling in Moorpark, where they had a ranch for many years. Stan graduated from high school in 1952, and studied accounting in college before joining the U.S. Army and serving as an MP in Korea during the Korean War era. He was honorably discharged, and went to work as an accountant at Shell Oil Company. In 1958, he married Alice Rogers, and they lived in Oxnard, Calif. They had a daughter, Darlene, in 1960. The couple divorced in 1964. Later that year, Stan and his brother, John, moved to Bellfountain and began raising sheep and wheat. On Dec. 9, 1966, Stan married Jean Ward Lawyer Luck, a recent widow with five children. In 1967, his father and mother also came to Oregon, and the family all helped to build a house for them on Lakeside Drive, south of Corvallis. In May of 1967, Stan’s mother Mary passed away, and later his father married Elizabeth Halsey. She was a recent widow with three young children, two of whom Ephrem later adopted. In the summer of 1968, Stan and Jean relocated to Phoenix, Ariz., with her three youngest children. Stan sold real restate while in Phoenix, but mostly he was a great stay-at-home dad. In 1971, the family moved back to Corvallis, purchasing the house on Lakeside Drive from his father. In 1973, Stan adopted Jean’s three younger children, Carole, Jeffrey and Gregory, and a granddaughter, Sherice Bryant. Stan worked for Lovelady Farms for several years, and enjoyed having horses and some cattle of his own. Later on, getting back to his accounting roots, he worked for H&R Block. Later he and a co-worker started their own tax business, Jackson & Springer. In 1984, with his son Jeff and wife, Jean, they started Laketronics, a manufacturing business for computer hardware. Son Greg and stepsons William and Raymond Lawyer also worked there. They were in business 10 years before selling the company in 1994. Stan joined the Corvallis Loyal Order of Moose in 1991. He had always enjoyed belonging to fraternal organizations, as he was also a longtime member of the Odd Fellows. On Oct. 15, 1992, his wife, Jean, passed away. Belonging to the Moose Lodge was a blessing for Stan, as he had great support from all of his friends there. Several months after Jean’s passing, he ran into Charlotte Miller Torgeson at the Moose. Stan and Jean had known Charlotte and her ex-husband, Morrie, from shopping at Morrie’s Country Market on Highway 99 for many years. Stan and Charlotte courted for a year, and were married on Oct. 19, 1993, in Las Vegas, Nev. They both enjoyed being members of the Moose Lodge, and went to many conferences and conventions. Stan was twice the governor of the Lodge, and earned his Fellowship Degree, which was followed by the highest honor of all, the Pilgrim Degree of Merit, receiving it in 2004 at the House of God at Mooseheart, Ill. He was both thrilled and humbled at receiving this honor. In 1999, Stan and Charlotte sold the house on Lakeside Drive, and moved to Meadow Park Mobile Home Park. They really loved living there, and made many new friends. They also enjoyed traveling in their motor home. Stan also liked WWF wrestling, Steven Segal movies, classic country music, the Oregon State University Beavers, and his family. He will be missed more than he could ever, ever know. Stan was preceded in death by his birth mother, Bessie Holcomb Jackson; his father, Ephrem Jackson; his mother, Mary Edwards Jackson; his second wife, Jean L. Jackson; his sister-in-law, Kathy Jackson; his father-in-law, Everett Miller; his brother-in-law, Terry Miller; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Miller; his daughter, Sherice Jackson Hunt; and his sister Betty Jackson Weldon Taylor. He is survived by his beloved wife, Charlotte Jackson; sister Flora Dutton and her husband, Jim, of Ardmore, Okla.; his brother, John Jackson of Hunst, Texas; sisters Shelia Jackson White and Joyce Jackson; daughter Darlene Winters and her husband, Dwight, of Orange, Calif.; daughter Carole Scoville and her fiancé, Clinton Parker; son Jeffrey Jackson Sr. and his wife, Julie; son Gregory Jackson and his wife, Melinda, all of Corvallis; stepsons William Lawyer of Philomath and Raymond Lawyer of Corvallis; and stepdaughters Debbie Torgeson and Patti Torgeson, both of Corvallis. He is also survived by grandchildren Shawn Lawyer, Ruth and Nathan Lawyer, Rayna Sullivan, Jeffrey Jackson Jr., Bryce Winters, Samuel Hunt Jr., Malcolm Hunt, Joseph Jackson, Jana Williams, Jodi Cheshire and her husband, John, and Jaime Pierce and her husband, Steve. He is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren and an extended family of several stepbrothers and sisters, along with many nieces and nephews and their children. A celebration of life will take place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, at First Presbyterian Church, 114 S.W. Eighth St., Corvallis. Chaplain Todd Pynch will officiate. A reception at the church will follow the service. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation in care of McHenry Funeral Home, 206 N.W. Fifth St., Corvallis. Condolence e-mails can be sent to stanjac5@comcast.net.

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Stanton Jackson

September 13, 1934 - October 27, 2010