Joseph Anthony Jackson Jr.

Joseph Anthony Jackson, Jr., of Centreville, MD, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at his home. He was 83. Born on November 21, 1927, in Stevensville, MD, he was the son of the late, Joseph A. Jackson, Sr., and Marie McDade. He grew up in Queen Anne’s County and was a graduate of Tri County High School and attended Salisbury State Normal School. In 1946, he served in the Army during WWII in the European Theater. After he was honorably discharged, he returned to Queen Anne and married Mary Dorothy Blades. She died in 1992. Joe began his career farming with his family, until 1951, when he established his own dairy farming business in Queen Anne. He was also a real estate associate with Ashley Real Estate in Centreville and a self-employed auctioneer mentored by his uncle. Operating as Jackson’s Auction Services, he handled many real estate and auction sales in the area that include the Avalon Theater, Wye Island, Kent Island Shopping Center, and countless others. He also was very philanthropic throughout his career with various civic organizations, always eager to assist with his auction skills. He enjoyed hunting and crabbing on the Wye River and working in his woodshop. He restored antiques and dabbled in oil painting. He was a member of the Centreville United Methodist Church, former member of the Masonic Lodge in Easton, and a member of the American Legion Jeff Davis Post in Centreville, MD. He will be remembered for his art of storytelling and telling a good joke. He is survived by his wife, Betty A. Jackson of Centreville, MD; son, Joseph A. Jackson of Princess Anne, MD; daughter, Mary E. O’Brien and her husband, John of Queen Anne, MD; son, William E. Jackson and his wife, Debra of Easton, MD; a sister, June J. Russell of Periomenville, PA; and was grandfather of Courtney Jackson, Brady Jackson, Joseph A. Jackson, IV, R. Dean Jackson, Nolan O’Brien and Seamus O’Brien. He was preceded in death by brothers, Hubert N. Jackson, Charles E. “Doc” Jackson and sister, Joanne McDonald. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday November 11, 2011, at the Hillsboro – Queen Anne United Methodist Church in Hillsboro, MD. Burial will be at Greenmount Cemetery in Hillsboro, MD. A visitation will be held on Thursday November 10, 2011. at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, PA, 408 South Liberty Street, Centreville, MD 21617 form 5 to 7 p.m. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Goodwill Fire Company, 212 Broadway Street, Centreville, MD 21617.

Joseph Anthony Jackson Jr.

November 21, 1927 - November 6, 2011