Life Reflections

Jimmie Hugh Jackson, better known as Cool Jimmie Jack, passed away on September 14, 2016. He was born on May 22, 1953, in Humboldt Tennessee, to Fannie Mae Jones Carvin and Robert D. Carvin. He was an alumnus of the Sumner High School Class of 1973. He was a retired Warehouse Manager from USD 500 Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, after 19 years of service.  He was formerly active in the ministry of Allen Chapel AME, under the leadership of Pastor Huie T. Cunningham.

Jimmie loved family. He was married to the love of his life, Bernice for 42 years. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and carpentry. He was an avid reader of the bible. He was a collector of coins, old money, and an array of comic books. He introduced his oldest grandson to Anime, a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children, over 20 years ago. He would rise for work before sunrise without an alarm clock, and when Bernice, April, and Erick, heard the bathroom door open, they knew it was time to start their day. Jimmie was a talented cook, he would smoke briskets and ribs. He also loved smothered pork chops and savory spicy greens. Jimmie was an entrepreneur for over 20 years, establishing the Jackson and Son’s Lawn Service business. Additionally, he had a carpentry business, where he would collect discarded wood, and create and design projects for everyone in the city, even having a vendor space at Granny’s Attic. Jimmie assisted with raising nieces, nephews, and many other children. He enjoyed touring the metropolitan area, and assisting others in their pursuit of employment and doctor’s visits. If you needed a ride to your job, he didn’t hesitate to get you there. He believed in a person working and if they needed help, he was there to do it.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Bernice (Randall) Jackson; mother Fannie Mae Carvin; and sister, Fannie Odessa Carvin; brothers-in-law, Phillip Randall Sr.; Pastor Huie T. Cunningham.

He is survived by his children, April Jackson-Buie (Scott); and Erick Jackson (Chanita); grandsons, Jacobi; Isaiah; Caleb; Lorenzo; Erick, Jr.; Javon; granddaughters, Helana; Aaliseya; and Melina; great grandchildren, Jeremiah; and Mayson; father, Robert D. Carvin; sisters, Mattie Martin; Vanessa Carvin; Robin Carvin; and Diane Carvin; brothers, Jetty Carvin; and Arthur Carvin (Renae);  brother-in-law, Bobby Gordon; sisters-in-law, Thelma Cunningham; Judith McElwee (John); and Leona Franklin (Darrell); and a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews.

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