Mr. Billy J. Jackson
December 6, 1932 - June 19, 2022
Mr. Billy J. Jackson, 89, of Albany died Sunday June 19, 2022 at his residence. His funeral service will be held Tuesday 1:00PM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Born in Hamilton, Alabama December 6, 1932 the son of John and Hester Jackson. Billy graduated from Hamilton High School in 1950 and had joined the National Guard at the age of 16. His unit was mobilized that year after the outbreak of the Korean War. In 1952 his unit returned to Hamilton and he attended Florence State College until 1954. Billy moved to Albany and joined the Albany Police Department and served 11 years, after which he was recruited to be a State Arson Investigator by Jimmy Bentley the Comptroller General and worked in the capacity until he retired in 1991. He married Shirley Stanfield Bell in 1972 and lived in Radium Springs where they experienced the 500-year flood in 1994. He is survived by Mike Bell (Gwen) of Chattanooga, TN; and Paul Bell (Candy) of Albany, GA; his brother Earnie Jackson of Rockford, IL and nephew Jerry Northington of Phoenix City, AL; nieces Elizabeth Myler of Albany; Georgiana Carmichael of Albany; Donna Duran of Auburn, AL; along with several other nieces and nephews. You may sign our online guestbook and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mr. Jackson by visiting Kimbrell-Stern’s website at www.kimbrellstern.com.
Mr. Billy J. Jackson, 89, of Albany died Sunday June 19, 2022 at his residence. His funeral service will be held Tuesday 1:00PM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Riverside Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior... View Obituary & Service Information