Milton West JACKSON^[1]

1928 - 2004  (76 years)

• Name	Milton West JACKSON
  Nickname	Sarge
  Birth	11 Mar 1928	Lenoir Co, NC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  military service	2 Nov 1946 - 1966  [3]
  	According to his military service information, Milton joined the U.S. Army in November 1946. He retired during the mid 1960's as a master sergeant after 20 years, having served at the close of World War II, in Korea and in Vietnam.
  Death	2 Oct 2004  [2]
  	Milton died on 2 October 2004. He was 76 years old at the time of his death. His last residence was Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  funeral	7 Oct 2004	Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN   [4]
  	A graveside service was held at 10:30am on Thursday, 7 October 2004 at Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  Burial	7 Oct 2004	Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN   [3]
  	Interment followed.
  Person ID	I63359	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Walter JACKSON,   b. 2 May 1901, Vance, Lenoir Co, NC d. Jun 1975, Council, Bladen Co, NC (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Mae MALPASS,   b. 4 Mar 1908, North Carolina d. 16 Apr 1990, Mount Olive, Wayne Co, NC (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	c.1923  [5]
  	According to the 1930 census, the couple married about 1923.
  Family ID	F7324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(unknown)
  Notes	Milton's obituary names two grandchildren I could not ID: Travis Shepard & Kara Johnson.
  Children	1. Deanna JACKSON   2. Cindy JACKSON   3. Steve JACKSON
  Family ID	F7330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor Marie (UNKNOWN),   b. c.1922, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, TN
  Family ID	F7333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1930 US Census / Jackson, Walter 606 N. Independence Avenue, Kinston, North Carolina. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000.. (male) Jackson: Lenoir County, Vol 15, p. 523. [S3310] Milton W. Jackson. SSDI. Ancestry.com. [S3037] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006. Chattanooga National Cemetery; Milton West Jackson burial, Section Aaa, site 11. [S3311] Milton West Jackson obituary, Chattanooga Times Free Press, (Tennessee) 5 October 2004. [S3307] 1930 US Census / Jackson, Walter.