Sollie Jackson, Sr. Was born on October 29, 1921 in Dodge, Texas, to Charlie and Susie (Houston) Jackson.

Sollie was raised in Dodge, Texas and attended Dodge Elementary School and Gospel Hill High School.

He accepted Christ as a child and united with St. Mary's Church in Dodge, Texas.

He married Emma (Margaret) Jackson in August of 1950. They were blessed with four children.

Sollie worked as a construction worker, plumber and cement worker.

He was a member of the Mason's.

On January 27, 2016 at Huntsville Memorial Hospital, Sollie left this earth on the Wings of Angels. He was preceded in death by his son, Carl Jackson; daughter, Virginia Jackson; brother, Otis Jackson; sister, Equila Jackson; brothers, Walter Jackson, Charlie Jackson, Charles Jackson, Sam Skipper; wife, Emma (Margaret) Jackson.

Those left behind to remember sweet memories are: three sons, Sollie Jackson, Jr., Huntsville, Texas; James Jackson (Jacklyn Terrell) Huntsville, Texas and Royce Eugene Thomas; brother Charlie Jackson, Jr., Center, Texas; sisters, Josephine Jackson Moore, Tenla, Texas, Gloria Jackson Reed, Center, Texas, Shirley Jackson Singleton, Center, Texas and Ethel Jackson Bell, Center, Texas; six grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. A host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.