William "Bill" George Jackson

William “Bill” Jackson was born July 8th, 1941, and he grew up on his family’s farm in Highfill, AR. When he was 14 years old, Bill went to New Orleans and worked there for five years as a roofer. On one of his weekend visits back home, he met his wife of 63+ years, Marilyn, at a dance. By 1961, he had moved from New Orleans back to Siloam Springs, AR to raise a family with Marilyn. When he moved back to Siloam Springs, Bill continued roofing. He also worked as a machinist at Webb Wheel. In 1976, Bill went to barber school. When he finished his training, he became a partner with Jerry Price at the City Barbershop in Downtown Siloam Springs. Bill and Jerry held court together at the City Barber Shop for 30 years, until they sold the shop in 2006. Throughout the decades, Bill was a hunter and a fisherman. These hobbies helped him feed his family especially well. In the early 1980s, Bill became an instrument-rated flight instructor. Even as an airplane pilot, Bill continued to enjoy his boats and motorcycles. These hobbies helped Bill play with his family and friends well. Together, Bill and his family were able to explore the places they lived and visited from the road, from the water, and from the air. For decades, Bill greeted and prayed with the members of the First Baptist Church “Upper Room” Sunday school class. As family, friends, acquaintances, and customers grew older and shut in, Bill would often carry his barber gear to make house calls. Now Bill has left this life, family, and community that he loves so well. He is now in Paradise with many family and friends who preceded him in death: his son Mitchell Jackson, his parents Robert and Barsha Jackson, his sister Mary and her husband Eddie Hagedorn, his brother Bobby Jackson, his beloved in-laws Bump and Nadine Younger, his sister-in-law Linda Parks, and many dear friends. Bill is survived by his wife Marilyn Jackson of Siloam Springs, his son Michael Jackson of Dover, NH, his sister and brother-in-law Beverly and Bub Joyce of Houston, TX, his nephew Butch (and Georgenia) Hagedorn of Siloam Springs, his niece Kelly Smith of Dallas, TX, his niece Tonya (and Brian) Mobley of Bella Vista, AR, his nephew Kent (and Jamie) Riley of Gill, MA. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., at Wasson Funeral Home, 441 Hwy. 412 W., Siloam Springs, Arkansas. To sign the online guestbook, please visit: www.wassonfuneralhome.com

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William "Bill" George Jackson

July 8, 1941 - February 5, 2026