Obituary
Andrew Jackson "A.J." Tackett, Jr.,
62, of South Point, Ohio, passed away Wednesday August 8, 2012, at his
residence. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Sunday at the Reger
Funeral Chapel by Rev. Frank Donnely and Rev. Bo Bocook. Burial will follow
in the Maple Hill Section of Docks Creek Cemetery, Kenova, WV. He was born
August 2, 1950 in Blue Moon, KY a son of the late Andrew Jackson Tackett,
Sr. and Fannie Parsons Tackett. Andrew was a US Army Veteran having served
in the Military Police during the Vietnam era. He was a member of the DAV
Chapter 2 of Huntington, the Morning Star Heaven Bound Church of South
Point, the Masonic Lodge #536 AF&AM of Crown City, Ohio and the Scottish
Rite Bodies. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three
sisters Alice Tackett Williamson, Avonelle Tackett Wiley and Rhoda Magaline
Tackett Scott Marcum; special friend Michael Brent Casey and his faithful
friend Clyde. Survivors include two brothers and sisters in law Martin and
Debbie Tackett of Jeffersonville, KY and David and Dora Ann Tackett of
Blaine, KY; two sisters Dorothy Marie Tackett of Catlettsburg, KY and Janice
Marcum of Jackson, Mississippi; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins a host
of friends including special friends Marie Pauley, Debbie Casey and Jeanie
Cantrell. Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm Saturday at the Reger Funeral
Home.
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