Jackson, Lyle Armond "Smokey," 81, retired Boeing aircraft mechanic, formerly of Tulsa, died April 12 in Seattle. Graveside memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Ridgelawn Cemetery, Collinsville. Mowery, Owasso.
Lyle Armond "Smokey" Jackson, a survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died April 12 in Seattle.
A graveside memorial service will be held in both Jackson's and his wife's honor at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville under the direction of Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso.
His wife, Marjorie Jackson, died June 5, 2003.
Jackson was born Dec. 18, 1922, in Skiatook to Linda and Charles Jackson.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Jackson was a seaman second-class stationed at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
He was working with machine gun ammunition when a bomb dropped outside the hangar he was in.
After apparently being knocked unconscious from the bomb blast, Jackson awoke to find that the hangar was flooding because of its automatic sprinkler system.
He was able to get out of the hangar, and after the assault, he was stationed in Hawaii in Patrol Squadron VP-14.
The Pearl Harbor attack, which killed 2,388 people and wounded 1,177 others, led to the United States' entry into World War II.
While on leave in Seattle, Jackson met his future wife, Marjorie Trousdale. The two were married in 1944.
Jackson served for six years in the Navy.
Afterward, he returned to the Tulsa area, where he attended the Spartan School of Aeronautics.
He later moved to Seattle to work as a Boeing aircraft mechanic.
In 1953, the couple made their home in Bellevue, Wash.
In the 1960s, Jackson joined the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
He frequently visited schools to talk about his experiences at Pearl Harbor, and he returned to Hawaii for survivor reunions.
He is survived by a sister, Maxine Krebbs of Tulsa.
Friends are making memorial contributions to The Salvation Army or to a charity of their choice.
From "The Tulsa World," Friday, May 28, 2004
JACKSON -- Lyle Armond, 81, died in Seattle, Washington on April 12, 2004. A graveside memorial service will be held on May 29, 11 a.m. in the south section of the Ridgelawn Cemetery at Collinsville, Oklahoma, to bury his ashes and those of his wife, Marjorie Elizabeth Ann Trousdale Jackson (see obituary of Marjorie Jackson), near other family members. Armond "Somkey" Jackson is survived by his sister, Maxine Gwendolyn Jackson Krebbs of Tulsa; and by several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Theodore Jackson and Linda Adkins Jackson Tuten; his sisters, Esther Ellene Jackson Edmisten and Edith Isabelle Jackson Swift; and his brothers, Eston Theodore Jackson, John Hille Jackson, and Mose Edward Jackson. Armond Jackson was born on December 18, 1922 in Skiatook and attended school in Ramona and Mannford before joining the U.S. Navy in 1941. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor, hiding under a dynamite-loaded truck during the bombing. His friend E. W. (Gene) Meeker of Tulsa was also there, the two having gone through mechanic training together at Alameda, California, and later being together in Patrol Squadron VP-14. He served his entire six years in the Navy in the Pacific Theater, meeting his wife, Margie, during a leave in Seattle. They were married in 1944. After six years in the Navy, he attended Tulsa's Spartan School of Aeronautics, subsequently becoming a Mechanic at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle. He was a member of the Kaneohe Klippers Association and the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, frequently visiting schools to tell the Pearl Harbor story and returning to Hawaii for the survivor reunions. The couple had lived in Bellevue, Washington since 1953, often taking camping and fishing trips and always accompanied by their dogs. He was well known for his collection of tools and his ability to fix anything. Armond and his wife, Margie may be remembered with gifts to the Salvation Army or other charitable organizations. Friends are invited to visit an Internet web page dedicated to his memory at www. flintofts.com.
JACKSON -- Marjorie Elizabeth Ann Trousdale, 83, died in Seattle, Washington on June 5, 2003. A graveside memorial service will be held on May 29, 2004, 11 a.m., in the south section of the Ridgelawn Cemetery at Collinsville, Oklahoma, to bury her ashes with those of her husband, Lyle Armond Jackson (see obituary of Armond Jackson), near other members of the Jackson family. Margie Jackson was born on February 29, 1920 to Gardner and Irma Keef Trousdale, who preceded her in death. She is survived by 2 sisters, Evelyn M. Keating of Seattle and Virginia Beringer of Bothell, Washington; 1 brother, Richard Trousdale of California; nieces and nephews; and her devoted friend, Arlene Bemben of Bellvue, Washington. Margie was a long-time employee of Travelers Insurance in Seattle.
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