William Alan Jackson

            WADESBORO – On Monday, September 19, 2022, Mr. William Alan Jackson, 79, passed away peacefully at Atrium Health Union in Monroe.

            Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Saturday, September 24, 2022 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home with his son, Rev. Chris Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery.

            The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home and other times at his home.

            Alan was born September 29, 1942, in Hickory, NC and was a son of the late William Clyde Jackson and the late Elizabeth Zaine Setzer Jackson. He was a graduate of Hickory High School in 1960.

            He worked for several years with C.F. Sauer Company but was known most for being the owner and operator of East Wade Gulf in Wadesboro.

            Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Rev. Chris Jackson (Cathy) of Lilesville, Alex Jackson (Karen) of Wadesboro and Laura Trent (Tyler) of Dayton, OH; his grandchildren, Courtney Falk (Josh), Caitlyn Emrich (Chance), Debra Jackson, Wyatt Rupert, Douglas Rembisz (Taunya), Andrew Rembisz, Dustin Jackson (Shanna), D.J. Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Nikole Knotts and Alexia Jackson; his great-grandchildren, Paisley, Emersyn, Peyton, Javier, Xavier, Ezra, Alyssa and Theo; his sister, Libby Gibson (Ken) of Hickory and many other relatives friends.

            In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Gilbert Jackson, his children, David Alan Jackson and Carrie Rembisz and his grandson, Daniel Rembisz.

            In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eastview Cemetery Trust, P.O Box 274, Wadesboro, NC 28170.

            The arrangements are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com