Rev. Dr. Cameron W Jackson

Life Profile of The Reverend Doctor Cameron W. Jackson… Cameron Wesley Jackson was born the third child of Mrs. Mildred Dodson Jackson and Dr. E. Franklin Jackson on September 8, 1939 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He departed this life on September 17, 2012 in Spartanburg, SC He received his early education in Buffalo, NY and later Washington, DC During his College years he accepted his call to the ministry graduating from Livingstone College, Salisbury, NC earning a BA Degree in Sociology / Psychology; from Hood Theological Seminary and earning a M. Div. While serving his pastorates he did graduate work at Howard University in Washington, DC and Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa In 1979 he was awarded the Doctor of Divinity Degree by Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He was selected to Who’s Who in Black America and Ebony’s 1,000 outstanding Black leaders. For fifty years Dr. Jackson has been encouraged and supported by his wife whom he married on August 25, 1962. The Former Margaret Ann Brown of Spartanburg , SC To this union four sons were born. During his over fifty years of experience studying and expounding on the Word of God: and shepherding and ministering to Christians; as a Pastor he served at churches in Albany, NY; Landis, NC; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, Ohio; Philadelphia, PA; Arlington, VA; and Washington, DC Dr. Jackson was aware of the need for the Church to reach out to the “ highways and hedges” of the community. In Atlanta, GA he had an opportunity to work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement. He has served as a member of the National Board of Operation PUSH; and other organizations in and out of the A. M. E. .Zion Church. Notably he was President of the Ministers’ and Laymen’s Association. He left the Church with an early retirement in 1996. Being the multitalented man he was— he used his computer skills to embark on another career. He was successful as a computer trainer eventually opening AR Technologies Computer Consulting and Services. Bishop Warren Brown offered Dr. Jackson an opportunity to return to the Church he loved and serve as Pastor of Price Memorial A.M.E.Zion in Roanoke, VA and following the call of God he accepted; he served there with the same vigor that he had in his other pastorates. In 2010, Dr. Jackson retired from the ministry in Roanoke, VA .He and his wife moved to Spartanburg, SC. Dr. Jackson leaves to mourn him his devoted wife of fifty years, Margaret Brown Jackson and their four sons Stephen (Rita); Michael; David and Charles. Grandchildren Alexander; Caris; also. Cierra; Charles H, Jr. and their mother Traci T. Jackson. A sister; Gloria Jackson and family; a brother, Darryl and family. A dear cousin, Shirley Hart; other cousins and a number of sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws and their families. And dear “Sons and Daughters” in the ministry and friends that he cherished.

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Rev. Dr. Cameron W Jackson

September 8, 1939 - September 17, 2012