Jackson Walter Holman
April 20, 1927 – December 17, 2020
Jackson Walter Holman, 93, of Foley, AL, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 17, 2020. He was born on April 20, 1927 in Montrose, Colorado. Jack graduated from Foley High School and served in the US Navy during World War II. During his Merchant Mariner Days, he met his wife of sixty-eight years in Rio De Janerio, Brazil. They lived in Fairhope, Alabama and was employed by Poser Printing Co. for many years. He was an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Foley. Preceding him in death are his wife, Tracy his son, Phillip, brothers, John Holman, Walter Holman, his sister, Irene Floyd and his parents, Walter and Erna Holman. He is survived by his son, Michael (Renee) Holman; his grandchildren, Shawn, Jesse (Melissa) and his four great grandchildren, Amber, Aleora, Elikah and Tirzah. Also surviving are his brother, George (Phyllis) Holman and eight sisters, Rozella Day and Louise Toomey, Esther Williams, Lucille (George) Thau, Joyce (Paul) Beard, Leona (Frank) Winters, Linda (Lester) Dean and Wanda (Bobby) White. The family wishes to thank, Terry and Jerri Holman for all the Love and help given to Jack during the years he lived next door. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 400 N. Alston St, Foley, AL, 36536. Funeral services will be private. Burial will follow in Pine Rest Memorial Park. Officiating will be Rev. Ryan Cramer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc., Unit 56, P.O. Box 5000, Yucaipa, CA, 92399-1450. Notes of condolence may be offered at www.hughesfh.com. Arrangements are by Hughes Funeral Home & Crematory, Daphne, AL, 36526.
