The death of John Young Jackson, husband of Bertha (Jones) Jackson, of McDonald’s Point, NB, occurred at the Sussex Health Centre on July 6, 2016. He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland on March 21, 1929, the son of the late John and Beatrice (White) Jackson. He immigrated to Canada with his family in 1931, settling in McDonald’s Point which remained his home for 85 years. John retired in 1992 as Road Supervisor for the Department of Transportation, Wickham. John is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bertha; son John and Beth of McDonald’s Point; daughter Margaret and Richard Keirstead of Midland; chosen sons Paul and Heather Lockhart of Joliff’s Brook and Robert and Melissa Noel of Jeffries Corner; grandsons John Eric (Terese Preston), Shawn (Sharlene), Justin Jackson, Garrett Keirstead (Taylor McLean) and Dylan Noel; granddaughters Lauren Keirstead, and Rebecca and Shannon Lockhart; great grandchildren Kyla, Brody and Shealyn Jackson; sisters Minnie Whittaker of St. George/Kars, and Jean Gooding, Christina Jackson and Janet Wotypka all of St. Thomas, ON; brothers David and Thomas (Linda) both of St. Thomas, ON. John was predeceased by his sister Beatrice Ferris; brothers-in-law Ken Whittaker, Dick Gooding, George Ferris and Mike Wotypka and sisters-in-law Marion (Jones) Reicker and Evelyn Jackson A family service will be held at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Carpenter, NB, with interment in Day’s Point Cemetery. A public celebration of John’s life will be held at the Midland Hall, 8 Upper Midland Road, from 2 to 6 pm, on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Sherwood’s Funeral Home and Life Tribute Centre (506-839-2156), 18 Scovil Road, Norton, NB, entrusted with arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to Extra-Mural (Sussex), Sussex Health Centre Dialysis Unit, Saint John Regional Hospital Dialysis Unit, the Kidney Foundation, or the memorial of the donor’s choice. Personal condolences to the family and donations may be made through SherwoodsFuneralHome.com