Charlene Jill Jackson, 91
Charlene Jill Jackson, 91, of Osburn, Idaho, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and a true friend to many, felt the brush of angels’ wings as she looked up to heaven, surrounded by her loving family July 8, 2024 at Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg, Idaho. Jill, along with her twin sister, Jacqueline (Kannegaard), was born July 23, 1932, in Billings, Mont., to Charles Lasher and Charlotte (Lasher) Bury.
The family moved to Wallace, Idaho in the 1940s. Jill married Ervin J. Arthur in St. Regis, Mont., in 1949. This union produced four children: Ervinette, Bill, Clifford and Charlene. They later divorced.
She married Donald Jackson on Aug. 4, 1962. Don passed away Jan. 13, 2010. Together, she and Don traveled all over the Western United States due to Don’s job as a diamond driller. Faith was a vital part of Jill’s life and she was an active member of Cornerstone Church in Silverton, Idaho.
Jill had a caring heart and volunteered for many years at the Good Samaritan home in Silverton and loved attending their “Sing-Alongs.” She would regularly check on friends and many times transport them to various activities until she felt her driving became unsafe, which was only a few months prior to her death. Jill was very active in her local TOPS group for 41 years and achieved her KOPS status many years ago. She enjoyed attending car shows with her son, Cliff, and daughter, Charlene. Participating in yard sales and cruising to Alaska with her son, Bill, was also a treasured activity.
She was predeceased by her parents and stepfather Jimmy Bury, two sisters (Margie and Marsha), as well as her husband, Don. Survivors include her four children: Ervinette Arthur of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Bill (Connie) Arthur of Dalton Gardens, Idaho; Clifford (Nancy) Arthur of Mullan, Idaho; Charlene Giglio and life partner Johnnie McEuen of Spokane, Wash.; three step-children, Sharon Jackson of Olympia, Wash.; Susan Jackson of Port Townsend, Wash.; Richard Jackson of California; along with a brother, Patrick Bury of Arizona; twin sister Jackie Kannegaard of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Bernadine Carlson of Osburn, Idaho; Toni (Leonard) Davis of Whitehall, Mont.; Mary Alice Johnson of California. Jill is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as her church family and friends.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone Church in Silverton, Idaho, with Pastor Adam Perez officiating. A reception will follow at Silverton Mountain Manor and inurnment will occur at Shoshone Memorial Gardens in Pinehurst, Idaho.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Cornerstone Church or the Wallace food bank in Jill’s memory.
Memories of Jill and messages of condolence may be expressed to her family online by visiting www.shoshonefuneralservice.com. Shoshone Funeral Services, Kellogg, is assisting Jill’s family with arrangements.
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