Wayne Jackson Obituary in High Point at Phillips Funeral Service, Inc.

Obituary For Wayne Jackson

Wayne Jackson was born July 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York; the first son and second child born to the union of the late Harmon “Sonny” Jackson, Sr., and Christine Dixon Jackson on July 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York.

Wayne grew up and attended school in Brooklyn, New York; attending P.S. 182, I.S. 292 and graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1978. Wayne’s passions were many with his best subjects being French and Art. Wayne loved basketball, handball, dancing (Doing the Hustle), playing spades and working with his hands which gave him his greatest gifts and career as a cook and working with cars.

Leaving Brooklyn behind and moving to High Point, Wayne met and fell in love with the late Valerie Bridges and was blessed with his bonus children Shanna and Bruce Mobley, who will miss him greatly along with his three bonus grandchildren: Deserae, Dre and Amir. Wayne’s life changed with Valerie’s passing on April 4, 2013.

Wayne was blessed with a second partner when he met Giles Shirley, whom he wed in Boone, NC on Oct 17, 2017. Giles brought to this union two children, Isaiah and Zayviona Shirley, who loves (Jackson) as they called him, as much as he loved them and will miss him along with his wife Giles.

Also left to cherish his life and his memory are his mother Christine Jackson, four brothers, Michael Jackson (Emi)-Japan; Harmon Jackson, Jr. (Sonya)-Delaware; Zachary Jackson (Denise)-Delaware; Timothy Jackson (Dena)-New Jersey; five sisters, Cheryl Jackson-New York, Michelle Bennett-North Carolina, Tanya Hill-North Carolina; Sheila Denis (Destin) North Carolina/Florida, Stacey Jackson-New York; four aunts, four uncles, one great aunt, Jennie Sanders and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral service will be held Friday, December 22, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Phillips Funeral Service Chapel. Interment will follow at Floral Garden Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the chapel from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

Final arrangements are entrusted to Phillips Funeral Service, Inc.

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Rest in Power big bro

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Praying for the Jackson Family From the Witherspoon Family and the Rorie Family 💔😭⛑️🧷🧸🌹🎤📽️🎱🧩🧴📫🎭🧤🍇🥥🕑

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My sincere condolences 🙏, you will be truly missed 😢 ❤. I remember when I was younger and I spent many of weekends with you and your family 🙏🙏♥️

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Rest In Paradise Uncle Wayne 🙏🏾🙏🏾!! Life was a long journey with many twists and turns for you and your physical presence will be missed by all of us! We get so comfortable with the fact that we are able to call, text or see each other whenever we want and when that is taken away it hurts the most!! I hope and pray that we all learn this valuable lesson to appreciate one another for who they are while we are physically able to. ❤️❤️ Uncle Wayne your journey has finally lead you to Peace and I give thanks to God for giving you that. Now we all will find peace in God's perfect plan!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️
Love Chris and Family!!

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Our beloved brother, Wayne,
Your passing has left a giant whole in each of our lives. You will sorely be missed. I pray always and am so thankful that you are at peace and in the arms of our merciful and loving God! I can only wonder about dad, auntie, grandma and so many others great joy upon welcoming you into eternity. And most of all I can only imagine the joy upon your face in seeing our God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit when they received you into Heaven! I am so looking forward to one day being reunited with each of you and finally having the joy and peace that I believe you now have. Rest in Peace my love, you will never be forgotten. Shake 🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔✝️✝️✝️

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