Graveside service with full military honors for SFC (Retired) Arthur J. Jackson, Jr. will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Services are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

SFC (Retired) Arthur J. Jackson, Jr., of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, October 15, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born in Wallis, Texas on February 1, 1939, to Arthur and Gladys Jackson.

He enlisted in the Army after graduating from Carver High School in Midland, Texas. As part of his service, he saw action during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. After returning home from the War, he was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma where he worked as a nurse at Reynolds Army Hospital until he retired. After his Army service, he worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant for 20 years.

He was a member of Greater Galilee Baptist Church. He was known for his generosity, his sense of humor, and his love of western movies.

He is survived by his ex-wife, Bonnie Chavez; children: Arthur J. Jackson, III (Carrie), Carla Drayden (Lewis), LaSonya Roberts (Kenneth); grandchildren: Megan Foreman (Sam), Mario Morris, Jordan Roberts, Bethany Roberts, Crystal Hamilton, Andrew Drayden; great-grandchildren: Jackson Foreman, Hayes Foreman, Nevaeh Hamilton-Roberts.