Jackie L. Blount, 79, Sheffield, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020. A private service will be held for the family with Chip Henley officiating. Interment will be in Colbert Memorial Gardens. Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, is assisting the family.
Jackie was a veteran of the US Army and retired. He was a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans, Sheffield Chapter 63. He was a former member of the Muscle Shoals Car Club. Jackie was preceded in death by his mother, Ozella Blount; grandparents, Moody and William Boggus; half-brother, Cecil Grimes; and cousins, Diane Kashmeir and Howard Nichols, Jr. He was a wonderful husband and a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was a very special person to all.
Jackie leaves behind his wife of 59 years, Elaine Blount; daughters, Denise Yocom (Ray), Rebecca Myrick (Neal), and Katrina Landers; half-sister, Margarite Thomas; grandchildren, Falin Stemen, Ryan Landers, Emily McDougle (Chris), Allison Thompson (Chris), Mariah Purdy (Austin), Kendrea Trexler, and Jonathan Tennyson; and great-grandchildren, Jackson Purdy, Elleanore McDougal, Asher Trexler, and Ashlyn, Bryson, Lucas, and Caden Stemen.
Pallbearers will be Ryan Landers, Jonathan Tennyson, Bryson and Lucas Stemen, Tim Washington, and Austin Purdy.
