G. Wells Jackson

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, George Wells Jackson, age 94, passed from this life on Saturday, September 02, 2006 from causes incident to age. Members of his family lovingly surrounded him for several days before his passing. Wells is survived by his lovely wife of seventy-two years, Josephine Jodie Peterson Jackson and two children: Janean Charles Bauman of Bountiful, and Dennis Wells Karen Jackson of Lewiston. He is also survived by twelve grandchildren and thirty-two great grandchildren with two additional expected soon and a sister, Nedra Jackson Spackman of Richmond. Wells was born in Lewiston, Utah on March 2, 1912 the son of Marriner Wells and Julia Leavitt Jackson. He grew up in Lewiston where he attended school. At a young age, he learned the virtue of hard work through practical experience and passed this virtue on to his children and grandchildren. Wells was a reliable, honest man who always enjoyed the working relationships of many neighbors and friends. Wells and Jodie were married on December 20, 1933 in the Logan LDS Temple and have lived in Lewiston all of their married lives, except for a six-year period in Cornish managing a farm operation. Following this time, they returned to Lewiston where they purchased land and began fulfilling a life-long dream of operating their own farm. He was an excellent farmer and took pride in caring for the animals and improving the ground. He also found great satisfaction in building wonderful memories for his posterity in this effort. Much of the farm work was done using his teams of Percheron draft horses. He had an inborn love for horses and was an excellent horseman with both saddle and draft horses. In later years, this led to his hobby of training and conditioning his team for competitions in pulling matches all over the western United States. He became known country wide for his world-class Championship draft horse pulling team of ?Cap and Chief? and for his excellent horsemanship. He was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was an example of its teachings. At the time of his death, he was a High Priest in the Lewiston First Ward. He was active in civic affairs and served on the Lewiston City council and many celebration committees over the years. He served with the pure intent of making his community a better place for all. He was recently honored by the community for his service at the first annual ?Wells Jackson Horse Pull?. As much as Wells loved his favorite team, his first love was his family. He provided many wonderful memories for his posterity by taking them for rides on the horse-drawn wagons and bob sled, complete with Swedish Sleigh bells. He was frequently the favorite ?show and tell? for his grandchildren. The family expresses appreciation for the tender, loving and competent care provided by many compassionate hospice aides and staff over the years. Special thanks to his granddaughter, Shalise, for her professional, loving and tender care at all hours of the day and night. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6 in the Lewiston First Ward chapel with Bishop Michael Stephenson conducting. Friends may call at the ward building at 10 South 1600 West, Lewiston, Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in the Lewiston City Cemetery. Services will be under the direction of the Nelson Funeral Home. Condolences may be extended to the family online at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com