Morehead,โ KY – Paris Jackson,โ Jr., โa World War II veteran, formerโค Fleming County Magistrate, and lifelong โresident of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away recently at the age ofโ 98. His resilience โฃfollowing a wartime โฃinjury โand dedication to his community will โขbe deeply missed.
Jackson’s โฃlifeโ spanned nearly a century of change, โmarked by courageous service during a global conflict and a commitment to building a life in his โbeloved Fleming County. He leaves behind a legacy of hard โคwork, humor, and โdevotion to family, impacting generations of โคthose who knew โคhim. Funeral services โขare scheduled for Monday, November 17,โ 2025, at Northcutt โข& Son Home for โขfunerals.
Born into a farming family, Jackson proudly served in the U.S. Navy fromโค 1943 to 1945 as a gunner aboardโ the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier. During a criticalโ moment in the Pacific theater, the ship was struckโข byโ a Japanese โคsuicideโค plane, resulting โin injuriesโค to Jackson.โ Heโ was awarded theโ purple Heart โfor his service and sacrifice.
Following hisโ honorable discharge, Jacksonโ returned to โFleming County and dedicatedโ himself to a career in construction, working with Jackson Buildersโ and later โalongside hisโ son, Joe, in theirโฃ family business. He also served his communityโ as a Fleming County Magistrate.Throughout โhisโ life, โขhe maintained his connection toโฃ theโค land, enjoying farming, raising hogs and cattle, woodworking, and gardening – activitiesโ he continued to participate in even in his final year.
known for his infectious sense of humor and love of laughter,โค Jackson brought joy toโฃ all those around him.Heโฃ is survived by his children, grandchildren, andโฃ a wide circle of extended family and friends who will โcherish โคhis memory.
Funeralโ services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2025, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Rev.Dr. Michael Powers and Pastor Scott Cummins officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson Cemetery onโข Maxeyโฃ Flat Road. Pallbearers are โคMichael Farr,โ Nicholas Farr, Brad Fieldhouse, Jonathan Lovell, Bob Lawson, and Matt Foudray. Visitation will be from โค11โ a.m. โคto 1 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2025, at northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, 400โ Fraley Drive, Morehead, โKY 40351. A โคmemorial tribute and guestbook are โavailable at www.northcuttandson.com.