- Date Of Birth: December 24, 1930
- Date Of Death: May 19, 2012
- State: Illinois
Jack E. Carson, 81, of Virginia, IL died Saturday evening, May 19, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL.
He was born December 24, 1930 in Virginia, IL; the son of John and Wilma Taylor Carson. He married Romona Johnson on January 14, 1950 in Virginia and she survives.
He is also survived by two sons, John Carson of Jacksonville and Mike Carson (partner, Susan Young) of Virginia; three grandchildren, Jared Carson of Philadelphia, Jessica Carson of Virginia, and Cody Carson of Lakenheath, England; five great grandchildren, Jacob Carson, Emily Carson, Lily Carson, Sam Cox and Jack Cox. He was preceded in death by his parents and by Mary and Tom Hare in whose home he was raised.
Mr. Carson served with the US Navy and Naval Reserves and enjoyed a long career as a meatcutter. He was first employed with Birnbaum’s Packing Plant and later with Birnbaum’s Grocery Store. He served several years as a meat cutter and manager of the Virginia Locker Plant prior to working with several area grocery stores.
He joined Oscar Meyer in Beardstown when they opened their meat processing plant in 1967, serving as a supervisor until his retirement in 1987 upon the plant’s sale to Cargill.
Jack maintained a variety of interests including hunting rabbits and deer, playing golf, and vacationing at Myrtle Beach, SC. He enjoyed spending time with his family as his sons trained and fought matches across the country with the Golden Gloves Boxing program. An avid motorcyclist, he also enjoyed extended family trips aboard their motorcycles. His favorite companion and sidekick was Samantha, his golden retriever, who owned her own car which Jack was allowed to drive.
