Orrin Henry Jackson, age 95, passed away November 12, 2001.
Born in Fountain Green, Utah, on July 14, 1906, he was the son of Henry Jackson and Amanda Rozilla Allred. He moved to Provo as a teenager with his family. In 1930 he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Business Administration. He served an LDS Mission to the Eastern States from 1926 to 1928. On June 10, 1936, Orrin was married for time and eternity to Rilla Jacobson in the Manti LDS Temple. They resided and reared their four children in Provo. In June Orrin and Rilla celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
Orrin began his working career in the wool growing business with his father. He was the Business Manager for Clark Clinic in Provo until 1949, and for 25 years was Admissions
Officer at Brigham Young University, retiring in 1974. Active in church and civic affairs, he served in the stake presidencies of the Provo Stake and East Provo Stake and was Bishop of the Provo 9th Ward. He loved attending and serving in the Provo Temple. An avid supporter of the Boy Scout program, he encouraged all three sons to earn their Eagle Scout Awards, and in 1966 received the Provo Peak Award for outstanding leadership and service in the Boy Scout organization. He had a great love for horses and the out-of-doors that he shared with his family. He belonged to the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Provo Kiwanis Club, acting as president in 1981-82.
He is survived by his wife, Rilla; sons Russell H. (Connie), of Tigard, Oregon; Earl K. (Phylinda), of Murray, Utah; and Byron R. (Nancy), of Kildeer, Illinois; daughter Anne (Bill) Slater, of Douglasville, Georgia; brother Joseph W. (Carma) of Provo; sisters Ellen Orgill of Phoenix, Arizona; Louise (Max) Hunt of Snowflake, Arizona; and Rachel Baker of Salt Lake City; along with 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Amy Berrett and Audrey Hiller.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 15, 2001, at 1 p.m., at the Oak Hills Second Ward LDS Chapel, 925 East North Temple Drive, Provo. Friends may call at the Chapel from 11:30 to 12:30, prior to Services. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery. Services under the
direction of Berg Mortuary of Provo.