CHINA GROVE — Gary Lynn Jackson, 39, 203 Bonnie Lane, died Dec. 13, 2006, at Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury.

Born Aug. 24, 1967, in Iredell County, Mr. Jackson was a son of Jack Jackson, China Grove, and Diane Goodman Jackson, Concord.

Educated in the Kannapolis City Schools, he worked for R.D.H. Tire & amp; Retread, Cleveland, for several years.

He attended Westside Church of the Nazarene, Kannapolis.

In addition to his parents, survivors include wife Misty Rollings Jackson; daughter Jessica Gainey, Kannapolis; son Jacob Jackson, China Grove; stepchildren Taylor Brown and Madison Jackson, both of China Grove; brothers Kenneth Jackson, Kannapolis, and Chad Jackson, China Grove; and sister Angela J. McEachern, Concord.

A service was held Sunday (Dec. 17, 2006) at Whitley’s Funeral Home, Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Charles Savage and the Rev. J.T. Drye. Burial, West Lawn Memorial Park.

Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.

Memorials: American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038-1131.