Reverend Willie Joe Jackson Jr.

Reverend Willie Joe Jackson, Jr., also known as “Jobie”, was one heck of a husband, father, son, uncle and friend. Jobie was born in Snow Hill, MD on December 17th, 1957 to the late Sadie Elizabeth Rounds Jackson and Willie Joe Jackson, Sr. He and his family relocated to Philadelphia, PA where he attended school and graduated from Simon Gratz High School, excelling in track and field and mechanics. He entered the workforce as a young boy, bragging that he paid for his first bike with money that he earned from running newspaper routes. It is while he was young that he learned tenacity in the workforce, always ambitious with a “work for yourself” mentality. He assisted his father with opening and operating businesses such as a gas station, “John Paul Getty”, and their janitorial business, “Northern Recovery”, while in Philadelphia, PA. In 1983 he met the love of his life, Mary “Lisa” Johnson. The couple said “I do” on August 22, 1985. As he said, “She just had to have me.” They moved to Snow Hill, MD where their family grew and flourished. Always business minded, Jobie and his father opened Snow Hill’s first black-owned salvage yard and mechanic shop while trading converter car parts across the northern East coast. Jobie’s eyes and motivation were always set on his family and creating generational wealth. This led to multiple business ventures such as Jackson’s Trucking, Inc. He later retired from Wicomico County as the lead mechanic at Shore Transit in 2023. In 1996, Jobie was ordained as Reverend Willie J. Jackson at Georgetown Baptist Church in Pocomoke, MD. He established his own ministry, Christian Stronghold Community Church in Princess Anne, MD. It was there that he had performed the work of God by teaching and preaching the Father’s word. He ministered through music by playing his bass guitar for the Traveling Gospel Singers for many years. Reverend Jackson was known to carry the word of God in his mind and heart. He was a walking talking Bible and a warrior for God. The fruits of the holy spirit manifested in his demeanor and charisma as being gentle-hearted, straight forward, patient, kind, and having the love of God for all his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Jobie left this world on February 5th, 2025. He warmed so many hearts and spirits with his words of encouragement, straight forward preaching, affectionate laughter, and corny jokes. A heart like his was truly hard to find and not easy to ovelook. His family will always cherish the memories of his many hours of “fixing”, actually sleeping on, the couch, mastering every bassline of songs crafted by the Temptations and Kool and the Gang, and hours of wisdom. Jobie was preceded in death by his parents, Sadie and Willie Jackson Sr., his sister, Hilda Connor, and his son, Montae Jackson. He is survived by: his wife, Lisa Jackson; son, Kyree Jackson; daughter, Jolisa Jackson (Kevin Harmon, Jr.); sisters, Vandella Jackson, Inez Jackson and Mona Jackson; brothers, Wallace Jackson, Sr., Apaulla Jackson and Isaac Jackson, and a host of favorite nieces, nephews and grandchildren. . Lovingly Submitted ~ The Jackson Family

Reverend Willie Joe Jackson Jr.

December 17, 1957 - February 5, 2025