Claude "CJ" Curtis Jackson Sr. passed away at the age of 86 on November 11, 2019 at Heritage Health Care Center in Globe, AZ. Funeral services will be on November 23rd at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Kearny, AZ at 11:00 a.m.

Curtis was born on February 9, 1933 in Sicily Island, Louisiana to Hardy and Lillie Jackson. He is survived by one brother, Howard Delano Jackson. He is preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters, Hardy James Jackson Jr., James Wesley Jackson, Billie Inez Shackelford, and Ione Ida Jackson.

Curtis grew up in Ajo, Arizona where he met his wife, Eva Rosalie McDowell. They were married on April 17, 1950.  They raised one son and three daughters in Ajo and Kearny, AZ.

Curtis worked at Phelps Dodge in Ajo, AZ and at Kennecott in Hayden, AZ. Curtis was a hardworking entrepreneur and owned many businesses in the Kearny/Hayden area including the One Stop and C.J. Market.  His family loves and admires him for his work ethic and strong desire to provide for his family.

He is survived by his three daughters and their husbands, Rose Ann and Harold Eaton, Cheryl and Warren Chester, and Mark and Darlene Shumway. He is preceded in death by his wife and his son, Claude Curtis Jackson Jr., and a great-grandson, Myles Alexander Migliore. Curtis had six-teen grandchildren, forty-seven great grandchildren, and one great, great grandchild.  Curtis was known by family as Papaw. He will be greatly missed!