Jackie Nicholson

Jackie Lee Nicholson, age 88, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home, in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He was born on December 9, 1936, in Stotts City, Missouri, the son of Clarence and Dora (Barker) Nicholson.

Jackie was a 1956 graduate of Miller High School, in Miller, Missouri. He was a United States Army Veteran and worked for AT&T phone company. 

On April 30, 1961, he married Wanda Kay Berry, in Miller, Missouri.

Jackie is survived by his wife of 64 years, Wanda; one daughter, Jacque Fair, of Marshfield, Missouri; four granddaughters: Jordan Carroll and her husband, Stephen of Marshfield, Missouri; Maggie Lumley and her husband, Levi, of Fair Grove, Missouri; Carlos “Tony” Rodriguez of Joplin, Missouri; and Cristian Rodriguez and his wife, Brittany, of Pittsburg, Kansas; six great-grandchildren: Brinlee, Bodie, Parker, Kaylee, Lilliana, and Hayden; five sisters: Martha Epps, of Miller, Missouri; Patty (Roger) Myers of Rogersville, Missouri; Linda Bishop of Athens, Texas;, Teresa (Robert) Frank of Smiths Grove, Kentucky; and Mary Lou (Rod) Meyer of Purdy, Missouri; one brother, Jimmy (Carol Lou) Nicholson of Gun Barrel, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

Jackie was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence, and Dora; daughter, Pamela Rodriguez; son-in-law, Ron Fair; sister, Betty Gillingham; and two brothers, Billy and Jerry Nicholson. 

A memorial service under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon, was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 5, 2025, at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon. 

Online condolences may be made at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.