Elbert Donald Jackson

January 6, 1948 - January 15, 2017

Elbert Donald Jackson, 69, of Vandalia passed away at 7:25pm, Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Vandalia Rehab and Healthcare Center. A visitation will be held from 6:00-7:30pm, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia. A Private Burial will be held at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorials may be made to Vandalia Rehab Activity Fund. Elbert and his twin brother Delbert were born January 6, 1948 in Vandalia, sons of Albert Thomas Elmore and Lillene Rosalene (Jackson) Ray. Elbert served in the US Army from July 1968 to April of 1970. He was a resident of Vandalia Rehab for many years. Elbert is survived by his twin brother Delbert Jackson of Vandalia, sister Tammy Pyle of Mulberry Grove, nieces and nephews Christy Jackson, Kayla and husband Eric McClaren, Cody Pyle and wife Bethany, and Trevor Pyle and girlfriend Kimberly Hunter. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Sheila Pyle and Barbara Hoover.