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1982 - 2009

LATHROP, Mo. - Sergeant Issac Brandon Jackson, 27, Lathrop, formerly of Plattsburg, Mo., joined his Lord in Heaven on October 27, 2009.
He was serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the Striker 5th Brigade out of Fort Lewis, Wash., with the 1-17th Infantry Battalion since June 2009. This was his second tour of duty. He served his first tour with the 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division 1-32nd Infantry Battalion out of Fort Drum, N.Y. from March 2006 to June 2007.
Issac was born in St. Joseph on April 2, 1982, to Christal (Stamper) Thomas-Kariker and John Jackson. He graduated from Lathrop High School in 2001. Issac joined the United States Army in May 2004, completing his basic training and AIT in Fort Benning, Ga.
Issac met his future wife, Kristen Northrup, while attending Lathrop First Baptist Church in April 2004. They were engaged in October 2004 then were married on December 18, 2004, by their Pastor and friend, Donnie Quinn. Their son, Enoch Immanuel Jackson, was born April 10, 2008, in Fort Lewis, Wash. They are expecting their daughter, Eden Marie Jackson, in December of 2009.
Issac was preceded in death by his father, John Esker Jackson; brother, Carl Jackson; sister, Johnetta Jackson; paternal grandmother, Alma Jackson; maternal grandmother, Georgia Holman; step grandfather, Leslie Holman; maternal grandfather, Ralph Stamper; uncle, Isaac Cousins.
Survivors: his wife, Kristen; his son, Enoch; his daughter, Eden; his mother, Christal Thomas-Kariker; step father, Edward Kariker, all of the home; brother, Larry (Lacey) Jackson, Jamesport, Mo.; nephew, Ezekhiel; nieces, Haley and Trinity, all of Polo, Mo.; and Shandalyn, Polo, Mo.; brother, Jeremy (Amber) Jackson; nephew, Jayce, all of Smithville, Mo.; and nephew, Dominick, Kansas City, Mo.; step brother, Timothy (Jennifer) Kariker; nieces, Layla and Kaitlyn, all of Independence, Mo.; half siblings: Cassius C. Jackson, St. Joseph; Polly Jackson, Molly Jackson, Tommy Jackson, Johnny Jackson, all of Oklahoma, and Rochelle Jackson of Iowa; mother-in-law, Kathy Ward; step father-in-law, Chad Ward of Lathrop, Mo.; father-in-law, Gordon Northrup and his wife, Tammy, Lee's Summit, Mo.; uncle, Raymond Jackson, St. Joseph; his aunt, Madessa Davison, St. Louis, Mo.; sister-in-law, Jamie Stansberry, Lathrop; brother-in-law, Brian Alexander, Lee's Summit; brother-in-law, Aaron Ward, St. Joseph; brother-in-law, AJ Ward, St. Joseph; grandmother-in-law, Carolyn Niccum-Armes; grandfather-in-law, Jim Armes, both of Independence; step grandfather-in-law, Gene Ward, Lathrop; uncle, Larry Stamper and his wife, Susanne, Turney, Mo.; cousin, Shane Stamper and his wife, Stephanie, Roswell, N.M.; cousins: Stephen (Carol) Stamper; Austin, Elizabeth, and Megan, Turney; and a host of friends.
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, Lathrop High School Gymnasium, Lathrop. Interment: Lathrop Cemetery, Lathrop. The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, First Baptist Church, Lathrop. Services under the direction of Bailey & Cox Family Funeral Service, Lathrop, Mo.