Major Jackie E. Edgar, 92, of Beaumont, died August 15, 2016. He was born on March 22, 1924, in Wingate, to Mary Strickland Edgar and Ed Edgar.

Major Edgar retired from the United States Army and Air Force, after twenty years of dedicated service. He was awarded many awards and medals, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, for his bravery and dedication. He was always proud to be a veteran and enjoyed time at Veteran of Foreign War Posts, wherever he lived. He owned and operated Jap Road Ranch and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and visiting with friends, under the oak tree in his back yard.

Survivors include sons, Jackie William Bukowski and his wife, Deborah, of LaVernia, Texas; George Edgar, of St. Paul, Minnesota; daughters, Jeanette Hagar and her husband, Edsel, of Hamlin, West Virginia; Carolyn Goldman Eason and her husband, Lenn, of Sugarland, Texas; Albertine Coupé and her husband, James, of Panama City Beach, Florida; Rosemary Cain and her husband, Neil, of Salemburg, North Carolina; step-daughter, Cherryl McNutt, of Lindale, Texas; eleven grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, and a niece, Mary Elizabeth Harris, of Alabama.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother and one sister.

A private committal was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, with ennichment at Houston National Cemetery, Houston, under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 West Buccaneer Drive, Winnie.