Jackie Levi Dempsey

Jackie Levi Dempsey, age 81, of Berkeley Springs, WV died on October 4, 2017 at his home.

Born April 3, 1936 in Louisiana, he was the son of the late Levi Littleton and Bonnie Kate McCully Dempsey.

Jackie was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from Starkville High School in Starkville; MS. Jackie attended Mississippi State University and served in the United States Navy. Jackie worked for Vitro Laboratories in Silver Spring, MD in Aerospace and Electrical Engineering. He was an officer for the Izaak Walton League and enjoyed photography, hunting, fishing and model airplanes.

Jackie is survived by his wife of 57 years: Helen Frances Perkins Dempsey at home; three sons: Mark Perkins Dempsey and wife Lynn of Huntington, MD, Donald McCully Dempsey and wife Susan of Hanover, PA and Michael Harding Dempsey and wife Melissa of South Carolina; one sister: Patsy Ann Faoro and husband Lewis of Great Falls, VA; one brother: Donald Hutson Dempsey and wife Janet of Germantown, TN; one sister-in-law: Rebecca A. Perkins of Jackson; MS; ten grandchildren: Wesley P. Lowe, Alexander J. Dempsey, Erica Nerich, Ashley M. Demspey, Britany Hales, Nicholas Kilgore, Abigail Homer, Taylor Dempsey, Kiley Dempsey and Emily C. Dempsey and eleven great grandchildren.

A Graveside Service will be held at Salem Cemetery near Macon, MS on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 12:00 Noon under the direction of Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon, MS.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Heart and Vascular Center at Winchester Medical Center,190 Campus Blvd #201 1840 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA 22601.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cockrellfuneralhome.com