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By Millard County Chronicle Progress · November 1, 2026 · 1 min read
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Sept. 1, 1933 – Oct. 28, 2026 William Jackson, 93, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2026 in Spanish Fork, Utah. He was born September 1, 1933 in Fillmore, Utah to Nolan and Noma Cooper Jackson. He married Zelda Lee Rutherford on September 29, 1955 and was later sealed in the Manti Temple, she preceded him in death on December 15, 2017.

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