 Wednesday morning, the community lost not only a great, hard-working deputy, but a man who brought smiles to faces no matter where he was. Jackie was a great guy. He was a very good deputy. He volunteered for us. He went above and beyond what we asked him to do. Anytime we called upon him, he was there to answer. He loved his family, loved his community, loved his county. He's going to be hard to replace. Not only did Jackie love his job, but he loved being out in his community. From attending sporting events at Belfry to attending church, Jackie was considered family no matter where he went or who he met. That's the type of people we look for. Good people, good community people. Jackie was always at Belfry football game, basketball game, girls' basketball, softball. It didn't matter. Jackie was around close all the time and everybody loved him. Shae Deskins, Jackie's granddaughter, says that Jackie served in the Army National Guard and was a retired coal miner. Apart from working hard, his life revolved around his family. After serving nearly seven years with the Pot County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Scott says the department morale just won't be the same without Jackie. So tell me one thing to maybe a memory of Jackie, something that just stands out that it's like, oh, that's classic Jackie. There's so many. I don't know. Like I said, he was always wanting to cut up and it didn't matter what it was. When you saw him coming, he was going to make you laugh. Jackie Deskins passed away Wednesday morning after a long battle with health complications. Jackie leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Donna Deskins, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday, August 20th from 6 until 9 p.m. at Rogers Funeral Home in Belfry, Kentucky. Funeral service will begin Saturday, August 21st at 10 a.m. and the burial will follow afterwards at the Blackburn Family Cemetery in Sydney, Kentucky. You know, he's going to be missed really bad. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Jeremy Justice.