He is preceded in death by his parents, Jackson Dewey Kiefer and Leda Manwill Kiefer.

Jackson Ray Kiefer is survived by his wife, Gayle Grossman Kiefer of Brandon, Mississippi; daughter and son-law, Jill Kiefer Werdrick and Jason Werdrick of Park Ridge, Illinois; daughter, Lisa Marie Kiefer of Clinton, Mississippi; son and daughter-in-law, Jackson David Kiefer and Janna Kiefer of Lake Providence, Louisiana; five grandchildren, Andrew Douglas Kiefer, Harper Jackson Kiefer, Jason William Werdrick, Georgia McCall Kiefer, Jackson Wyatt Kiefer; sister and brother-in-law, Karen Kiefer Dennis and Jim Dennis of Osceola, Missouri; brother and sister-in-law, Richard Monroe Kiefer and Toni Kiefer of Osceola, Missouri.