Jeremy Scott Rackley

MOUNTAIN TOP-Jeremy Scott Rackley, 31, of Mountain Top, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township. Born in Marion, Ohio on March 31, 1980, he was the son of Cynthia (Scott) Rackley and Anthony Rackley. He attended Taft Middle School, where he played soccer and received numerous academic awards. He also played saxophone and bass guitar for the 8th grade jazz band. Jeremy was a 1998 graduate of Marion Harding High School. While at Marion Harding, he was a member of the Marion Cadets which were under the direction of Mike King for 2 years. He was also a member of the Harding Marching Band and was a member of the drum line. He also played set for Starduster Jazz Band and Show Choir. He won the individual award for instrumental performance at show choir competitions. Jeremy was an accomplished drummer and for 2 years, he played drum set for the musical, How Great Thou Art. Since the age of 2, Jeremy’s dream was to be in the law enforcement field. While in high school, he mentored with the Marion Police Department in the Shadowing Program which was designed for high school students wishing to enter law enforcement. When he graduated, he was selected to be a volunteer in the Explorers and began pursuing his career with the Pennsylvania State Troopers. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lloyd and Leavata Tyler and an uncle, Phil Scott. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Cynthia Rackley; his Bichon, Baby; aunt, Theresa Tyler-Smith(Bishop Wallace Smith) uncles and cousins. Services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at New Covenant Christian Fellowship Church, 780 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Jeremy’s uncle, Bishop Wallace Smith, will officiate. Entombment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church. The will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Marion, Ohio. Memorial donations may be made to the Leavata Tyler Scholarship Fund, c/o New Covenant Christian Fellowship Church, 780 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 S. Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.