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TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1999
2:00 P.M.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
INTERMENT
WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK
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OBITUARY
Attorney Thomas Mitchell Jackson, eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Jackson, was born on
February 5, 1932 in Washington D.C. He spent his
formative years in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was united in holy matrimony to Miss Shirley
Anne Lee of Macon in 1956. They were blessed with
one daughter, Viveca Annette Jackson.
Attorney Jackson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Los Angeles State College and a LLB degree
from Howard University School of Law. He moved to
Macon in 1959 and opened his law office in 1964. In
1977, he was appointed to Macon Municipal Court as
the associate judge where he served for seven years.
He was a Marine Corps veteran. In addition to
numerous professional organizations he was affiliated
with the Boule, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and was
a life member of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
He leaves in celebration of his life: his devoted
wife, Mrs. Shirley L. Jackson and a loving daughter,
Ms. Viveca A. Jackson, both of Macon, Georgia; a
brother, Dr. Frank Donald Jackson of Boston,
Massachusetts; a sister, Antoinette J. Hatfield; and
a host of other relatives and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICES
REV. BENJAMIN E. V. LETT, OFFICIATING
"A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF
THOMAS MITCHELL JACKSON"
Processional......................Musical Prelude
Prayer..............Rev. William Eugene Thomas
Remarks......................Ms. Thelma Dillard
Solo..............................Ms. Rita Davis
Scripture...........Rev. William Eugene Thomas
Remarks........................Judge John Ruffin
Remarks......................Mayor Jim Marshall
Solo..............................Ms. Rita Davis
Eulogy..................Rev. Benjamin E. V. Lett
Closing Prayer..........Rev. Benjamin E. V. Lett
Recessional
Musical Postlude
PALLBEARERS
Mr. Alphonzo Bailey
Mr. Bert Bivins
Atty. Chevene King
Atty. Charles Mathis
Atty. Roy Miller
Atty. Joe Williams
MUSIC PROVIDED BY:
Ms. Gloria Hutchings
Mr. Lance Randall
USHERS
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
First Baptist Church
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The family wishes to express their sincere
gratitude for all the many kind expressions of
sympathy shown them during their time of
bereavement. May God bless all of you.
"Let Many Walk In The
Footprints Of His Path/'