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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/'