Former city councilman in Jackson dies at 85
April 16, 2021
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Funeral services are scheduled next week for former Jackson City Councilman Frank Bluntson who died Tuesday.
Bluntson represented the city s Ward 4 from 2005 to 2013, serving several years as president of the council. He was in bad health the last several years and was in hospice, said Jacqueline Amos, longtime family friend and current Ward 4 candidate.
Amos said Bluntson died at home Tuesday, The Clarion Ledger reported. He was 85.
“This is a huge loss,” Amos said. “There’s not many men like him around anymore. He was like a parent to the rest of the community.”