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Former city councilman in Jackson dies at 85 April 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 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 ...

Former Jackson City councilman dies Frank Bluntson dies at 85 Share Updated: 9:57 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021 City of Jackson Frank Bluntson dies at 85 Share Updated: 9:57 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021 Former Jackson City Councilman Frank Bluntson has died, according to family members.He represented Ward 4 from 2005 to 2013 when he left his seat to run for mayor. He lost to the current mayor's father, Chokwe Lumumba.Before his political career, Bluntson was a teacher. He also hosted "Straight Talk," a popular radio show on WKXI.Bluntson was 85 years old. JACKSON, Miss. —...

Former Jackson city councilman Frank Bluntson passes away at 85 (Source: Gray News) By Howard Ballou | April 13, 2021 at 8:11 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:11 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Eric Bluntson, son of former Jackson city councilman Frank Bluntson, confirms his father died Tuesday afternoon. He served two terms on the Jackson City Council representing Ward 4. Prior to that, he was a youth court councilor and 5th grade teacher at Mary C. Jones Elementary School. He’s probably best known as the long-time host of Straight Talk, a community affairs program on WKXI radio. He was ...

"This is a huge loss. There's not many men like him around anymore. He was like a parent to the rest of the community."