The Hinds County Sheriff's Office issued the following statement.
#1
Depart Westhaven Funeral Home with the hearse at approx. 9:00 am to travel to the Coliseum for the 10:00am viewing service. Motorcade will travel west on Robinson Rd. to Hwy 80 eastbound and
merge onto I-220 traveling south to I-20 east. It will continue on I-20
towards I-55 north (stack) and exit on High St. turning left onto the
fairgrounds towards the coliseum. Motorcade will then depart the
coliseum and travel to the family for pickup.
#2
Depart the family’s residence in the Woodhaven Subdivision at
approx. 10:20-10:30am traveling north on Hanging Moss Rd. merging onto
I-220 north briefly and merging onto I-55 south. It will continue on
I-55 south and exit on High St. turning left onto the fairgrounds
towards the coliseum.
#3 (last ride)
At the conclusion of the services at the coliseum, the motorcade
will get in formation to depart. The “estimated” time is 12:30-12:45 (this
could change). It will depart escorting the family and close friends
only that will be attending the private burial at Johnson Cemetery. It
will leave the coliseum turning right on High St. and get on I-55
traveling north. It will exit on Northside Dr. and travel west making a
right turn on Hanging Moss Rd. traveling north. The motorcade will
continue and make a slow roll/pause at Josephine’s Kitchen which is a
Vance family owned eatery on Hanging Moss just north of Forest Ave. It
will then proceed traveling north to I-220 north and merge onto I-55
south. It will exit at the County Line Rd. Exit traveling back east.
Once the motorcade is on County Line it will travel and make a final
right turn into the Avery Gardens subdivision towards Johnson Cemetery.
Only family cars and close friends attending the burial will be allowed
to enter the subdivision. All other traffic must remain outside the gate
and travel to respective destinations. Officers will be in formation
and make a final salute to the hearse and family as it approaches to
turn into Avery Gardens.
Expect traffic delays and brief road/interstate closures during the
motorcade routes. If changes are made, the specific changes will be
disclosed. The times leaving the coliseum are estimated only but are not
expected to be before the times listed above.
2 comments:
Did not know there was a cemetery in Avery Gardens, next to Northpoint. Guess this was in existence long before the development of those subdivisions back in the 80s.
Yes’m 10:51, long before. I have a relative buried there, circa 1995. It is a pleasant location that not many know about. The cemetery’s presence was a minor issue with Avery Gardens was installing its gate - which led to the original public access gating ordinance.
Just like the NW corner of Pear Orchard and E. County Line, there are a number of African-American cemeteries that growth and development have encircled. I think Continental had some similar issue out in rural Hinds County. But hey, a quiet cemetery makes for better neighbors than the shoot ‘em up crazies or homeless.
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