- US Army in Korea
- First African American Police patrolman in Brookhaven Police Department, 1964
- Graduate of Law Enforcement Academy of Mississippi
- Community Service Award in 1989
- Brookhaven Exchange Club
- NAACP recognition for career in Law Enforcement during Civil Rights era - 1994
- First Police Officer in Brookhaven to have badge number (B-4) retired
- Married to Maude with 3 children
- Retired after 30 year law enforcement career
