HERMAN EPPERSON SR. was the son of Jimmie Epperson and Mrs. Janie (Richardson) Banks.

Transcript of Obituary
"Funeral services for Herman Epperson, 106, of 306 East Lafayette Street, Jefferson, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Macedonia Baptist Church in Jefferson. Burial will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Lewis & Walker Funeral Home.

Mr. Epperson died of natural causes at 2:55 p.m. Friday at his home. A lifelong resident of the area, he was born May 6, 1866, in Jefferson. He attended Jefferson public schools. Mr. Epperson was employed as a refuse excavator.

Survivors include seven sons, Herman Epperson Jr., of Los Angeles, California, and Jimmie Epperson, James Epperson, Alious Epperson, Robert Epperson, Raymond Epperson and Clifford Epperson, all of Dallas; three stepsons, Gabe Burton, Jessie Jackson and Lee Ike Fisher; one stepdaughter, Carolyn Fisher; and seven sisters, Janie, Mammie, Mattie, Louise, and Sally, all of Jefferson, and Dorothy Mae and Sarah, both of Dallas."

Sources
~ Obituary for Herman Epperson as published in Sunday, January 28, 1973 edition of The Marshall News Messenger [the newspaper of Harrison County, Texas]
~ Obituary for their son, Clarence E. Epperson, as published in Sunday, September 12, 1971 edition of The Marshall News Messenger [the newspaper of Harrison County, Texas]
~ Texas County Marriage Records
~ 1870-1950 Census Records of Marion County, Texas

Notes
- The obituary and the data on the census records reflected that Herman Epperson was 106 years old at the time of his death. {In contrast with this data, it was reported on the death certificate that he was born in 1886.} Furthermore, it should be noted that the earliest census records reported that he was born about 1866. Therefore, a more accurate birth year of 1866 is reflected in this memorial.