Jackson's Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Directors has been a locally owned funeral home since its origin way back in 1905.

Organized by businessmen James F. Walker, Henry Burks and Judge Thomas Booker Butler, the home was located in downtown Tyler until 1936.

At that time the funeral home moved to its present location at 215 E. Front St. in a building that was purchased from the A.P. Moore Family.

In 1938, Mr. J.F. Daniel purchased a portion of the ownership of the funeral home making it become Burks-Walker-Daniel Funeral Directors.

In that same year, the interior of the home was destroyed by fire and the facility was completely remodeled.

In 1941, Mr. R.L. Tippit purchased Mr. Daniel's portion of the funeral home and the establishment was renamed Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Directors.

In 1971, Harold Jackson, who had worked in the funeral industry in northeast Texas, purchased a portion of the funeral home, and then over the next several years, purchased all outstanding shareholders to become the sole owner of Jackson's Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Directors.

The Jackson family continues to oversee operation of the business, and their staff of funeral directors which prides itself with providing families with the compassion and guidance they need when funeral arrangements must be made.

Harold Jackson, his wife, Jean, son Greg, and son and daughter-in-law, John and Rene, are all involved in the business. Except for Jean, all are licensed funeral directors.

Jackson encourages people to take advantage of funeral pre-planning. That way, important decisions about the funeral service and burial can be made in a less stressful environment.

Burks-Walker-Tippit is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily and extended visitation hours until 9:00 p.m. They can be reached by calling (903) 592-6553 or by sending an email to burkswalkertippit@suddenlinkmail.com.