Melvin Redmond

Melvin Earvin Redmond Sr. (October 5, 1935 – October 13, 2005) and also served as the acting mayor of Vicksburg in 1988. He attended Bowman High School, Alcorn State University, Chicago Technical College. and was deputy tax assessor in Warren County. He married Beulah M. Washington, and together they had four children. His alderman's office was located at Vicksburg City Hall. In 1988, Redmond served as interim mayor after the resignation of Demery Grubbs. Redmond ran for mayor in the subsequent special election but lost

From 1993 to 2002, he worked as the director of government affairs and community at the Isle of Capri Casino.

Redmond died at age 70 on October 13, 2005, at the River Region Medical Center (now Merit Health River Region) in Vicksburg. He was predeceased by his wife.