Memorial services for Mr. Jack Harvey McBride will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 9, in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria. Family and friends are invited to come pay their respects and share their good memories of Mr. McBride. Mr. McBride, 85, of Alexandria passed from this life, Monday, April 3, 2017, at Belle Teche Nursing Facility in New Iberia. Born in Natchitoches, he lived most of his life in Alexandria. He attended Northwestern in Natchitoches and served proudly in the U.S. Air Force. He worked most of his life and retired from the oil and gas Industry. However, he worked extensively for the State of Louisiana and was very active in state and local politics. He was a life-long fan of the game of basketball. He was preceded in death by parents, Johnny H. and Jewel Brister McBride. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Doris Painter McBride; daughter, Deborah D. Williams and husband John; grandson, Jack E. Jowers; great granddaughter, Alexandra E. Jowers; and a host of other family members and friends. In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, PO Box 1000, Memphis, TN, 38101. To extend online condolences to the McBride family, please visit us at www.hixsonbrothers.com.