Vicky Alexander, center, holds hands with Tom King, Mississippi Department of Transportation Southern District Transportation Commissioner, and Damien Henderson while praying during a ceremony to dedicate a stretch of Highway 555, or Martin Luther King Jr. Road, to Alexander’s husband, Rev. Dan Alexander. Alexander, a veteran, worked at MDOT for 19 years and was a pastor at Marble Stone Baptist and True Love Missionary Baptist Church. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

The sign dedicating a portion of Mississippi 555 to Rev. Dan Alexander is unveiled at True Love Missionary Baptist Church after a ceremony. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

State Rep. Robert Johnson speaks during a service for his high school classmate and friend Rev. Dan Alexander, who died in Dec. 2012 and is having a portion of Mississippi 555 dedicated in his memory. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)