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William and Ora Lomax, relax at home as they prepare to launch a combination barber-beauty shop on South Side.

William and Ora Lomax, relax at home as they prepare to launch a combination barber-beauty shop on South Side.

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85-year-old barber takes shears from 2nd Street to South Side

Jackson Ward is losing another longtime fixture — barber William Lomax. For more than 62 years, Mr. Lomax cut hair in shops on 2nd Street, the Jackson Ward community’s main commercial corridor.