Three drown near Halls-Three duck hunters drown in Halls area--An overloaded boat that capsized when the hunters fired into a flight of ducks, brought death to three hunters Saturday morning in Old River near Halls. Drowned were: Bernard Tomlinson, 26, farmer of Gumflat community; Wayne Riddick, 32, of 823 Crockett, Memphis, sheet metal worker for Ideal Fixture Company, and Ralph Jackson, 24, of 1075 Palmetto, Memphis, a machine operator for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Levoy London of Halls, about 23, who was on the hunting party swam ashore. A searching party headed by Sheriff Norvell of Ripley, Marshal Harry Hall of Halls and Roy Sudbury, funeral director, recovered the bodies of Mr. Tomlinson and Mr. Jackson. Mr. Riddick and Mr. Tomlinson drowned in their effort to swim ashore. Mr. Jackson and Mr. London reached the shore. Mr. Jackson lost hold and drowned in the swift current. Mr. Tomlinson leaves his mother, Mrs. Hattie Linson of Gumflat community; two brothers, Allen Tomlinson of the U. S. Army in Germany and Gale Summers of Newbern, Tenn., and five sisters, Mrs. Harold Ferguson, Mrs. James Barbee, Mrs. Tommie Nichols and Miss Alene Tomlinson of Halls, and Mrs. Bruce Holland of Memphis. Mr. Riddick was born in Maury City and moved to Memphis eight years ago. He was an army veteran of World War II. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Robbie Riddick and three daughters, Melba Jean, 10, Joan Gail, 7, and Jeanette Riddick, 6. Mr. Jackson was born in Mason, Tenn. and moved to Memphis in 1942. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jackson and a brother, Williford G. Jackson all of Memphis.