June 1st, 2011
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JESSIE LEWIS
Jessie B. Lewis, 74, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at home.
Funeral services were Tuesday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ken Lynch officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was born Dec. 9, 1936 in Yazoo County to Willie J. and Lutra Mansfield Lewis. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a retired plant manager for the Federal Compress and a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Lewis of Yazoo City; three sons, Bill Lewis (Elizabeth) of Jackson, Tenn., Ronnie Lewis (Angelia) of Yazoo City and Russell Lewis (Diane) of Yazoo City; five grandsons, Blake Parker of Yazoo City, Brian Pigg of Yazoo City, Jonathan Broom of Petal, Wesley Glidewell of Jackson, Tenn. and Jessie Lewis of Yazoo City; three granddaughters, Melissa Broom of Petal. Hope Glidewell of Jackson, Tenn. and Marie Lewis of Yazoo City; a great-granddaughter, Olivia Broom of Petal; brother, Billy Lewis of Brandon; and a sister, Ada Mae Martin of Vicksburg.
Serving as pallbearers were Chuch Hanna, Jeff Carpenter, James Douglas, Carl Pettigrew, Viven Douglas and Wesley Glidewell.
CAROLYN WOODELL
Carolyn Pinkston “Pinky” Woodell, 85, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Indywood Glen Personal Care Home in Greenwood.
Funeral services were Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Rusty Douglas officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mrs. Woodell was born in Forrest City, Ark. on Nov. 14, 1925, and grew up in Greenwood, where she met and married her husband, William B. “Billy” Woodell. She attended the public schools in Greenwood and college at MSCW. She and Billy were residents of Yazoo City for more than 50 years, where they were loving parents to seven children and members of the First Presbyterian Church of Yazoo City. She lived in Greenwood for the past three years, and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Greenwood.
Mrs. Woodell was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Woodell; her parents, Jess and Ada Pinkston; her son, Bob; daughters, Pam and Penny; and granddaughter, Lanie Kealhofer. She is survived by her daughters, Polly Henson (Johnny) of Greenwood; Patty Seward (Ed) of North Little Rock, Arkansas; Peggy Gregory (Bob) of Greenwood; and Perry Calhoun (Pat) of Madison; her son, Bill Woodell, Jr. of Madison; brothers, Jess Pinkston of Greenwood, Jim Pinkston of Beverly Hills, California, and Charlie Pinkston of Orlando, Florida; and 13 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were her grandsons.
Dear Editor,
The decision by the present school board not to renew the teaching and coaching contract of Mr. Archie Carlyle was a planned and calculated act of politics. This kind of thing has been happening for years.
They didn’t follow policies or procedures in this matter. The state’s report on the district asked the board to stop interfering in this kind of situation, but it seems they didn’t get the memo.
My mother always put her 11 children first in making decisions for their futures. It is clear this board did not do that.
Mr. Carlyle’s only crime was putting his students first. I feel like Jesus, when he told the people at the well, “He who is without sin cast the first stone.”
I and the 800 people who have signed the petition calling for Carlyle’s return can find no fault in his dedication to our community. We are being laughed at across the state, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Our community is losing faith in our ability to work in a productive and successful district. The Yazoo Herald’s sports editor called it a “travesty.” I ask the question, where are all those Christian folks, his co-workers, his pastor and his fellow church members?
Where are the athletes, past and present, and most of all where are the parents? He has mothered and fathered when you were unable to make it to a game or on the road, giving your children heart-to-heart talks of motivation and encouragement both in the halls of our schools and on the streets of this community. Now he deserves your support in this critical matter.
This affects us all, black and white, because the future of our community is at stake. I am asking everyone to show as much concern about this matter as they do during election time.
Mr. Clifton Jones, I sat on the school board when you and your wife in a 3 to 2 vote were denied what you rightfully deserved. When you first ran for alderman you were the only politician I ever spent an entire day with, walking the streets because I believed in you. When I ran for mayor as an independent, I endorsed McArthur Straughter in the primary. Many people thought I was crazy, but I was exercising my rights.
Mr. Aubry Brent Jr., I followed you from Vicksburg to Belzoni and saw people commit perjury to defeat you. When citizens support a candidate, they want something in return. As a citizen with the 800 petitioners, we are calling in our wager. Just get the record of the board of that decision, which is public record. Check the timeline of the action, and you will be amazed. Next month you will appoint or reappoint a board member, but before you do we deserve answers.
If you find me wrong I will come back and sit before you and the school board and give a public apology. Everyone deserves their day in court, and Mr. Carlyle certainly does.
What you do or don’t do will determine the caliber of teachers and coaches willing to come into our community and work with our children.
Johnny Staples
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