November 11th, 2011
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MARY FEARS
Mary Lois Fears, 83, of Bentonia died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 at Compere Nursing Home in Jackson.
Funeral services are today at Satartia United Methodist Church with Rev. Skipper Maxwell and Rev. Ray Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Fears was born May 30, 1928 in Ackerman to Willie Thomas Hunt and Jessie Reagin Hunt. She was a retired secretary for Yazoo County Schools and a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Fears of Bentonia and Ken Fears of Bentonia; a daughter, Mary Fears of Baton Rouge, La.; a sister, Annie Mae Hilderbrand of Bentonia; former husband, Ralph Fears of Bentonia; and four grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Tom Caruthers, Tommy Quattlebaum, Jeff Tyer, Bently O-Berry, Kevin Quattlebaum and Durwood Pettis.
WILBUR HARRIS
Wilbur R. Harris, 93, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services were Friday at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Bill Poole officiating. Burial followed under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Harris was born Dec. 7, 1917 in Yazoo City to Thomas H. and Emmie Wilson Harris. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include two nephews, James Winningham Jr. and Barron Winningham, both of Shreveport, La.
MARGARET PLUNKETT
Margaret A. Plunkett, 92, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 at Oasis Health and Rehabilitation.
Funeral services were Tuesday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Fletcher’s Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Plunkett was born Jan. 4, 1918 in Yazoo County to Nathan and Georgia Germany Ashley. She was a homemaker and a member of Fletcher’s Chapel United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Percy Plunkett; a son, Joe Manor; and a daughter, Ann Carter.
Survivors include two daughters, Dot Manor of Bentonia and Patricia C. Taylor of Yazoo City; 10 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Paul Carter Jr., Powell Saxton, Justin Carter, Shannon Clark, Scott Clark and Tommy Book.
ELLA ROBERTSON
Ella Dora Williams Robertson, 53, died Oct. 30, 2011.
Funeral services were Sunday at St. Matthew Church of God in Christ with Rev. Robert E. Toombs officiating. Burial followed at Cypress Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Scott Funeral Home.
Mrs. Robertson was born July 5, 1958 to Rosemund Williams Lewis and Mr. Leedell Gordons. She was married to Willie Earl Robertson and had a gift for taking care of children.
Survivors include her mother; her children, Yearlander Williams, Roselind Robertson, Minnie Bee Robertson and Pandora Robertson; siblings, Doris Jean Banks, Johnnie Davis, Janis Chambers (Larry), Barbara Ann Brown, Tony Jamae Davis, Sharon Woodard (J.D.) and Angela Davis; five grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were Alving Barnes, Cleotha Brown, Greg Noel, Jarvis Prothro, Lewis Barnes, Gabriel Johnson, William Patterson and Wardell Prothro.
Honorary pallbearers were Ellis Chambers, Roy Farris Jr., John Henry Patterson, J.D. Woodard, Jimmy Lee Crook, Torome Lewis and Antwan Robinson.
Dear Editor,
I realize after this letter is published that my daughter will probably never have the opportunity of making the Dixie League All-Star team.
However after praying and pondering over this situation, and because she has never made the team in all of her five years of playing (which is a joke) I have nothing to lose.
I am normally a pretty passive person, but I guess the older I get the more I see and understand the cruel shenanigans that many of our kids are faced with. But mostly, the older I get the more I have learned to become more vocal in the things I feel are just not right.
The Dixie Youth Girls Team is one that I have held close to my heart because the one child that I have has been a part of this league since she was old enough to participate. Now at first I did not make a big issue out of the All Star Selection process because each year I was given a so-called excuse as to why my child did not make it.
Her first year and at age four, she was just this cute little girl scrambling around like the others with no clue as to what to do. As she got older and more serious, I realized that this is really becoming her passion and not tooting my own horn but she’s pretty darn good.
Now again I know that she may never make the team after the comment I am about to make, but who cares.
This league is one of the most biased leagues I have ever, ever encountered. Parents, many of our kids are being overlooked because the selection process is too political and a big joke. I do not think that I could sleep at night knowing that I (the coaches) put my child in a position that I know they do not deserve.
For years and in talking to other parents, coaches have been allowed to nominate their child(ren) and other coaches’ children, which is so unfair. Now I know that I am not the smartest person in the world, but I do know what ALL-STAR means. But for those of you who do not, it means “consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all ... consisting entirely of star performers.” To break it down further; the BEST players!!!
We as parents need to be more involved in ensuring that there are policies and procedures in place and that they are adhered to. We want the best children to represent our city not those children that you want to be recognized to feed your own egos.
Coaches should not be allowed to nominate their children or make deals behind closed doors. ALL-STAR selections should be based on statistics and privy to those children who have worked hard and diligently all summer. Some of you coaches should be ashamed of yourselves with your hidden agendas. I personally do not see how you sleep at night.
Zelda B. Baker
Concerned Parent
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