November 15th, 2011
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HUGH ADAMS
Hugh W. Adams, 85, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011.
Funeral services were Saturday at Midway United Methodist Church with Rev. Will Wilkerson and Rev. Marshall Burnett officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Adams was born Feb. 4, 1926 in Yazoo County to Lester B. and Nimmie Spell Adams. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and a retired assistant superintendent at the Mississippi Chemical Corporation Ammonia Plant.
Survivors include his wife, Dona Adams of Yazoo City’ a son, Hugh Adams Jr. of Prarieville, La.; and two daughters, Cathy Alexander of Mobile, Ala. and Becky Dixon of Greenville; and eight grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were David Walton Adams, Matthew Brooks Alexander, Dewitt Andrew Dixon III, Daniel Pepper Adams, Hugh Walton Alexander and Walton Adams Dixon.
GERALDINE ALLEN
Geraldine Moore Allen, 58, died Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
Funeral services were Saturday at Scott Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. John H. Scott Sr. officiating. Burial followed at Moore’s Cemetery in Benton.
Mrs. Allen was born July 4, 1953 to Abe and Verna Stubblefield Moore. She graduated from St. Francis School. She worked as a practical nurse and later as a private duty nurse.
Survivors include her mother, Verna Stubblefield Moore; daughters, Keisha Moore and KaReeda Allen; siblings, Linberg Charles Moore (Dorothy), Ellawean Moore Owens (Tony), Milton Moore, Arean D. Moore and Michael Moore (Hazel); five grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were Anthony Moore, Steve Coleman, Jacque Richardson, Rylyn Moore and Cory Montson.
Honorary pallbearers were Charles Moore, Milton Moore, Tony Owens, Johnny Brown, Michael Moore, Traney Moore and Carl Butler.
JAYLAH HALL
Jaylah Len’ee Hall, 18, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Funeral services were Saturday at Humphreys County High School with Rev. Stanford Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Sutton Cemetery in Isola under the direction of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.
Miss Hall was born Sept. 9, 1993 in Chicago to Veronica Taylor and Allen Hall. She was a senior at Yazoo City High School and a member of Mt. Horeb Church in Louise. She also previously attended Humphreys County High School, where she was junior class president, a member of the Student Council Association, Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, HCHS Peer Tutoring Organization and Sisters of Sophistication.
She earned many academic awards as a student and scored the highest among the English II scholars on the state test.
She was preceded in death by her unborn daughter, Melenie Armani Knight; and her maternal grandmother, Matilda Taylor.
Survivors include her mother, Veronica Taylor-Walker (Aaron) of Yazoo City; father, Allen Hall (Ruby) of Chicago; two sisters, Valencia Taylor and Matilda Langston of Louise; grandmothers, Annie Lee Hoskins of Louise and Dorothy Smith of Chicago; grandfathers, Hose Stubbs of St. Louis and J.B. Hoskins Jr. of Louise; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were J.B. Hoskins Jr., Johnny B. Hoskins, Jodarrius Lee, James Bill Hoskins, James Barnette Hoskins, and Timail Hommes.
Honorary pallbearers were Hoise Stubbs, J.B. Hoskins Sr., Donozan Starling, Allen Hall, Jerryd Price and Willie Turner.
JIMMY HAYMER
Jimmy Lee Haymer, 60, died Friday, Nov. 4, 2011.
Funeral services were Saturday at St. Paul M.B. Church with Rev. Marvin Booker officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery under the direction of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Haymer was born March 1, 1951 in Benton to Louise Nash and the late Johnny Haymer Jr. He received his education at Linwood High School and worked as a brick mason for many years.
Survivors include his mother, Louise Nash of Sacramento, Calif.; two sisters, Elizabeth Green (James) of Yazoo City and Nancy Haymer of Benton; five brother, Johnny, Tommie, Leroy and Charles Haymer, all of Benton, and David Stuckey (Cathy) of Jacksonville, Fla.; step-mother, Lula Mae Haymer of Benton; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were Jessie Haymer, John King, William Jones, Damian Hill, James Douglas and Roderick Hill.
Honorary pallbearers were James Redmond Jr., Johnnie Redmond, Jerry Moore, Billie Thomas, Johnnie Haymer III and Robert Smith.
DAVID OVERTON
Aubrey David Overton Sr., 75, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 at home in San Jacinto, Calif.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 19 from 3-5 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Fletcher’s Chapel Methodist Church.
Mr. Overton was a former Yazoo City police chief. He later worked as a security chief for the Red Cross in Los Angeles and after retirement work at Wal-Mart in San Jacinto.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Overton; a son, David Overton Jr. (Christina); daughter, Melanie Roberts (Mark) and three grandchildren, Aubrey Overton, Emma Rose Roberts and Erica Roberts.
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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