November 19th, 2011
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HUGH ADAMS
Hugh Walton Adams Sr., 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 Minnie Spell Adams. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Marines Corps. He fought in the Battle of Okinawa, was wounded, and was awarded a Purple Heart
He retired as assistant superintendent at the Mississippi Chemical Corporation Ammonia Plant. He was a faithful employee of MCC for 37 years, and served on the County School Board for 27 years.
A longtime member of Midway United Methodist Church, he was always a faithful servant of God. He served as a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School superintendent and was chairman of the finance committee.
Many friends have expressed that Hugh was a true Southern gentleman. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his devoted wife of 62 years, Dona Strickland Adams of Yazoo City; a son, Hugh Adams Jr. of Prarieville, La.; and two daughters, Cathy Alexander (Brooks) of Mobile, Ala. and Becky Dixon (Andy) of Greenville; and eight grandchildren, David Walton Adams (Elizabeth), Daniel Pepper Adams (Shannon), Dianna Adams Ellison, Matthew Brooks Alexander, Hugh Walton Alexander, DeWitt Andrew Dixon III (Kathey), Walton Adams Dixon and Catherine Vaughan Dixon.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Midway United Methodist Church, c/o Livvi Zeigler, P.O. Box 424, Benton, MS 29039.
ELIZABETH PITTERLE
Elizabeth Pitterle, 90, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 at Garden Park Nursing Home in Shreveport, La.
Funeral services were Wednesday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Bryant officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Pitterle was born April 13, 1921 in Yazoo County to James A. and Nannie D. Hester Everett. She was a retired secretary for Mississippi Chemical Corporation and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur G. Pitterle; a sister, Ruth E. Sigrest; and a brother, James A. Everett Jr.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Edwards (James) of Shreveport, La.; two sisters, Genevieve Tarver of Yazoo City and Jackie Sims of Mobile, Ala.; granddaughter, Tori Dumas (Brad) of Halston, La. and a great-grandson, Dylan Dumas.
Serving as pallbearers were Ronnie Warren, Doug Tarver, Mike Harris, Don Tarver, Roger Carpenter and Gene Tarver.
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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