December 28th, 2011
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JAMES BULLOCK
James Bullock, 70, died Dec. 4, 2011.
Funeral services were Dec. 10 at St. Matthews Church of God In Christ with Rev. Chester Hicks officiating. Burial followed at Cypress Garden Cemetery under the direction of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Bullock was born April 12, 1941 in Greenwood. He was a member of Word of Truth Full Gospel Church. He married his beloved Linda “Lynn” Bullock on Feb. 8, 2008.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Georgia Bullock; and a stepson, Jason L. Tripperter. Survivors include his wife, Linda Bullock; step-daughter, Yavonne Williams of London, England; stepson, Reginald Del Valle of Kingston, N.Y.; two brothers, Johnnie Williams of Greenwood and Marshall Bullock of Hope, Ark.; two sisters, Martha Lee of Yazoo City and Mary Lee Williams of Elgin, Ill; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were Matthew Powell, Henry Williams, Henry Campbell, Keith Sims, Samuel Campbell and Jonathan Glasper.
HELEN HENDERSON
Funeral services for Helen Hatchett Henderson, 73, were Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church with Father Lincoln Dall officiating.
Burial followed at Jonestown Cemetery under the direction of Scott Funeral Home.
Mrs. Henderson was born to Edwon and Etha Williams Hatchett. She attended St. Francis School and was an active member of St. Francis Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert “Peter” Hatchett.
Survivors include her children, Paul Edward Henderson of Yazoo City, Cassandra Henderson Johnson (David) of Owensboro, Kentucky; Herbert Earl Henderson Jr. of Chicago and Marques Eugene Henderson of Yazoo City; a brother, Edwin Hatchett Jr. (Cora) of Evans, Ga.; sister, Marjorie Hatchett Robinson (Willie) of Yazoo City; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers were Michael Latiker, Ronald Johnson, Damon Robinson, Joseph Thomas Jr., L.C. Tucker Jr., Vincent Wiggins and Willie “Woody” Robinson.
Honorary pallbearers were John C. Brown, Wardell Leach, Herman Leach, Billy Joe Henderson, Eugene Henderson, Dr. William Nelson, David Joe Starling, Willie “Deuce” Wright, Aubry Brent and Charles “Skip” Wallace.
MICHAEL MORROW Sr.
Michael Dwayne Morrow, Sr., 67, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 at River Region Hospital.
A memorial service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Morrow was born Aug. 16, 1944 in Memphis, Tenn. and lived in Satartia for many years. He graduated from Yazoo City High School in 1962 and then attended Mississippi State. Through the years, he worked primarily in civil construction for Ford Construction Co. (Dyersburg, Tenn.); Fordice Construction Co. (Vicksburg); W.G. Yates Construction Co. (Philadelphia); and Oddee Smith Contractors (Brookhaven). He retired from Oddee Smith in 2009.
He was preceded in death by his father Joe W. Morrow, Jr.
Survivors include his son Michael Dwayne Morrow, Jr. of Spokane, WA; his mother, Roma Y. Morrow of Ridgeland; brother, Joe W. Morrow (Glenda) of Fort Worth, Texas; sister, Judy M. Walton of Mobile, Ala.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association. The family expresses special thanks to the doctors and nurses of River Region Hospital and to Betty Green Morrow of Yazoo City.
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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