January 4th, 2011
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A.E. EDGAR Jr.
Archelous E. “Bub” Edgar Jr., 87, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 at University Medical Center in Jackson.
Funeral services were Saturday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Henderson and Rev. Bill Poole officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Edgar was born July 24, 1924 in Yazoo County to Archelous Edgar Sr. and Margaret Myers Edgar. He was a lifelong resident of Yazoo County and had lived at his present home place for over 80 years. He graduated from Yazoo City High School and attended Mississippi State University until called into service with the Navy during World War II. He was a farmer all of his life in Yazoo County and avid hunter. Mr. Edgar was a member of Pleasant Hill Methodist Church and attended Rocky Springs Baptist Church all of his adult life. He enjoyed spending as much time as possible with all of his family.
He was a board member for the Yazoo County Farm Bureau and for the Eden Drainage District where he had served as president. He had been active most of his life with the Mississippi Pork Producers Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Lizzie Chisolm Edgar; and sisters, Margeurite Edgar Roberts and Gladys Edgar Paul.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Mollie Wilson Edgar of Yazoo City; a son, Archie Edgar III (Angie) of Yazoo City; a daughter, Pam Edgar of Madison; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Will Edgar, Matt Edgar, Josh Dick, Darin McCullough, Robert Vandevere, Tony Baker and Albert Vandevere.
Honorary pallbearers are Bill Winstead, Phillip Vandevere, Owen Graves, Dr. Marion Sigrest, Dr. Earl Fyke, Johnny Twiner, Lamar Twiner, Ralph Sanders, and Clay Schoolfield.
Memorials may be made to the Young Farmers and Ranchers Scholarship Fund at the following address: Mississippi Farm Bureau, 6311 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 and specify in memory of Mr. A E. Edgar. Memorials may also be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
KATHERINE PIERCE
Katherine J. Pierce, 85, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 at Northeast Medical Center.
Funeral services were Tuesday at Bethany Baptist Church. Burial followed at Shiloh Cemetery.
Mrs. Pierce was born Nov. 26, 1923 in Yazoo County to Henry and Tennie Sims Johnston. She was a homemaker and a member of Benton Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren A. Pierce; a granddaughter, Rhonda Bingham; sisters, Lena Hood and Lois Reeves; and brothers, Paul Johnston and Hurbert Henry Johnston.
Survivors include a son, Warren Pierce (Shirley) of Saltillo; three daughters, Kathy Edwards of Pickens, Brenda Sue Hegman of Yazoo City and Belinda Pierce Sanford of Dacula, Ga.; sister, Mary Ann Burns of Benton; two brothers, James Johnston of Yazoo City and Fredrick Johnston of Yazoo City; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were James Sanford, Clarence Nelson, Gary Butler, Charlie Burns Jr., Jay Sanford, David Edwards, James Hegman, Charlie Burns, James Johnston and Paul David Edwards.
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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