February 11th, 2012
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HUBERT BOUTWELL
Hubert Boutwell, 92, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
Funeral services were Friday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hugh Smith and Rev. Emerson Tedder officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Boutwell was born June 2, 1919 in Attala County to Jeff Taylor Boutwell and Mary Beatrice Johnston Boutwell. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a prisoner of war for 22 months during the war.
He was a retired truck driver for Yazoo County and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patty Worthy; two sisters; and a brother.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Boutwell of Yazoo City; two daughters, Lois Herring (Keith) of Blue Springs and Jo Vickers (Jimmy) of Madison; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Mat Tallant, Taylor Poe, Dennis Poe, Jeff Tallant, Eric Poe and Kelly Collins.
ED DEW
Edward Lee “Ed” Dew, 67, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.
Funeral services were Tuesday at Parkview Church of God with Rev. Ken Lynch officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Dew was born Dec. 12, 1944 in Yazoo City to William F. and Minnie Burnham Dew. He was the District 4 Supervisor of Yazoo County and was the vice president of the Board of Supervisors. He was a member of Parkview Church of God.
Survivors include his wife, Jayne Dew of Yazoo City; two daughters, Brenda Lee Dew of Benton and Pam Nelson of Franklin, Tenn.; a son, David Whatley of Yazoo City; two sisters, Joy Janelle Purvis of Yazoo City and Fay Broom of West Monroe, La.; and three grandchildren, Allison Bennett, Christian Lee Bennett and Jaden Bennett.
Serving as pallbearers were Kenny Saxton, Owen Graves, Jason Dew, Carl Williams, David Banks and Buddy Cotten.
Honorary pallbearers were Ivo Strickland, Bubba Dew, Jimmy Druey, and the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors.
HAROLD SANFORD
Harold Wayne Sanford, 65, of Lexington died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 after an extended illness.
Funeral services were Friday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Sanford was born April 30, 1946, in Mississippi, which is also where he spent his childhood. He graduated from Tchula High School, and attended Holmes County Junior College and Mississippi State University. He lived in the Mississippi Delta and Louisiana while working for 40 years in farm equipment sales, commonly breaking sales records and providing excellent service to his customers, who often became friends.
Survivors include his sister, Cheryl Peden (Mike), of Panama City Beach, Fla.; brother, Ronnie (Doris) of Lexington; stepmother, Mary Emma Sanford of Yazoo City; daughter, Kae Johnson of Benton, La.; son, B.J. Sanford of Bossier City, La.; daughter, Beth Parks (Brent) of Thornton, Co.;daughter, Sarah McCrary and (James) of Baton Rouge, La.; son, Robert Sanford (Jennifer) of Benton, La., and 14 grandchildren, Katie, Sam, Rachael, Miles, Emma Claire, Jackson, Abbigail, Rebekah, Hunter, Laney, Joel, Preston, Peyton, and Anna Bella.
Serving as pallbearers were Wittmann Sanford, Michael Sanford, Shane Sanford, Scott Harkness, Kevin Luck, and John Holt.
CLAIBORNE SAXTON Jr.
Claiborne Saxton Jr., 79, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.
Funeral services are held Wednesday at the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Bryant and Rev. Roger Richardson officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr. Saxton was born Feb. 26, 1932 in Yazoo County to Claiborne Saxton Sr. and Annie J. Wooten Saxton. He served in the Vietnam War for three years as a munitions maintenance supervisor in Bien Hoa. He was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving as a staff sergeant.
After retiring from the Air Force, he served as a commissioned police officer of the city of Gulfport. He was a member of the Mississippi City Baptist Church in Gulfport and helped in the building of the church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Mitchell Saxton and Dale Saxton; two brothers, C.B. Saxton and Travis Saxton; and one sister, Nola Saxton Hyde.
Survivors include a daughter, Nona Saxton Lindberg of Perkinston; a sister, Dorothy Saxton Ashley of Yazoo City; a brother, Billy D. Saxton of Gulfport; four grandchildren, Michelle Johnson, Christy Saxton Anderson, Matthew Saxton and Heather Lindberg; five great-grandchildren, Robert Wright, Evan Dale Anderson, Gage Saxton, Sierra Saxton and Jordan Johnson.
Serving as pallbearers are Matthew Saxton, Roger Richardson Jr., Travis Saxton, Jordan Johnson, Cody Richardson and Darrell Saxton.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the Martha Coker Green Houses and Dr. Marion Sigrest for their loving care.
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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