Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Greenwood wed
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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew GreenwoodMr. and Mrs. Matthew Greenwood of Yazoo City were united in marriage on March 10, 2012 at Tulane Baptist Church with Pastor Gilbert Andrews officiating the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Donnie Moore of Joliet, Ill. and Mary Wills of Yazoo City. She is the granddaughter of the late Eula Cummins and the late Mark Wills.
The groom is the son of James and Clara Greenwood of Yazoo City. He is the grandson of the late Wilson and Flora White.
Given in marriage by her father and son, Ty’Rom Wills, the bride wore an ivory halter top chiffon wedding gown with a cathedral train, trimmed in diamonds, with a tiara headpiece.
She wore a matching diamond set of earrings and bracelet.
Serving as matron of honor was Cortney Williams Greer, best friend of the bride.
Serving as maid of honor was Femeka Hoover, best friend of the bride.
Serving as bridesmaid and junior bridesmaids were Windy Gates, Arneisha Hollins, Shinequa Brown, Loretta Greenwood, Lydia Lakes, Ta’Melya Baker, LaChyna Gates, Asia Lakes and Destiny Greer. They wore ivory and malibu party dresses. They carried bouquets of ivory roses.
Alyssa Greenwood served as flowergirl. She wore a flower print ivory dress.
Ta’kei Wills served as ringbearer.
Serving as best man was Dwayne Woodard, best friend of the groom. Serving as better man was Alvin Martin Sr., best friend of the groom.
Groomsmen were James Greenwood Jr., Carlos McCullum, Maurice Daily and Ken Robinson.
James Wills served as usher.
The bride’s mother wore a ruffle beige dress with a flower shoulder.
The groom’s mother wore an off-white two piece dress.
Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the L.T. Miller Community Center.
The bride’s cake was a five tier ivory fantasy cake.
The groom’s table was decorated with burning candles set with malibu blue colored plates and ivory roses. The chocolate cake was trimmed in malibu blue with an initial monogram.
Cakes were served by Fredia Haywood. Others assisting with serving were Shirley Jones, Catherine Burns, Rakiya Ward, Versae Lee and Britanni Sibley.
Fredia Haywood and Shirley Jones also served as wedding directors.
Out-of-town guests included sisters Shekila Moore of Chattanooga, Tenn., Latoya Moore of Chicago, Maikala Moore of Bellwood, Ill., cousins Pamela Young of Memphis, Patrice Moore, Talana Moore and Denitta Nunnery of Chicago, Jackie Robinson of Bellwood, Ill. and uncles Micheal Moore and Robert Holmes of Chicago.
After a honeymoon, the couple will reside in Yazoo City where the groom is a construction worker.
Dear Editor,
I realize after this letter is published that my daughter will probably never have the opportunity of making the Dixie League All-Star team.
However after praying and pondering over this situation, and because she has never made the team in all of her five years of playing (which is a joke) I have nothing to lose.
I am normally a pretty passive person, but I guess the older I get the more I see and understand the cruel shenanigans that many of our kids are faced with. But mostly, the older I get the more I have learned to become more vocal in the things I feel are just not right.
The Dixie Youth Girls Team is one that I have held close to my heart because the one child that I have has been a part of this league since she was old enough to participate. Now at first I did not make a big issue out of the All Star Selection process because each year I was given a so-called excuse as to why my child did not make it.
Her first year and at age four, she was just this cute little girl scrambling around like the others with no clue as to what to do. As she got older and more serious, I realized that this is really becoming her passion and not tooting my own horn but she’s pretty darn good.
Now again I know that she may never make the team after the comment I am about to make, but who cares.
This league is one of the most biased leagues I have ever, ever encountered. Parents, many of our kids are being overlooked because the selection process is too political and a big joke. I do not think that I could sleep at night knowing that I (the coaches) put my child in a position that I know they do not deserve.
For years and in talking to other parents, coaches have been allowed to nominate their child(ren) and other coaches’ children, which is so unfair. Now I know that I am not the smartest person in the world, but I do know what ALL-STAR means. But for those of you who do not, it means “consisting of athletes chosen as the best at their positions from all ... consisting entirely of star performers.” To break it down further; the BEST players!!!
We as parents need to be more involved in ensuring that there are policies and procedures in place and that they are adhered to. We want the best children to represent our city not those children that you want to be recognized to feed your own egos.
Coaches should not be allowed to nominate their children or make deals behind closed doors. ALL-STAR selections should be based on statistics and privy to those children who have worked hard and diligently all summer. Some of you coaches should be ashamed of yourselves with your hidden agendas. I personally do not see how you sleep at night.
Zelda B. Baker
Concerned Parent
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