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April 18th, 2012

ELIZABETH ANN SHORES
Funeral for Elizabeth Ann Shores, 82, were at 11 a.m. April 17, 2012, from St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Patrick Noonan officiating. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 4, 1920 in Yazoo City, Mrs. Shores died April 13 at King’s Daughters Hospital in Yazoo City.
She was a retired clerk and a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Mrs. Shores was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond H. Shores.
Suvivors are a daughter, Jennifer Clare Shores of Madison; two sons, Ray Shores of Bentonia and Justin Shores of Lancaster, Calif.; a sister, Catherine Thomas of Yazoo City; and seven grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were William Thomas, Justin Shores, Chris Fredrich, Ray Shores and Gilbert Vanloon.

HENRY LAMAR SCARBOROUGH
Henry Lamar Scarborough, 88, of Yazoo City, died April 13, 2012, at St. Dominic in Jackson.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. April 15 from the Stricklin-King Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Jennings officiation.
Burial followed at Concord Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mr. Scarborough was a retired board operator at Mississippi Chemical Corp. and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Additionally, he was a Marines veteran Army Merchant.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nona Blanche Scarborough; his parents, Dow and Maude Scarborough; and two brothers, Irvin Scarborough and L.D. Scarborough.
Survivors are a daughter, Ann Briggs of Yazoo City; a grandson, Jason Stroupe of Austin, Ariz.; a granddaughter, Neely Stroupe of Yazoo City; two sisters, Dorothy Riser of Memphis, Tenn. and Vadiene Kent of Slydell, La.; a brother, John Scarborough of Edwards; two great-grandchildren, Laina Steyer of Florida and Saxon Stroupe of Yazoo City; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers were Larry Calder, Aubrey Johnson, Wiley Saxton, Lewis Williams, David Chisolm and Steve Stevens.

WILLIE H. COLLINS JR.
Funeral services for Willie H. Collins Jr., 58, were 1 p.m. April 14, 2012, from the Scott Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Henry Collins Jr. officiating.
Burial was at Day Cemetery with Scott Memorial Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Collins died April 6.
He was the son of the late Laura McColler Collins and the late Willie H. Collins Sr.
Mr. Collins was an employee of the U.S. Postal Service.
He was preceded in death by his brother, J.W. Collins.
Survivors are his siblings: Mary Brown of Yazoo City, Henry Collins of Benton, Allice Moten of Benton, Elnora Evan of Chicago, Willie Mae Rattler of Jackison, Bertha Collins of Jackson, Howard Collins of Benton and Carl Collins of Benton.
Serving as active pallbearers were Sylvester Brown Jr., Darryl Brown, Anthony Rattler, Alfonzo Rattler, William Collins, Joey Jones, Jason Brown, Cedric Collins, Andre Rattler, Chris Baker, Keith Haralson, Howard Simms, Willie Jones Jr., Charles Dixon and Xzavian Dixon.
Honorary pallbearers were Henry Collins Sr., Howard Collins, Carl Collins, Joe Evans, Willie L. Jones Sr., Julius Lee Strong, Charlie McNeal Jr. and Milton Moore.

ROBERT LEE THOMAS

Robert Lee Thomas, 91, died April 5, 2012, at Oasis Health and Rehabilitation Center in Yazoo City.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. April 11 from Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie E. Smith officiating.
Mrs. Thomas was a member Chapel Hill M.B. Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Albert Thomas,; daughter Willie Mae Brent; son Richard  James Brown; brother William M. Newkirk Jr.; three sisters, Willie Mae Martin, Silvia Rean Jeffery, Eula B. Harris and Ella Mae Fox.
Survivors are three sons, James Brown and Joe Louis Brown, both of Chicago, and Thomas Earl Brown of Brundidge, Ala.; two sisters, Anna Newkirk of Pontiac, Mich. and Marie Christmas of Yazoo City; two brothers, Cleola Newkirk of Chicago and Alfred Newkirk of Benton; 10 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Her nephews served as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were James Brown, Joe Louis Brown and Thomas Earl Brown.

NETTER J. REED

Funeral services for Netter J. Reed, 88, were at 11 a.m. April 14, 2012, from Lintonia Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Yazoo City with the Rev. Jerome Posey officiating.
Burial was in Cypress Garden under the funeral directions of Scott Memorial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Reed died April 7.
She was a member of Lintonia Chapel AME Church. She was the wife of the late Norman Reed.
Preceding her in death were two sisters, Rosie Clayborn and Carrie Brown; and three brothers, Jack Ingram, Steve James and Theodies James.
Survivors  are three sisters, Annie Jones of Memphis, Tenn., Alice Scott of Yazoo City and Elizabeth Generette of Yazoo City; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Honorary pallbearers were Arthur Linberger, Claybon Haymer, Walter Johnson, Manual James, Courtney James, Cornelius James, Jerome James and Greg Johnson.
Serving as active pallbearers were Cedric James, Jessie Jones, Homer Jones, Nathaniel Jones, James Evans, Johnnie Jones Jr., Derrick Brewer and John Generette.

 
Letters to the editor

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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