October 23rd 2010
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DASSIE BURNSIDE
Dassie Bell Scott Burnside, 79, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2010.
Funeral services are today at 11 a.m. at Antioch M.B. Church with Rev. Tommy Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery under the direction of Knight & Lindsey Funeral Home.
Mrs. Burnside was born Feb. 23, 1931 in Humphreys County to Calvin and Martha Larkin Scott. She was a member of Shady Grove M.B. Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Percy Burnside; and a stepson, Percy Burnside Jr.
Survivors include her stepson, Charlie (Arnell) Burnside; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; seven great-great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Serving as pallbearers are Charlie Burnside, Jimmy Woods, Earl Woods, Fred Stuckey, Henry Lee, Arthur Sanders, Robert Burnside, Carl P. Jones and Tim Jones.
VELMA HEARST
Velma Lucille Hoof Hearst, 85, died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at King’s Daughters Hospital in Yazoo City, following a battle with pneumonia.
Funeral services were Friday at Black Jack Baptist Church in the Vaughan community. Burial was under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Anderson and Rev. Louis Smith officiating.
Mrs. Hearst was born to Walter Joseph Hoof and Lena Robertson Hoof on July 14, 1925, in Attala County. She married James Elkin Hearst on September 28, 1946, where she became a wonderful homemaker for over 60 years. She was a member of Black Jack Baptist Church where she faithfully attended until her stroke in December 2006. Following her stroke, she resided at the Hilderbrand House at the Martha Coker Homes in Yazoo City where her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family, and friends enjoyed almost four memorable years with her. She enjoyed listening to her grandson on the radio at night while resting and looked forward to each Friday when a special lady came to lead their Bible study.
Mrs. Hearst was known by her family as Me-Maw. She enjoyed Bible study, gardening, sewing, cooking, and yes, even cleaning house. Throughout the years, she had sewn beautifully for her children and grandchildren. Together with Pa-Paw, they kept freezers full of delicious vegetables. Me-Maw’s cooking was the best, and her recipes will live on for many generations to come.
Mrs. Hearst was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James Elkin Hearst; her son, Howard Elkin Hearst; and her brother, Charles T. Hoof. She was survived by her daughter, Angie Hearst Edgar and husband Archie of Yazoo City; one daughter-in-law, Peggy A. Hearst of Ridgeland; sister, Norma H. Harrison and husband Bobby of Hendersonville, Tenn.; Nancy H. Jones and husband Tommy of Kosciusko; and Dorothy Hoof, Kathryn Broom, and Evelyn Robinson, all of Yazoo County, who were her sisters-in-law. She had five grandchildren: Will Edgar of Yazoo City, Matt Edgar and wife Carrie of Benton, Emily E. Vick and husband, Josh, of Pope, Abbie Edgar of Yazoo City, and Marc Hearst and wife Rachel of Gluckstadt. Me-Maw was blessed with two beautiful great-grandsons, Adam Edgar of Benton, and Archer Vick of Pope who spent much time loving on her and keeping her well entertained.
Pallbearers were Will Edgar, Matt Edgar, Marc Hearst, Josh Vick, Albert Vandevere, Sammy Fisher, and Rusty Odum. Memorials can be made to the Sunday Fund for the Martha Coker Green House Homes in Yazoo City or to Black Jack Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
RUTH MANN
Ruth H. Mann, 90, of Gulfport died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 at April’s Place Hospice.
Graveside funeral services are today at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Jim McGuire officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Stricklin-King Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mann was born Nov. 1, 1919 in Yazoo City to William and Laura Hampton McGinty. She was a homemaker and a Methodist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Mann.
Survivors include her daughter, Margaret Cummings of Gulfport.
ETHEL TAYLOR
Ethel Lee Williams Taylor, 84, died Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 at Oasis Health and Rehabilitation.
Funeral services are today at 11 a.m. at Temple Love M.B. Church in Benton. Burial will follow at Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Shaffer & Collins Funeral Home.
Mrs. Taylor was born June 19, 1916 in Benton. She was the overseer of Ballard Plantation and a member of Temple Love M.B. Church.
Survivors include her adopted son, Robert Barnes; and a niece, Joe Ann Harris.
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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