Fielding Crosby

 Fielding Crosby, 74, of Bentonia, passed away on Sep. 20, 2024 at his residence. 

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Crosby of Bentonia; daughter, Terri Green of Corinth; three sons, David Lee O'Neal of Brandon, Jerry O'Neal of Ridgeland and George Crosby of Bentonia; sister, Pat Coleman of Belzoni; two brothers, Monroe Crosby of Savannah, Ga. and Willis Crosby of Bentonia; sister, Ruby Collins of Fort Lauderdale, FL; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. 

 Funeral services will be held on Sept. 26, 2024, at 2 p.m. at the Stricklin King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J.J. White officiating.  The family has entrusted Strickland King with all arrangements. 

Henry Fredrick Rusche II, 51 of Brookhaven, passed away on September 26, 2024 at his residence.

He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Fredrick Rusche I; and his mother, Myrtle Hisaw.

Survivors include his daughter, Gracie Rusche of Pearl, MS; two sisters, Margie Brown and Marie Martin, both of Brookhaven, MS; and one grandson, Tatum Ross.

Visitation and services will be held October 3, 2024, 12:30-2:00 pm at Crosslife Church of God of Prophecy with Rev. Matt Clark officiating. Burial will follow in the Glenwood Cemetery under the direction of Stricklin King Funeral Home.

  Dorothy (Dot) Warrington Smith was born April 7, 1933, to Leon and Maurine Mansfield Warrington, and she passed away from her earthly home on October 6, 2024. 

She was a faithful member of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church where she worked with the youth and children for many years. She taught Sunday School and MYF and directed many Christmas programs for the church and a community wide singing Christmas tree.

She drove a school bus for many years and worked for the postal service for several years. She had other jobs, but her favorite was driving the school bus, and all the children referred to her as “Aunt Dot.” She loved all the children and their families.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Sidney L. “Bill” Smith and siblings Gertrude Warrington, Herman Warrington, Dale Warrington, Inez Hawk, Larry Warrington and Marion Warrington.

She is survived by her daughter’s: Sue (Kevin) Malone of Edwards, MS, Cathy (Calvin) Sibley, Billie Gail (Felix) Sadler all of Bentonia, MS, an adopted son Dale Pass of Scurry, TX, sister Hazel (Lec) Lee of Katy, TX, sister-in-law Sybil Warrington, Yazoo City, MS, Grandchildren: Jason Potter, Sidney (Abbie) Potter, Joni Hanna, Amanda (Robb) Herring, Josh (Crissy) Sadler, Katie (Tommy) Norman, Caleb (Heather) Sibley, 17 great grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. 

Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.

Services will be held at Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in Bentonia with visitation at 9:00 am following by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Stricklin King Funeral Home will oversee all arrangements for this families.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Mt. Olivet Cemetery Fund, 3500 Mechanicsburg Road, Bentonia, MS, or to a charity of your choice.

  Collier Rhea Heathcock, 12 years old, passed away in Bentonia, MS on October 16, 2024. She was born to Heather Greene and Shaun Heathcock on February 29, 2012, in Jackson, MS. 

She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Heather and Randall Greene of Bentonia, MS; father, Shaun Heathcock of Bentonia, MS; maternal grandparents, Patti and Daniel Burrough of Bentonia, MS; brother, Duson Heathcock; five sisters, Haley Dunigan, Gracie Genih, Anna Catherine Heathcock, Mary Grace Green and Eva Rose Greene all of Bentonia, MS; grandmother, Lisa Moore of Bentonia, MS; maternal great grandparents, Charles and Ann Lungrin of Bentonia, MS. 

Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the service following at the church as well at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. The family has entrusted Stricklin King Funeral Home to oversee all arrangements for this precious baby girl’s day.

13 Then people brought little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked them. 14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”   Matthew 19: 13-14

 Wendy D’Ann Scott, of Yazoo City, Mississippi, went to be with the Lord, in Heaven, on October 29, 2024. Wendy was born on June 25, 1977, to Larry and Diane Mason Scott. 

She is survived by her loving parents, Larry and Diane Scott, as well as her daughter, whom she loved wholeheartedly, Macy Scott. Furthermore, she is survived by her brother, Larry Scott, Jr. (Amanda), her sister, Kimberly Hasty (Stevie), her sister, Kelly Bright, her brother in law, Casey Davis, as well as several nieces and nephews, and her dearest friend, Gloriastine Harris-Jefferson.

She also leaves behind many other family members and friends who loved and cherished their memories together. 

Wendy graduated from Manchester Academy in the year 1995. Upon graduating from Manchester Academy, she furthered her education at Mississippi State University, where she majored in psychology and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in the year 1999. Wendy worked as a special education teacher for Yazoo City High School from November of 2003, until her untimely passing in October of 2024. She loved each of her students dearly. 

Funeral arrangements for Wendy D’ Ann Scott will be hosted by Stricklin King Funeral Home in Yazoo City. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. A second visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2024 at Stricklin King Funeral Home, with the funeral service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Immediately following the funeral, a graveside service will be held at Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Pall Bearers for Wendy’s celebration of life will include her father, Larry Scott, her brother, Larry Scott Jr., her brother in law, Casey Davis, her nephews Sam Davis, Hunter Bright and Mike Scott, as well as three honorary pall bearers, her nephews Riley Davis, Jack Scott & Brantley Barnett. 

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please donate to The American Cancer Society. Although, this was not the cause of her passing, Wendy fought two battles with cancer during her lifetime, and the family believes she would have wanted friends and family to donate to a cause, rather than send flowers.

  Roy Marshall Carpenter, 85, of Yazoo City went to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born on July 23, 1939, to Wesley C. and Annie W. Carpenter in Yazoo City. He was the youngest of ten. He married his sweetheart, Evelyn Pettigrew, on December 19, 1958. They had a daughter, Lisa Marie, and a son, Roy Michael “Mike”. Roy worked as a milk delivery man and a car salesman for General Motors in Yazoo City before opening his own used car dealership, Roy’s Used Cars. On March 24, 2020, after the death of his wife, Evelyn, he married Ernestine Moore. He loved her son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Cheryl Moore, like his own. 

Roy loved to buy, sell, and collect things. He was always on the hunt for something interesting and unique that he would excitedly show his friends and family when they would come by. He never met a stranger and everyone in Yazoo County seemed to know him. His family would always joke that even if he left Mississippi, he would still manage to run into someone he knew. He was never content to just sit in the house and was always on the road, visiting with friends and family and spoiling his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was extremely loved by all his family and friends, but especially by his grandchildren and great grandchildren who lovingly knew him as “Papaw.” More than anything, he loved the Lord and wanted to make sure everyone he encountered had a saving relationship with Him. He was a member of Church of God of Prophecy/Cross Life Church.

Roy was preceded in death by his parents, all nine of his siblings, his wife Evelyn, his daughter Lisa, and his son Mike. He is survived by his wife Ernestine, his grandchildren Lindsey Austin (Gary) and Josh Carpenter (Kaley), great-grandchildren Hayden Austin, Avery Austin, Presley Austin, Angel Rae Carpenter, Embrie Carpenter, Skylar Carpenter, Brynnlie Carpenter, and Brooklyn Carpenter, and a host of nieces and nephews. 

Pallbearers will be Hayden Austin, Brian Carpenter, Jeff Carpenter, Jeffery Carpenter, Sammy Carpenter, Dennis Moore and Jamie Thrasher. 

Honorary pallbearers will be David Carpenter, Dennis Carpenter, Rick Carpenter, Roger Carpenter, Jimmy Hollis, Jimmy Isonhood, Doug Kirk, Jason Melton, Carlos Robinson, and Charles Schlette. 

Services will be held on Friday, November 8, 2024, at Cross Life Church in Yazoo City with visitation from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. and the funeral to follow at 11:00 a.m. A graveside service will follow the funeral at the Carpenter Family Cemetery. Stricklin King Funeral Home will oversee all arrangements.

The family would like to thank Adoration Hospice and Renee Ward for taking such good care of Roy and his loved ones.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks memorials to be made to Cross Life Church or the charity/organization of your choice. 

Stephen “Steve” Edward Street, born on October 21, 1957, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2024, at the age of 67, surrounded by his loving family. A beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Steve touched countless lives with his kindness, humor, and steadfast spirit.

Steve was preceded in death by his cherished wife of 42 years, Pamela “Pam” Roope Street, with whom he shared a lifetime of love and companionship. He was also preceded by his parents, Hess and Grace Toombs Street, and his siblings, James David Street and Ethel Joyce Coker.

Steve is survived by his loving children, daughter Stephenie Joye Street (partner Will Norwood) and son Stephen Hunter Street. He was a proud grandfather to Peyton Michael Ellzey, William Dyess Norwood, Pamela Reese Street, Baylor Ridge Street, and Maisie Grace Nelson, who brought him immense joy and pride. He is also survived by his two sisters, Nansy Huntsberry and Vivian “Bib” Steed, and his brother, Michael “Mike” Street. Steve leaves behind a large, loving family that includes many nieces, nephews, and cousins who will fondly remember his warmth and laughter.

A true outdoorsman, Steve had a deep love for nature and was an avid hunter. He found peace and joy in the woods, and his passion for the outdoors was something he cherished throughout his life.

Services to honor Steve’s life will be held on Monday, November 18, 2024, at Stricklin-King Funeral Home in Yazoo City, MS. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. The family has entrusted Stricklin King Funeral Home to handle all arrangements.

“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”

  On November 17, 2024, Linda Faye (VanDevender) Perry passed away surrounded by her family and loved ones at the age of 76. Linda was a faithful Christian, wife, mother, and friend.

Born in her childhood home in Bentonia, MS on December 3, 1947, Linda spent her childhood with her six siblings. She graduated from Bentonia High School in 1965. She married the love of her life, Larry Neely Perry on June 3, 1966. During their 36 years of marriage, Linda and Larry raised one son, Monty Perry. She was a proud and supportive mom of her son and enjoyed going and watching him play football for the Ole Miss Rebels and never missed a game, if possible. Linda’s other passion was for her cats. If there was ever a cat in town that needed a home, everyone knew to call Linda because she could not say no to any cat or other critter.

Throughout her life, Linda was an active member of her local church, Central Baptist Church. Linda loved the Lord and prayed continually for her family, friends, church leaders, and neighbors. She read her Bible daily and encouraged those around her to love the Lord and grow in faith.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Henry L. VanDevender and Lois Aline Moore VanDevender, her husband, Larry Neely Perry, brothers Grady VanDevender and Lamar VanDevender, and sisters Aline Shaw and Nettie Jones. 

She is survived by her son, Monty Perry (Becky), sister, Dorothy Hoss, and brother, Lance VanDevender (Mary Jo). Linda is also survived by many nieces and nephews of whom she was so proud.

Linda’s funeral service will be held on November 21, 2024, at Stricklin King Funeral Home in Yazoo City, MS. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. with service to follow in the funeral home chapel. Graveside will proceed after services at Central Holmes Cemetery in Dover, MS. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Central Baptist Church. 

 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Kimberly Anne Carter, 42, of Yazoo City, MS.  After a long battle with an illness, she passed away on November 22, 2024, at the University Medical Center in Jackson, MS.  

She was preceded in death by her father Russ Carter; Grandparents Russ and Maxine Carter, Margie Kinnison; Uncles Charles Carter, Edward Kinnison and cousin William Kinnison. 

She is survived by her daughter, Lauren, mother Barbara Carter, sister Candace Coffey and daughter Brooklyn Coffey; Aunts: Carly (Jerry) Self, Denise (Ben) Rounds, Dixie Carter and Judy Kinnison; cousins Brent (Jevette) Carter and their children Luke and Dillon; Jeremy (Sheila) Self, Madison Rounds (Emory) Dyes, Amanda Kinnison and many more relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 822 E Broadway St, Yazoo City, MS 39194. Strickland King Funeral Home will oversee all arrangements as requested by the family.

Mary Alyce Daly Brickell, a long-time resident of Plandome, NY, died peacefully at home on Friday, August 2, 2024, age 98. She was the wife of Henry Mitchell Brickell, who was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery. 

Born in Huntington, West Virginia, to enterprising and encouraging parents John Ross and Ruth Kaufmann Daly, she was educated at Ohio State (BFA and BSc), Columbia (MFA), and Indiana Universities. Mary Daly Brickell was an artist and aesthete, passionate about education, civic engagement, antiques, and her family and faith. An excellent student from an early age, she was an avid reader, enjoyed reciting poetry and discussing books into her 90s, and conscientiously strove to improve the grammar of her descendants. 

Her interest in art and design was enduring. After college, where she was nicknamed “Inch” for her petite stature, she moved to Chicago to design window displays for Carson Pirie Scott & Co.'s flagship store on State Street, then made drawings and wrote copy for St. Charles Kitchens, an influential mid-century design firm.

In 1951 she married Henry Mitchell “Mitch” Brickell, a college friend she reencountered in Chicago, where he was a graduate student. Their marriage lasted 68 years until his death in 2019.

They moved to New York City, where Inch enrolled at Columbia University to earn her MFA while Mitch earned his doctorate at Columbia University Teachers College. Mitch was hired to develop curriculum for the suburban Manhasset Public Schools in 1954, and the couple moved to Manhasset in 1957.

They lived there for 64 of the next 67 years, interrupted only by three years in Bloomington, Indiana, when Mitch was recruited as Associate Dean of the School of Education at Indiana University. Throughout, she was drawn to Mississippi; she succumbed to its charms and the love of her mother-in-law, Missye Gibson Miller, also a Yazoo native, and the extended Miller-Brickell family. 

In Manhasset, she guided four children from kindergarten through graduate school. Her family benefited from her high standards, guidance, and gifts of Steiff bears and carefully chosen books. She never missed a school concert, grandparents’ day, or dance recital.

She was deeply involved in community life, sang for decades in her church choir and developed successful careers as an antiques dealer and Realtor.

Significantly, she worked with two friends to co-found and fund the Manhasset Student Aid Association (MSAA), which has since made college grants and loans to more than 900 students over 50 years.

She had an unerring sense of direction and was generally intrepid. In 1963, she drove her four children across the country, navigating with paper maps, while Mitch flew.

Inch is celebrated by her four children, Mark Brickell (Anita), Julia Brickell (Roger Davis), Sally Brickell (Jeff Kaplan), and Todd Brickell (Sharon); 11 grandchildren, Missye Brickell Knapp (Brian), Amanda Bellows (Marcus), Henry Matthias Brickell (Bri), Meredith Forti (Jon), Russell Kaplan, Alyssa Kaplan (Alex Madronal), Kimberly Davis, Bennett Kaplan, Eileen Brickell, Forrest Kaplan, and Julia Ann Brickell; eight great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and dozens of beloved Mississippi relatives in Mitch’s extended family. Her older siblings Jules Ross Daly and Prof. Saralyn Daly predeceased her.

A memorial graveside service will be held Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in Glenwood Cemetery, where she will be interred alongside her husband. Stricklin King Funeral Home will oversee all arrangements for the family.