Obituaries

(WADLEY) Memorial services for Joyce Ann Brand, 81, of Wadley were held on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church with Bro. Richie Farrow and Bro. Alan Hurst officiating. Mrs. Brand passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at Brown Nursing Home in Alexander City. Survivors include her husband, Jack…

(ROANOKE) Memorial services for William Tony Hester, 67, of Roanoke will be held on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday. Mr. Hester passed away on Friday, Oct. 3, at Tanner…

(ALABASTER) Funeral services for Johnnie Ruth Brown, 86, of Alabaster, formerly of Roanoke, will be held on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Stoney Halsey officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 1-2 p.m. on Monday before services begin. Mrs. Brown passed away…

Mable Louise Chappell Smith was born May 6, 1934, to the late James Chappell Sr., and Bernice Robinson Chappell in Wedowee.  She was one of eight children. Mable was a member of Zion Rest Baptist Church of Wedowee most of her childhood. Upon marriage, she followed her husband to Antioch Baptist Church, Wedowee where she…

(DECATUR) A graveside service for Shelia Anne Arnold, 81, will be on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, 385 Blue Springs Rd., Somerville (Florette). A church worship service will precede the graveside service at 11 a.m. Ms. Arnold died on Thursday, Sept. 25, at her residence at Presbyterian…

(ROANOKE) Timothy E. Addison, 55, of Roanoke passed away on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, at Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama in Wedowee. Survivors include three daughters, Kacy Collier (Deion) of Woodland, Macy Chapman (Cody) and Brittany Ramsey (Chris), both of Roanoke; one son, Ryan Addison (Kylie) of LaGrange, Ga.; 14 grandchildren, Kyan Addison, Adelyn Ramsey, Alayna…

(WOODLAND) Michael Julian Lowe, 70, of Woodland passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Mary McCain Lowe of Woodland; two daughters, Annie Lowe of Woodland and Kathryn Lowe Edwards (Phillip) of Thomson, Ga.; two grandchildren, Carson Edwards and Sadie Edwards; one brother, Mitch Lowe (Susan) of Woodland; one…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Tweedie A. Stevens, born Sunday, Jan. 23, 1955, in LaGrange, Ga., passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love, resilience, and quiet strength. Tweedie graduated from LaGrange High School in 1973 and continued her education in the medical assistant field, graduating in 1975. Tweedie dedicated her life to the medical field, where…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Benny G. Cosper, 86, of Wedowee will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at 2 p.m. at New Home Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Ward and Ronnie Burson officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on…

(DETROIT) Christine Allen, 90, of Detroit, and formerly of Roanoke, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at O’Neill Healthcare in Lakewood, Ohio. Born Dec. 20, 1934, in Roanoke, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Dewitt Allen, Sr. and the late Rosa Lee Poole Allen. Christine was baptized at an early age…