Obituaries

(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Paul David Meddick, 76, of Wedowee will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 4 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Ricky Daniel officiating.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday before services begin. Mr. Meddick passed away on Thursday, July 24,…

(NEWELL) Funeral services for Billy Fred Lipham, 89, of Newell, who peacefully entered into eternal rest on July 23, 2025 will be held on Friday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at Harmony Congregational Methodist Church with Bro. Brian Moore, Bro. Wendell Ford, and Bro. Couch Whitley officiating. He will lie-in-state one hour prior to services.…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Kathleen Colley East, age 78, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley, Nathan Sanders and Aidan Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. –…

(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Virginia Laney, 85, of Wedowee will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Warren Wilder and Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday before services begin. Virginia passed away on Sunday, July 20, at…

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Sarah Frances Black Pinkard, 92, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 3 p.m. Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery with Bro. Stoney Halsey officiating. Mrs. Pinkard passed away on Saturday, July 19, in Alexander City. Survivors include: two daughters, Angie Pinkard Key (Steve) of Woodland and Donna…

(NEWELL) Funeral services for Christeen V. Watts, 89, of Newell will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jeff Horton, Bro. Phillip Waits, and Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…

(ROANOKE) Pam Owens, 78, of Roanoke, formerly of Dunedin, Fla., passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika.  She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Barbara Owens of Wadley and several loving nieces and nephews. A Dunedin, native, Ms. Owens was born on April 9, 1947,…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jeffery D. Johnson, 62, of Roanoke will be held on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mark Brand officiating. Interment will be at White’s Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 1-2 p.m. Mr. Johnson…

(TROY, N.Y.) Milton D. Henderson, 54, of Troy, New York formerly of Roanoke, passed away on Thursday July 3, 2025, at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. following a brief illness. Public viewing will be observed on Saturday, July 19, from 1-2 p.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens. Graveside services for Mr. Henderson will be held…

(RIVERSIDE, Calif.) Carl “Donald” Mote, SMSgt (USAF, Retired), a resident of Riverside, Calif., passed away on June 21, 2025 after a brief illness. His loving wife of 34 years, Paula J. Mote, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2025. Donald was born May 14, 1943 in Lineville, to Flora and Marion Mote. He graduated from…