Obituaries

(BAINBRIDGE, Ga.) Leslie McCord Bernier, 62, of Bainbridge, Ga., passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, at First Methodist Church with Pastor DeWitt Phillips, the Rev. Stephen Webb and Matt Land officiating. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, Cross Land, Craig Prestridge and Rock…

(ATHENS) Graveside services for Wilma Gross Kelley, 87, of Athens, will be held on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at 12 p.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Matt Browning officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11-11:45 a.m. on Thursday before services begin. Mrs. Kelley passed away on Saturday,…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Martha Rawlins Smith, 87, of Wedowee will be held on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Dr. Keith Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12-2 p.m. on Monday before services begin. Mrs.…

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Kristi Wortham Campbell, 38, of Woodland were held on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Jordan Chapel Congregational Methodist Church with Bro. Chris Mitchell, Bro. Mike Nobbley and Bro. Brian Moore officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Kristi passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, at Tanner Medical Center…

(WEDOWEE) Timothy Allen Houston was born on April 4, 1959, in Wedowee to the late Runette Houston and Willie Bolding. At a young age, he became a member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church. Mr. Houston was employed at Terry Manufacture in Roanoke for several decades and also worked in construction in Atlanta for many…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Kenneth Wayne Whaley, 71, of Wedowee will be held on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Levens Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. on Saturday before services begin.…

(ROANOKE) Long time resident of Roanoke, Marion Pinnell Hamner died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. She is survived by two sons, Dr. Lewis H. Hamner, III, (Tom) of Atlanta and Lee Rodgers Hamner (Beth) of Macon, Ga.; three grandchildren, Nicholas Pinnell Hamner (Ashton), Jessica Hamner Blackburn (Matt) and Hampton Lee Hamner; brother-in-law, Dr. Bennie R.…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for William Earl Gray, 82, of Wedowee will be held on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Jason Key officiating.  Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2. Mr.…

  (LAGRANGE, Ga.) Private graveside services for Ann Pollard Mullen, 84, of LaGrange, Ga., will be held at Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Doug Bingham officiating.  Mrs. Mullen passed away on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at her home. Survivors include: husband, Orville Frank Mullen; daughter, Christi Howard (Scott) of Lagrange; sisters, Betty…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Penny Gosdin Justice, 57, of Roanoke will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Alex Higgins and Nickie Lasseter officiating.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 29. Ms. Justice passed away on Saturday,…