(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Alton Ray Ashworth, 70, of Wedowee, will be held on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Living Waters Main Street Bible Church with Bro. Chuck Potts and Alfred Ashworth officiating. Burial will follow at Forrester’s Chapel Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Billy Wayne Bennett, 87, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bill Calhoun and Bro. Mike Brewer officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30-3 p.m. on Friday before…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Joseph Lee Nunn, 80, of Heflin will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Stoney Halsey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday before services begin. Mr. Nunn passed away on…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Dustin Clint “Duck” Taylor, 49, of Newell will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Randall Skinner officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12-2 p.m. on Wednesday before services begin.…
(WADLEY) Kathleen A. Cotney, affectionately known as “Kaky” to family and friends, passed away peacefully at her home in Wadley, at the age of 94, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. Ms Cotney was born in 1931 in Bessemer, to Joe H and Katie Allen Sims. She moved with her family to Chambers County in 1944,…
(HUNTSVILLE) Dr. Wilson Wright McManus of Huntsville passed away on Jan. 13, 2026, after a brief illness. He was a man whose life was defined by a steady hand, a servant’s heart, and a lifelong love for the Auburn Tigers. He leaves behind a legacy of caring for animals that spanned generations. Born on July…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Haley Christine Armstrong, 30, of Roanoke, will be held on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Carolyn Hanner officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday before services begin. Mrs. Armstrong passed away on Friday,…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Sarah Ellen Turner, 77, of Wedowee will be held on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Union Chapel Methodist Church with Michael Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. Sarah will…
(WEDOWEE) Thomas “Cowboy” Messer, 70, of Wedowee passed away on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at his residence Private services will be held at a later date. Survivors include: one daughter, Valerie Melancon (Todd) of Thibodaux, La.; one son, Branden Messer of Ranburne; one grandchild, Reese Melancon; three sisters, Tammie Wood of Roanoke, Katherine Williams of…
(MONTGOMERY) Funeral services for Melberlene Burdette Webb, 86, of Montgomery will be held on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Dalraida Methodist Church at 3817 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, AL 36109, with Pastor Alicia Cargill-Chalker, Pastor Matt McCord, Pastor Dave Bearden officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Roanoke. The…