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Local officials prepare for severe weather

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

Those charged with handling the effects of what was expected to be a serious winter storm met for planning and information purposes Friday.Mayor Mike Fisher said he did not think it was overkill to pull city emergency management director Don Strength and department heads together for the coming storm.Planning had to be done ahead of…

Robert Drake Sr.

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert Drake Sr., 85, of Roanoke will be Friday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. at Canaan Baptist Church in the Welch community with Pastor Mario F. McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Drake is survived by 11 daughters and their husbands, Betty and Hubert Patterson, Johnnie and…

NOTICE OF HEARING OF MOTION TO DISMISS

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

PURSUANT TO CONSENT DECREE The Randolph County Board of Education hereby gives notice of a hearing which could result in the termination of the school desegregation case known as Lee v. Randolph County Board of Education, et al., Civil Action No. 3:70-CV-847, United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama, Eastern Division. This litigation originally…

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Real Estate Mortgage executed by William A. Rolader, Sr. (“Debtor”), on August 5, 2005, in favor of United Community Bank (“Bank”), which mortgage was recorded on August 9, 2005, of record in Mortgage Book 484, Page 600 in the Office of…

NOTICE OF SALE

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

Sale date: Feb. 10, 2011 2006 Ford DRW Super VIN# 1ftww33p86EB41056 Roanoke Towing Inc. 264 Chestnut St. Roanoke, AL 36274 (2p)

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JOHNNY RAY WHITLEY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Johnny Ray Whitley, deceased, having been granted to Rachel Spratlin on the 4th day of January, 2011, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having…

Clois ‘Bunt’ Turner

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

(LANETT) Clois “Bunt” Turner, 90, of Lanett died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Funeral services for Mrs. Turner were at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Morris officiating. Burial followed in Bethlehem Cemetery. Mrs. Turner was a resident of Cleburne County for…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MARY CHRISTEEN WHITLEY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Mary Christeen Whitley, deceased, having been granted to Rachel Spratlin on the 4th day of January, 2011, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having…

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Nancy K. Perkins and husband, Ronald Gary Perkins, joint tenants to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc acting solely as nominee for SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated April 17, 2007, said mortgage being recorded in Book…

Robert O’Neal Phillips

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert O’Neal Phillips, 52, were Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Christian Church with the Rev. Johnny Hamlin officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Phillips died Thursday, Jan. 6, at University Hospital in Birmingham. He was a native of Clay County, where he had lived…

Shirley R. Harris

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Shirley R. Harris, 65, of Columbus, Ga., died Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at McMullen Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Cook officiating. Interment was at Parkhill Cemetery. Mrs. Harris was born Oct. 28, 1945, in LaGrange, Ga., daughter of the…

Mary Alice Goodwin

By Editor | January 11, 2011 |

(WEDOWEE) Mary Alice Goodwin, 40, a resident of King David Turner Road, Wedowee, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at Wedowee Hospital. Visitation for Ms. Goodwin will be Tuesday, Jan. 11, from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Funeral services for Ms. Goodwin will be Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the pastor,…

Local officials prepare for severe weekend weather

By Editor | January 7, 2011 |

Those charged with handling the effects of what is expected to be a serious winter storm met for planning and information purposes Friday. Mayor Mike Fisher said he did not think it was overkill to pull city emergency management director Don Strength and department heads together for the coming storm. Planning had to be done…

Rosa Lee Meredith

By Editor | January 7, 2011 |

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Rosa Lee Meredith of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Meredith, a native of Roanoke, was born June 5, 1932, and was the daughter of the late O.D. Davenport and Mary Harris Davenport. She was a graduate of East Depot High School. Mrs. Meredith was retired from the…

Robert Drake Sr.

By Editor | January 7, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Robert Drake Sr., 85, of Roanoke will be Friday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. at Canaan Baptist Church in the Welch community with Pastor Mario F. McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Drake is survived by 11 daughters and their husbands, Betty and Hubert Patterson, Johnnie and…

James Oris Clark

By Editor | January 7, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for James Oris Clark, 68, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Tommy Gene Young and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Clark died Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Mr. Clark…

Robert Donald ‘Don’ Phillips

By Editor | January 6, 2011 |

(NEWNAN, Ga.) Robert Donald “Don” Phillips died unexpectedly and peacefully in the early morning hours of Jan. 5, 2011, at his home. The funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 7, at 11 a.m. EST at Macedonia Baptist Church with Dr. John Riley and the Rev. Searcy Jackson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.…

James Pinkard Jr.

By Editor | January 6, 2011 |

(ATLANTA) Funeral services for James Pinkard Jr., of Atlanta will be Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at noon at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. R.F. Heflin, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Rocky Mount Methodist Church Cemetery. Survivors include one brother, Arthur (wife Sallie) Pinkard and a host of family and friends. Willie…

Doris Stapler Traylor

By Editor | January 5, 2011 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Doris Stapler Traylor, 78, of Woodland will be Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty East Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Traylor died Tuesday, Jan. 4, at her residence. Mrs. Traylor was born March 18, 1932, the…

James Oris Clark

By Editor | January 5, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for James Oris Clark, 68, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Tommy Gene Young and Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Clark died Tuesday, Jan. 4, at Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Mr. Clark…