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Johnny Ray Whitley

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Johnny Ray Whitley, 44, of Woodland will be Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke.Mr. Whitley died Sunday, Dec. 26, at his residence.Mr. Whitley was born April 26, 1966, the son of Ray…

Joyce Helen French Robertson Moring

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Joyce Helen French Robertson Moring, 80, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Baccus officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Moring died Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Moring was born May 26,…

Vida Sue Welsh Meigs

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(FROGEYE) Funeral service for Vida Sue Welsh Meigs, 91, of the Frogeye community were Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. The Revs. Jacob Wilkerson and Jack Womack officiated. Burial followed in Darian Cemetery. Mrs. Meigs died Thursday, Dec. 30, at Chapman Healthcare Center. She was born on…

Mary L. Story Sessions

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(WHITESBURG, Ga.) Funeral services for Mary L. Story Sessions, 92, of Whitesburg, Ga., will be Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Bobby Jones and Greg Norred officiating. Burial will follow in Wadley City Cemetery. Mrs. Sessions died Sunday, Jan. 2, at Heritage Healthcare of Franklin, Ga. Mrs.…

Christeen Stevens Whitley

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Christeen Stevens Whitley, 66, of Woodland will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Mrs. Whitley died Sunday, Dec. 26, at her residence. Mrs. Whitley was born Aug. 13, 1944, the daughter…

James Thomas Harper

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(DELTA) Graveside memorial services for James Thomas Harper, 69, of Delta will be Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Harpers Hill Cemetery in Dadeville with Bro. Frank Rasbury and Bro. Dave Crosslin officiating. Mr. Harper died Monday, Jan. 3, at his residence. He was a native of Tallassee and former resident of the…

Jerry McArther ‘Mack’ Ragan

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(HEFLIN) Funeral services for Jerry McArther “Mack” Ragan, 68, of Heflin will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Open Door Baptist Church with the Revs. Jerry Bolt and J.D. Bearden officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Ragan died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at his home. Mr. Ragan is survived…

Mittis Cranford Herren

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Mittis Cranford Herren, 86, of Roanoke will be Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery with Rhonda Baldwin and Marty Dunlap officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1:45 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Herren died Saturday, Jan. 1, at Traylor Nursing Home in…

James Otis ‘Jim’ Mink

By Editor | January 3, 2011 |

(WADLEY) Graveside services for James Otis “Jim” Mink Jr., 89, of Wadley were at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at Mountain Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Womack officiating. Mr. Mink died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010, at his home. Mr. Mink is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Sims Mink of Wadley;…

2010 Year in Review

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

January Basketball season was in full swing in January 2010, with the annual county tournament headlining the action. The Handley Tigers defeated the Woodland Bobcats, 76-54, to win the county title in Wadley. The Woodland Lady Bobcats took home the girls’ county title by defeating the Handley Lady Tigers, 90-59. In late January, Courtney Strain…

Joyce French Robertson Moring

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Joyce French Robertson Moring, 80, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Baccus officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Moring died Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Randolph Medical Center. Mrs. Moring was born May 26, 1930,…

Lucille Hanner Wilson

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Lucille Hanner Wilson, 89, of Woodland will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at East Napoleon Church of Christ with Bro. Billy Prince Jr., Bro. Brad Prince and Bro. Lee Messer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Wilson died Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Tanner Medical Center.…

Robert ‘Robbie’ Whaley

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(ROANOKE) The funeral for Robert “Robbie” Whaley, 41, of Roanoke will be at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Whaley died Thursday, Dec. 30, at his home. Mr. Whaley was born April 10, 1969. He was of…

Clyde Windle Cook

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(TYUS, Ga.) Clyde Windle Cook of Tyus, Ga., died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. He was 67. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 1, at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. The Revs. T.J. Morgan and J.W. Daniel will officiate. Interment will follow in Veal Community Cemetery. Mr. Cook was born Oct. 7,…

Helen Lee Cox Phillips

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Helen Lee Cox Phillips, 50, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Prospect Methodist Church with the Revs. Randy Terrell and Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Phillips died Wednesday, Dec. 29, at Tanner Medical Center. Mrs. Phillips was born Dec.…

WEDNESDAY, December 29

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, December 30 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at the Kiwanis Clubhouse. 5 p.m. The Lighthouse Soup Kitchen on Main Street in Roanoke is open until 8 p.m. FRIDAY, December 31, New Year’s Eve 10 a.m There will be a blood drive at Walmart until…

Johnny Ray Whitley

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Johnny Ray Whitley, 44, of Woodland will be Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Mr. Whitley died Sunday, Dec. 26, at his residence. Mr. Whitley was born April 26, 1966, the son…

Christeen Stevens Whitley

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Christeen Stevens Whitley, 66, of Woodland will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Mrs. Whitley died Sunday, Dec. 26, at her residence. Mrs. Whitley was born Aug. 13, 1944, the daughter…

Martha Faye Staples

By Editor | December 30, 2010 |

(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Martha Faye Staples, 57, of Roopville, Ga., died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. She was born Sept. 3, 1953, in Carrollton, Ga., the daughter of Faye Eidson Staples and the late Larry Staples. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Kelly and Hugh Mitchell of Roanoke and Melissa Dover of Franklin, Ga.; mother, Faye Eidson…

Shannon Cosper Nowland

By Editor | December 29, 2010 |

(LINEVILLE) Mrs. Shannon Cosper Nowland of Lineville died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. She was 29. She is survived by her father, Randy Cosper of Graham; her mother and stepfather, Cathy and Brian Hayden of Oxford; her daughters, Starr Drummond and Sadie Nowland; her brother, Shane Cosper; and her grandparents, Doris Cosper of Graham and Bill…