(BUFFALO, N.Y.) Services for Julius T. Marable, 93, were Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at noon at Bethel A.M.E. Church, Buffalo. Interment was in White Chapel Memorial Park, Buffalo. Mr. Marable died Friday, Jan. 22, after an extended illness.Tent, as he was known, was the third of seven children, born May 1, 1916, in Roanoke to…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Julia Bailey Wilson, 83, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Wilson was born Dec. 3, 1926, in Omaha, Ala., daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Bailey and Ruby South Bailey. She was a member of Flat Rock Congregational Methodist Church in Woodland. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Lessie Bradley Mitchell, 97, of Woodland will be Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Wedowee, with Dr. Corky Addison and Sarah Corson officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell died Saturday, Feb. 6, at her residence. Mrs. Mitchell is survived by four…
(ATLANTA) Coburn Stephens Ward, 89, of Atlanta, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in an Atlanta hospital. He was born Sept. 5, 1920 in Graham, Ala., to the late Henry Coburn Ward and Addie Lee Stephens Ward. Mr. Ward was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and received the Purple Heart for service- related…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for June Taylor, 79, of Wedowee will be Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Midway Methodist Church with the Revs. Marty Schwartz, Don Quick and Joe Bob Traylor officiating. Mrs. Taylor will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery.…
(HICKORY, N.C.) Emily Harlin Wofford, 84, of Hickory, N.C., died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at Palliative Care Center and Hospice of Catawba Valley. She was born Dec. 9, 1925, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Warren P. Harlin and Emily Head Harlin. Ms. Wofford was a member of Beacher Hills Baptist Church and Sylvan…
(ATLANTA) Homegoing services for William Henry ‘Luke” Handley Jr. of Atlanta will be Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at noon CST at Bethena United Methodist Church, Graham, Ala., with remains placed in state at 10 a.m. (Family and friends are asked to assemble at mortuary at 11 a.m. EST.) The Rev. Albert Boykin, pastor, and the…
(BYRON, Ga.) The funeral for Jimmy Michael Bennett, 60, of Byron, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Rayford Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on…
(CHICKAMAUGA, Ga.) The funeral for Cathy Diane Estes, 54, of Chickamauga, Ga., will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Elders Ben Keeble and Steve Stathelson officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery near Daviston. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from…
The governor, attorney general and chief justice clearly have the authority to appoint “supernumerary” (retired) district attorneys to conduct investigations and perform other duties. But can the governor do the same with regard to district attorneys in active service? Some lawyers with whom I have talked believe it is questionable. So do I. Here’s why:…
Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Cynthia J. Hill, unmarried in favor of William J Wade, as Trustee of Mid State Trust IV and Jim Walter Homes, Inc., dated September 10, 2002 and recorded October 10, 2002 in Book 434 Page 403, in the…
Locally, various groups are continuing to work to help with Haitian relief. Knight-Enloe Elementary School students have been collecting sensible shoes from Jan. 25 through Feb. 5 for the earthquake survivors in Haiti. All donated shoes will be given to Soles 4 Souls, a national charity with a local warehouse on Airport Road. Roanoke Schools…
(MABLETON, Ga.) James R. Cosper, 84, of Mableton, Ga., died Jan. 31, 2010. James was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Randolph County, Ala. He resided in Smyrna, Ga., for 54 years, prior to moving to his current residence in Mableton. He was preceded in death by his father, Johnny Cosper; mother, Effie Belle McCord Cosper;…
The Roanoke City Council will consider a no smoking, dipping or chewing ordinance on all city owned property at the Feb. 8 council meeting. Mayor Mike Fisher said he had received a letter from the State Department of Public Health applauding the city for steps it had taken and mentioned some cities are making everything…
The Roanoke Water Sewer Gas & Filter Plant Board discussed various ways to cut costs at its workshop, but never reached a planned discussion on increasing rates. Board chairman Ron Cameron later said, “That will be discussed at the next meeting. It will definitely be on the agenda.” He said he does not want to…
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH PROBATE COURT IN RE: JAMES EUGENE CLEMONES, DECEASED NOTICE OF PETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT To: Sheryl Diane Brown, 8226 Liberty Highway, Liberty, SC 29657 William Eugene Clemones, 13464 Hammock Road, Lot R, Hidden Pines Trailer Park, Denim Springs, LA 70726 Jimmy Otis Clemones, 140 Hidden Acres Road, Penndleton, SC 29670 Daisy May…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JAMES L. ROBINSON, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of James L. Robinson, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of January, 2010, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said…
How does Alabama continue getting into these situations? The most recent source of embarrassment and unnecessary expense for a state government that claims to be in dire financial straits is the battle over the legality of electronic bingo. The most recent bit of posturing and theater surrounding this issue—and probably the most expensive show other…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MINNIE C. BREWER, DECASED NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT TO: ALL HEIRS OF MINNIE C. BREWER, DECEASED You are hereby notified that on the 1st day of Feb., 2010, came Mamie Hines, Personal Representative of the Minnie C. Brewer Estate, and filed in this Court a Petition…
Two people were arrested on Saturday at the Traveler’s Inn on drug charges. According to Police Chief Adam Melton, officers were called to the motel because of an altercation between the two. A search of the room revealed suspected marijuana in the woman’s purse and cocaine in the man’s possession. Calvie Lashun Baker, 41, of…