(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Ray Jackson White Jr., 64, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at his home.Mr. White was born Nov. 30, 1944, in LaGrange, son of the late Ray Jackson White Sr. and Ruby McClain White. He had lived in LaGrange all his life and was a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church where…
(ROANOKE) Services for Mrs. Frances Miles Weathers, 69, of Roanoke, were Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Lebanon Christian Church with the Rev. Hugh Vines and the Rev. Roger Jones officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Weathers died Friday, April 3, at her home. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Harmon…
(ROANOKE) Buddy Lamar Baggett, 41, of Roanoke, died Saturday, April 4, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Baggett; sons, Joshua Lee Baggett, Justin Ralph Baggett and Buddy Lamar Baggett Jr., all of Roanoke, James Bradley Jordan of Carrollton, Ga., and John Garrett Jordan of Bremen, Ga.; daughter, Mary Amanda Jordan of Bremen; parents,…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Bobby H. Waddle, 75, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7. Mr. Waddle died Monday, April 6, at East…
(OPELIKA) Services for Jeanette H. Riddle, 77, of Opelika will be Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Wedowee with Dr. Corky Addison and Brother Sam Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, April 7, from…
(ROANOKE) Services for Lori Beth Adamson, 18, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, April 7, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stoney Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in Pike Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on April 6. Miss Adamson died Saturday, April…
The City of Roanoke has placed barricades around a downtown building whose roof collapsed on Thursday afternoon. According to Roanoke Police Chief Adam Melton, it appeared the roof of the building had rotted away. The falling roof timbers crashed through the floor of the main level to the basement. Larry Cohen owns the now-vacant building,…
(DELTA) Services for Joel Key, 80, of Delta will be Saturday, April 4, 2009, at 3 p.m. at Center West Baptist Church in Randolph County with Revs. Mark Williams and Chris Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Key died Friday, April 3, at Clay County Hospital. He was a native of…
ANNISTON – Services for Hattie Mae Finley, 56, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at New Jerusalem A.F.M. Church with Bishop T.C. Tolbert Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Eden Hills Cemetery The body will be at the church one hour prior to services. Mrs. Finley died on Saturday, March 28, at…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Mamie Liles “Granny” Cosper, 106, of LaGrange, Ga., died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at LaGrange Nursing and Rehabilitation, where she had resided for the past six years. Mrs. Cosper was born Nov. 15, 1902, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the late Jimmy and Mittie Liles. She was a member of Mt. Zion…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Lois Frances Gilley, 66, of Wedowee were Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Wadley. Ms. Gilley died March 15, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. Born May 31, 1942, in Loudoun County, Va., Ms. Gilley was a retired motel housekeeper and a member of Mt. Prospect Baptist Church in the…
About once a year I skip breakfast and drive over to a nearby medical center to allow a nurse to jab a needle into my arm and withdraw a thimble full of blood. For several days, I go through minor suspense. For the past nine years, the news has been reassuring: My prostate cancer hasn’t…
10:30 a.m. Narcotics Anonymous meets behind the former KFC in Roanoke in the building with the blue awning. 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at Woodland Volunteer Fire Department. THURSDAY, April 2 noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 4:30 p.m. The Water, Sewerage and Gas Board of the Town of Wedowee meets at…
Arrests Marilyn Roberts, 40, of 1034 County Rd. 33, Wadley – harassing communication – March 30 Thefts John Hall of 2145 County Rd. 33, Wadley, reported a burglary on March 30. A weed trimmer, chainsaw and two impact wrenches were stolen. Craig Wyatt of 2812 County Rd. 11, Graham, reported a burglary at his residence…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA TO: RICHARD CLINT LOVELESS, whereabouts unknown On the 26th day of March, 2009, a petition was filed in this Court for the name change of minor, whose date of birth is Sept. 27, 2002. A hearing upon this petition has been set at April 23, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the Probate…
The State of Alabama Department of Transportation will hold a Public Informational Meeting for Project No. STPAA-0022(505) on State Route 22 in Roanoke on April 16, 2009, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Justice Center, 30 West Point Street, Roanoke, Alabama. Project No. STPAA-0022(505) is a proposal by the State of Alabama Department of…
The basketball season ended in disgrace for the Southeastern Conference when the meager three SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament disappeared quietly and the league’s NIT teams fell short of making that Final Four as well. But last week the league made more news in the coaching department than it did in the postseason for…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESSE HOLLOWAY, DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S SETTLEMENT NOTICE This day came Oliver Kitchens, Administrator of the Estate of Jesse Holloway, deceased, and files his account, vouchers, evidence and statement for final settlement of said Administration. It is ordered that the 23rd day of April, 2009, at 10:00…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Cotina W. Terry, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Indymac Bank, F.S.B., a federally chartered savings bank, on the 26th day of July, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. Some may be tired of the rain but it is replenishing our rivers, lakes and groundwater, almost erasing the water deficit that stands a little over an inch. It is good to see the last three years of drought ending, the grass, bushes, and trees turning…