Wallace Henry “Pat” Lindsey III, of Route One, Butler, one of the Alabama Senate’s longest-serving members, died Saturday night of an apparent heart attack on a hunting trip with friends and colleagues in Boligee, Ala. He was one of three Alabamians of note who have died in the past week. Another was Cornelia Wallace, 69,…

(ROANOKE) Leamon Longshore, 76, of Roanoke died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. The funeral will be Friday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Public viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home, LaFayette. Mr. Longshore was…

(WEDOWEE) Joseph Sasser George, 58, of Wedowee died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Survivors include three sisters, Margaret Barre’ of Seneca, S.C., Penny Robinson of Fernandina Beach, Fla., and Molly Derryberry of Martinez, Ga.; five nieces; two nephews; eleven great-nieces and great-nephews; his godfather, Joseph Bowdin of Stockbridge, Ga.; devoted co-worker, dear friend and neighbor, Debbie…

(JACKSONVILLE) Services for Vera Baker, 80, will be Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at 3 p.m. at K.L. Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Center Chapel with Revs. Jerry Pike and Elbert Deason officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. Mrs. Baker died…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Jim A. Hester, 91, of LaGrange died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Mr. Hester was born Dec. 23, 1917, in Big Springs, son of the late Toombs Bernard Hester and Liller Burson Hester. He had lived in LaGrange all of his life and was the retired owner of Hester Brothers Grocery.…

(PELL CITY) Services for Charles Patrick “Chuck” Rampy, 47, of Pell City will be Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church, Woodland, with the Rev. Roger Woodard officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Rampy will lie in state at the church one hour prior to services. Mr. Rampy…

(VILLA RICA, Ga.) Marjorie Louise Miller, 68, of Villa Rica, Ga., died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. She was born in Randolph County, Ala., on Feb. 3, 1940, the daughter of the late James Carter and the late Emma Mae Moon Carter. She had lived in Cedartown, Ga., and Buchanan, Ga., before moving to the Villa…

(WADLEY) Services for Opal Izora Langley Perry, 83, of Wadley will be Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Wadley Methodist Church with the Rev. Martha Hauer, Rev. Phil Gore and Pastor Sherrill Corson officiating. Mrs. Perry will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Wadley…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Nellie Williams, 77, of LaGrange died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Williams was born April 21, 1931, in LaGrange, daughter of the late Charlie Daniel and Lena Mae Barker Chambers. She had lived in LaGrange all of her life and was a member of Teaver Road Baptist Church. Mrs. Williams…

(ROANOKE) Services for James Albert Brown, 74, of Roanoke, will be held Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bill Puckett officiating. Burial will follow in Welcome Home Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8.…

(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Annie Mae Allen, 96, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, at Hospice LaGrange. Services will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 11:30 a.m. at Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church in LaGrange with Clay Williams and the Revs. Claire Yoder and Bob Humphries officiating. Burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mrs.…

BIG SPRINGS—A Newnan, Ga., man was shot on Saturday afternoon during an altercation in the Big Springs community. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Donnie Strain, officers responded to a call from a resident of 151 County Rd. 517 in east central Randolph County, adjacent to the Georgia line. Joseph Fleming, 26, had reportedly…

We’ve lived with it nearby for so long we rarely think about it anymore. That’s why a significant milestone went pretty much unnoticed by many Randolph County residents. The last of the World War II era chemical weapons containing VX nerve agent was incinerated on Christmas Eve at Anniston Army Depot. With the destruction of…

Everyone has embarrassing moments in their lives. Luckily for me, I’ve managed to avoid embarrassment in one form or another for the better part of my own existence. That is until this past Saturday. Phillip Heard, one of the talented photographers whose work shows up in The Leader every week, brought me an announcement a…

The Randolph County Tigers fell in a couple of tough games, losing to Lineville, 38-32, in the final round of the Handley Christmas Tournament, and to Clay County, 63-31, on the road Monday night. Randolph County advanced to play Lineville for the fourth-place spot in the Handley Tournament after defeating Woodland in the second round.…

Got an e-mail from an old friend, a good Catholic girl I knew back in high school, who introduced Methodist-me to many of the mysteries of her faith. She wrote: “The Vatican has forgiven John Lennon for saying the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. Boy, do I feel relieved.” Then she added, “This…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Yvonne Jones, an individual Female and husband, Orlando R. Jones, to Prestige Mortgage, on the 23rd day of January, 2003, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book:…

“I shot a bullet into the air; it came to earth, I knew not where.” — Apologies to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Now that holiday exuberance has wound down, load your guns with blanks, all ye lovers of firearms. Fire a salute to the laws of physics and to a 7-year-old girl whose leg may carry…

ATLANTA—The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $571,479 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funding to local fire departments and emergency medical services organizations in Alabama. Foster’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department received an operations and safety grant for $46,883. “We know that training and equipment, when matched with the courage of individuals, can reduce risks…

Okay, let’s get down to the hard facts about the SEC’s showing in the bowl season. Despite winning five of seven bowl games, the conference is only 1-1 in the games that made any difference nationally. The SEC’s reputation is still hanging in the balance and riding on the shoulders of the Florida Gators. It…