(ROANOKE) Services for Betty McCain Sikes Nelson, 96, of Roanoke will be Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m on Wednesday, Dec. 10.Mrs. Nelson died Tuesday,…

As the weather gets colder and the holiday lights start to appear, children begin to think about one person: Santa Claus. For us adults, the economic uncertainty and collapsing job market make us worry about Santa actually coming this year for the children in our family. Times are tough and it looks like they will…

(WADLEY) Graveside services for Edna Earl Mitchum Allen, 89, of Wadley will be Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Wadley City Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Womack officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Mrs. Allen died Monday, Dec. 8, at…

(LaFAYETTE) Emanuel Brady Jr., 70, of LaFayette died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. CST at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, LaFayette, with the Rev. Gary Dixon officiating. Burial will follow at Handy Cemetery in LaFayette. The body will lie in state…

(WADLEY) Services for Charlie Arthur Marable, 63, of Wadley will be Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thomas Knight and Henry Nelson officiating. Mr. Marable will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will…

(PELLCITY) Services for Bo James Taylor, 67, of Pell City will be Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating. Burial will follow in Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery, Wadley. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m. to…

(ROANOKE) Arthur Hugh Sims, 65, of Roanoke, formerly of Lanett, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. He is survived by one sister, Martha Miller of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two brothers, Homer Sims and Hugh Sims. No service will be held. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett.

(WEDOWEE) Services for Harry Smith, CW4 retired, 61, of Wedowee were Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Bethel North Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Forsyth and Pastor Keith Jones officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Smith died Monday, Dec. 1, at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla. The…

(ROANOKE) Nathan Louis “Duke” Nolan, 38, of Roanoke died after short illness on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services for Mr. Nolan were Monday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, Roanoke, with the Revs. Gilbert Staples, Jeffery Rosser, Willie C. Houston and Travis Smith and…

(ROANOKE) Services for Patricia Jean Cunningham, 68, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. S.T. Janney, Don Quick and Harold Bonner officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday,…

(WEDOWEE) Henry Jamar Nelson, 15, a resident of County Road 33, Wedowee, died at Wedowee Hospital after a tragic accident on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Services for Jamar will be Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 1 p.m. at Weathers Heights Church of Christ, Wedowee, with Brothers Anthony Hixon, Sam Carpenter, Gerald Romine and Ronnie Nation officiating.…

(WOODLAND) Services for Myrtle Lee Cook Smith, 87, of Woodland will be Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Bethel East Baptist Church with the Revs. Ridley Herren, Ridley Parmer and Tim Whaley officiating. Mrs. Smith will lie in state from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. before the service at the church. Burial will…

(MERIDIAN, Miss.) Services for Varon Grant were Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in Meridian, Miss., with the Revs. Dr. Raymon Leake and Dr. Jimmy Williams officiating. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Grant, 92, of Meridian died Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Queen City Nursing Center. He…

(MANCHESTER, Ga.) Services for Harry Smith, 61, of Wedowee will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at Bethel North Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Forsyth and pastor Keith Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining church cemetery. The U.S. Army Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 5-8…

(ROANOKE) Services for Opal F. Holden, 74, of Roanoke will be Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Richie officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4. Mrs. Holden…

(ROANOKE) Mavis Erlene Camp Boyd of Roanoke, formerly of Villa Rica, Ga., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at the age of 71, following a stroke in March. Born in Douglas County, GA., on Feb. 17, 1937, Erlene was the oldest daughter of James Buford Camp and Mary Frances Mayfield Camp. She was raised in the…

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Anybody tired of football yet? Anyone? No? Not you? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Me neither. But as it is with all things good, they must come to an end sooner or later. I’ll admit, I was looking forward to watching Handley play in Birmingham, albeit selfishly because it meant I got to watch football…

What this Saturday’s SEC Championship Game comes down to is simple: Will Alabama’s old-fashioned, hard-nosed approach to playing the game be good enough to beat the flash and dash that the Florida Gators use so successfully? Not too many people think so. Watching Florida pile up points in a hurry in game after game is…