IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MONTY ANDREW CANTRELL, DECEASEDNOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVELetters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Kaitlyn Cantrell on the 22nd day of Sept., 2021, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: DOUGLAS SIMS JR., DECEASED ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters of Administration on the Estate of Douglas Sims Jr., deceased, having been granted to Douglas Lamar Sims III on the 27th day of Sept., 2021, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of said County, notice…
(PENSACOLA, Fla.) Avery Morrison, 92, of Pensacola, Fla., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, succumbing to a series of strokes experienced several months earlier. Her husband of 75-plus years, Bill Morrison, was at her bedside. A celebration of life service will take place in Pleitz Chapel at First Baptist Church, Pensacola, on Friday,…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Charlie Andrew Barsh Sr., 90, of LaGrange, Ga., passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 26, 2021, at his home. A graveside service with military honors will be Saturday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. EDT in Southview Cemetery with the Rev. Morrissey Whitfield officiating. Public chapel viewing will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Micah Luke Farr, 27, of Roanoke will be Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at 4 p.m. at Heritage Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Farr and Bro. Derek Farr officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday.…
At last week’s Roanoke City Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Chuck Marcum chaired his last meeting as superintendent. Marcum will taking a job with the Alabama State Board of Education in the next week. Marcum closed the meeting by telling the board, “This is my last superintendent’s report, and I want to end it with…
Handley High School’s Community Studies and plant biotech classes recently wrapped up their five-day archeological dig with Tuskegee professor Dana Chandler. Last year the group discovered some pretty interesting artifacts at their dig site right outside of Roanoke. This year the new crew used the information that last year’s group had gathered from the dig…
Arrests Elizabeth Byers, 65, of LaFayette – failure to appear in court (improper tag, switched tag, no driver’s license and theft of property) – Sept. 26 Jason Scott Stroud, 52, of 409 County Rd. 532, Newell – third-degree domestic violence – Sept. 26 Ricky Leon Mitchell, 58, of 1905 County Rd. 458, Woodland – menacing…
Diamond Shakera Rhodes, 26, of 324 Field St., Apt. 36, Roanoke – simple assault – Sept. 27 Rodney Bernard Dozier Jr., 30, of 901 Government St., Roanoke – attempting to elude law enforcement and possession of drug paraphernalia – Sept. 24 Saquavion Tyrik Burdette, 22 of 934 Heflin St., Roanoke – possession of marijuana and…
WEDOWEE – At Monday’s meeting, Randolph County Commission approved the budget for fiscal year 2021-2022. After two budget hearings, some departments saw increases in their budget and some saw decreases. The total income from all funds, including general, gasoline, fiduciary and other governmental funds is $12,067,054. The total expenditures for all departments is $11,603,447. With…
(OXFORD) Tammy Irene Ward, 59, of Oxford passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at UAB Hospital. Tammy was born Feb. 13, 1962, in Wedowee to the late Tom Mack McLeod and Shelby Jean McLeod. She loved cooking for her family every night, while her kids were growing up. Listening to music was her favorite thing…
(ROANOKE) Mable Heard Holley, 86, of Strozier Street, Roanoke, passed away Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at her residence. Viewing will be Friday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. A graveside service will be Saturday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. at Peace and Good Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Holley…
(VALLEY) Casper Brown, 86, of Valley passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Bethany House in Auburn. The funeral will be Wednesday, Sept. 29, at noon EDT at West End Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Downs officiating. Interment will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Casper’s family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m.…
(WADLEY) A graveside service for Robert Vernon Weaver, age 61, of Wadley will be Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Sanders Higgins officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Weaver passed away Friday, Sept.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Wilbur H. Steward, 93, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Richie Farrow and Bro. Clayton Scott officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Steward passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, at Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton, Ga. The family…
(VILLA RICA, Ga.) Evangeline Cole Sanders, 85, of Villa Rica, Ga., formerly of Five Points, Ala., passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. A graveside services was Sunday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community. Mrs. Sanders is survived by her son, Orlando Ray Sanders; daughter, Maria Elizabeth Sanders; four…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Troy J. W. Baker, 75, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roger Florence officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Broughton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m.…
(CLANTON) The funeral for Mark Noles, 50, of Clanton was Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth Christian Church Cemetery, Wadley. Mr. Noles passed away Friday, Sept. 24, at his home. A Roanoke native, Mr. Noles was born Feb. 9,…
It was a game of long plays and short drives. A game where turnovers loomed large and a 35-yard extra point by an unsung senior kicker proved to be the difference. Handley didn’t do everything to perfection Friday night, but they did enough to beat Lanett 19-18 in a battle of highly-ranked heavyweights. The win…
(ROANOKE) The funeral service for Kathy L. Spears, 66, of Roanoke will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Ricky Emery and Rev. Chad Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church for one hour prior to…