(FIVE POINTS) Deborah Jean Autrey, 63, of County Road 285, Five Points, passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at WellStar West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange.Debra Jean Autrey was born Feb. 9, 1958, in Atlanta to the late Ronald B. Johnson and Ima Jean Bowman. She grew up in the Grant Park/Hapeville area of Atlanta and…
(ROANOKE) A private memorial service for Steve Cole, 73, of Roanoke will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. Mr. Cole passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mr. Cole was born…
(ANNISTON) Drusilla Diane Bell Goggins, 52, of Anniston, formerly of Roanoke, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A graveside service was Saturday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, Roanoke. Drusilla was born March 5, 1969, in Randolph County to the late Abraham Sr.…
(ROANOKE) Jefferson Tyrone McClendon, 61, of Nook Street, Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A graveside service will be Thursday, Sept. 16, at 1 p.m. at East Roanoke Cemetery. Mr. McClendon was born June 3, 1960, in Randolph County to the late John and Dora Harris McClendon.…
(WEDOWEE) Odell Cephus Shelnutt, 84, of Wedowee, formerly of Franklin, Ga., passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. The family will accept guests at Stutts Funeral Home Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. His funeral will be Thursday, Sept. 16, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Revs. Derrill Scott and…
(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Modene W. French, 87, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Josh Hickman officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning before services begin. Mrs. French passed away Monday,…
(WOODLAND) Claudia F. Prendergast, 62, of Woodland died on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. Arrangements are by Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Carrollton, Ga.
(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Iva L. Clark-Pilgrim, 89, of Roanoke was Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery with the Rev. Shirley Meddick and Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Ms. Clark-Pilgrim passed away Friday, Sept. 10, at Traylor’s Nursing Center in Roanoke. A Randolph County native, Ms. Clark-Pilgrim was born Sept. 15,…
Geneva Lauderdale, 84, formerly of Malone, passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The funeral will be at Malone Baptist Church at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16. Geneva was born in Malone to Odell Noles and Agnes Sherrer Noles on Jan. 10, 1937. Geneva loved watching old Western movies, especially if John Wayne is the…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Jonathan Taylor McManus, 29, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Gold Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Graham. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday. Taylor…
(TALLADEGA) Bessie Williamson Smith, 83, passed away Sept. 7, 2021. The funeral service for Maw Maw Bess was at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 10, at Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega with Tommy Strickland and Jeffrey Oliver officiating. Burial was at Pine Hill Memorial Park, Talladega. She drank steaming hot coffee on warm days and spent…
For RCHS the best-case scenario for this season always hung by the thread of perfect health. With three key starters not in the lineup Friday for a key matchup against Ranburne, the Tigers showed a glimpse of just how fragile that thread was. It was the perfect setting for a Ranburne team that came into…
(JACKSONVILLE) A celebration of life service for Carolyn Dobson Brooks, 89, of Jacksonville will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Brooks passed away Sept. 6, 2021, at Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. Carolyn was born May 6, 1932, in the community of Malone, Randolph County. She was the second of four daughters born to…
Region play is in full swing, which means that the jockeying for playoff spots has begun. Of the four local games tonight, there will be two that will most likely provide pivotal outcomes for when the playoff deck is dealt at the end of the season. We’ll get to those at the end of this…
(ROANOKE) Catina Nicole Thomas, 49, of Roanoke passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 10, from 2 until 6 p.m. at Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home Chapel in LaFayette. A graveside service will be Saturday, Sept. 11, at 11 a.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community. Ms. Thomas is survived by…
(HEFLIN) Following a lengthy battle with cancer, Barbara Nan Morrison of Heflin passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at the age of 66. Visitation will be Thursday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. at Dryden Funeral Home, Heflin. The funeral will be Thursday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at Dryden Funeral Home, Heflin, with Pastor Billy…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Voyed Milton “Milt” Nichols Jr. passed away unexpectedly at his home in LaGrange, Ga., on Sept. 3, 2021, at the age of 52. Milt was born in LaGrange and moved to DeKalb County, Ga., at a young age. Keeping a connection to their roots, his family often visited both sets of grandparents in…
(FIVE POINTS) The funeral for Effie Jeanette Johnson, 72, of Five Points will be Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Tim Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Mrs. Johnson…
(OPELIKA) A graveside service for Carl Kingren, 91, of Opelika will be at Randolph Memory Gardens on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Mike Newman officiating. Mr. Kingren passed away Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Arbor Springs Health and Rehab in Opelika. He was born Sept. 14, 1929, in Dairyland, Wis., to…
(ANNISTON) Drusilla Diane Bell Goggins, 52, of Anniston passed away Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Viewing will be Friday, Sept. 10, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. A graveside service will be Saturday, Sept. 11, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery with…