(DORAVILLE, Ga.) Gordon C. Bassett, 79, of Doraville, Ga., died Monday, Feb. 11, 2008.The funeral was at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, with Mrs. Susan Rumble officiating. Burial was at 11 a.m. CST Thursday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Roanoke.A native of Randolph County, Ala., Mr.…
(FARMERS BRANCH, Texas) Margie Windsor Wellborn, 91, formerly of Cragford, Ala., died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in Farmers Branch, Texas. Services for Mrs. Wellborn were at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Corinth Baptist Church in Cragford. Randy Anderson and the Rev. Kenneth Fuller officiated. Burial followed in Concord Baptist Cemetery in Randolph County. She…
(LUFKIN, Texas) Mary Will Collier Finney, 95, originally of the Double Head community died Sunday, February 10, 2008, in Lufkin, Texas. She was the daughter of the late John Will Collier and the late Lina Vinson Collier. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John F. Finney Sr., and is survived by their,…
(LANETT) Ethel Perry, 87, of Lanett died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, at Golden Living Center in Lanett. Services were Monday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Rusty Thomaston and David Daniel officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Perry is survived by her husband,…
(VALLEY) Annie Lee Yates, 99, of Valley died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, at George H. Lanier Nursing Home in Valley. Services were Sunday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Frank Sledge and Dr. Sam Tate officiating. Burial followed at Shawmut Cemetery. Mrs. Yates is survived…
(LANETT) David Lawhorn, 54, of Lanett died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at his home. A native of Palatka, Fla., Mr. Lawhorn was born Jan. 28, 1954, son of the late Myrtle Clark Lawhorn and Curtis Lawhorn. He worked for many years with Norton Floor Coverings in Roanoke and was a member of East Vernon Baptist…
(AUBURN) Services for Geraldine Pike Shipp, 72, of Auburn, formerly of Randolph County, will be Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke Church of Christ with Bro. Gerald Romine officiating. Mrs. Shipp will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens. The family…
(AUGUSTA, Ga.) Dr. Lucretia Anne Parham of Augusta, Ga., died on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at MCG. She was 49. There will be no memorial service. However, contributions may be made to either the Lucretia Parham Fund for Student Research at Augusta State University (checks should be sent to the Augusta State University Foundation, 2500…
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, February 14, Valentine’s Day noon Roanoke Rotary Club meets at The Galley Restaurant. 2 p.m. Sheri Rollins, field representative with Congressman Mike Rogers’ office, will be…
(LANETT) John Larry Colley, 64, of Lanett died Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at George H. Lanier Hospital in Valley. A Chambers County native, Mr. Colley was born June 11, 1943. He was a retired painting contractor. Services will be at Jeff Jones Funeral Home in LaFayette on Friday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m., with interment…
(ANNISTON) Services for Geraldine Griffin, 82, of Anniston were at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with burial followed at Anniston Memorial Gardens. Services were conducted by Dr. Cecil Sewell and Bro. Randall Reeves. Mrs. Griffin died Friday, Feb. 8, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Survivors include her daughter,…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Jennifer Montee Shoemake of Carrollton, Ga., died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008. She was born July 4, 1935, in Cleburne County, Ala., the daughter of Edmund Willingham and Lucille Norrell Willingham. She is survived by her son, Terry Whitley of Muscadine; one stepson, Danny Shoemake of Carrollton; sisters, Betty Ruth Otwell of Ranburne, Shirley…
The Handley Lady Tigers capped off their season by winning the Class 4A area 6 tournament with wins over Beauregard and Dadeville last week. Handley, the top-seeded team in the tournament, squared off against fourth seed Beauregard in the first round of the tournament Thursday night. The Lady Tigers had no trouble torching the Hornets,…
The Wadley Bulldogs finished their season with a 71-44 loss to Talladega County Central after taking care of business in the first round of the 1A Area 7 tournament, beating Fayetteville, 63-55. Wadley began its tournament showing with a different approach against Fayetteville. Bulldog head coach Jim Striplin said the game plan was to play…
MOBILE – Randolph County had two of the Outstanding Young Farm Families among those recognized in 11 commodity divisions Saturday evening, Feb. 9, as more than 300 Alabama Farmers Federation members gathered in Mobile for the organization’s Young Farmers Leadership Conference. Joshua and Denise Smith were winners in the Hay and Forage Division, and Gary…
The Roanoke City School Board is taking sealed bids for work to be done at Knight Enloe Elementary School located at 430 Park Avenue, Roanoke, AL. Scope of work: 1. Provide and install approximately 300′ of 72″ diameter pipe. The pipe is to be coated corrugated 14 gauge pipe. Provide concrete connections where necessary. Provide…
Property taxes on Lake Wedowee are increasing because the value of property on the lake is increasing. Yet, that money goes to Montgomery and a much smaller percentage of it comes back to Randolph County. Revenue Commissioner Josh Burns said when the ad valorem or property tax bills went out “It was bad but not…
Attorney General Troy King announced the indictment of Stanley Amos Boone for multiple charges of theft involving a scheme to steal copy machines from victims throughout Alabama. The Attorney General’s Office has presented evidence to grand juries, resulting in Boone’s indictment on multiple charges in Montgomery, Randolph and Chambers counties. Boone, 45, of Auburn, was…
The Handley Tigers blasted their way into the 4A area 6 championship game with a 62-51 win over Beauregard in the opening round but fell to top-ranked Coosa Central, 89-40. Handley found itself in a tough game against Beauregard, which held a 20-18 lead at halftime, but the Tigers outscored the Hornets 21-18 in the…
Funeral services were Friday of last week for a young Randolph County woman killed in an automobile accident in Jacksonville on Tuesday night of last week. Jessica Lynn Roberson, 22, of a Heflin route died on the scene of the accident, which happened on Alabama Highway 21, south of Jacksonville. According to reports from the…