(BREWTON) Services for Elaine Harman Metcalfe, 87, of Brewton, formerly of Randolph County, were Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Midway Methodist Church in Wedowee, with Bro. Marlin Miller officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.Mrs. Metcalfe died Thursday, Nov. 8, in Brewton after fighting a gallant battle against lung cancer for 18…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Mollie Maudine Hunter, 75, of Wedowee were Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Woodland First Congregational Methodist Church, with the Rev. Earl Rollins and the Rev. Roger Florence officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Hunter died Friday, Nov. 9, at her home. Survivors include her husband, Jeff Hunter…
Handley 34, TR Miller 14; Woodland 14, West Morgan 10; Wadley 54, JU Blacksher 0 Handley 34, TR Miller 14 The Handley Tigers once again rushed to victory over first round playoff opponent TR Miller, 34-14, Friday night in ROanoke. Handley scored first with a 35-yard touchdown run by quarterback Darius Finley with 7:50 to…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Larry Daniel of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at West Georgia Medical Center. Mr. Daniel, a native of Heard County, Ga., was born March 1, 1950, and was the son of the late Harvey Daniel Sr. and Lue Jennie Wilkerson Daniel. He became a member of the Canaan Baptist Church at…
(VALLEY) Charlie Frank Greene, 76, of Valley died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007, in Columbus, Ga. No services are planned at this time. Mr. Greene is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Bozeman of Valley and Patricia Sorrell of Lanett; his sister, Daphne Vayda of Charlotte, N.C.; his brother, Donald Ray Greene of Valley; one grandchild; and…
(WEDOWEE) Services for Marvin Mitchell, 64, of Wedowee will be Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Don Paris officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Survivors include his wife, Clara Johnson Mitchell of Wedowee; two daughters, Marty…
(WEDOWEE) Services for James Keever Benefield, 92, of Wedowee will be Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Green’s Chapel with The Revs. Cloyse Johnson and Tommy Burk and Bro. Junior Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemmtery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 10:30 a.m. on…
(WADLEY) Services for Marquerite Phillips Craig, 98, of Wadley will be Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Martha Hauer officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando, Fla. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at noon on Sunday. Memorials may be floral,…
(GRAHAM) Memorial services for Jerry Eady, 55, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at his residence in Graham. Mr. Eady died Thursday, Oct. 18, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. Anniston Funeral Services, Anniston.
Roanoke resident George McCarley was led off to the Randolph County Jail in handcuffs last Wednesday following his one-day trial on a misdemeanor harassment charge. But by Monday Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Steve Perryman had ordered him released and put him on probation. McCarley had appealed the case from municipal court to circuit court in…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE ALABAMA, RANDOLPH COUNTY Default having been made in the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by William R Terry and Bessie Terry to Ameritrust Mortgage Company, dated April 25, 2003, said mortgage being recorded in Book 444, Page 637, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama.…
The investigation into financial scandals within Alabama’s two-year college system is more of a local story than we initially believed. There was the local connection involving Roy Johnson, who was president of Southern Union State Community College before being named chancellor of all the state’s two-year colleges. Now it appears that the testimony of another…
(VALLEY) Ruby Maddox Gray, 87, of Valley died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Services will be Friday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Jerry Simmons and Clinton Hadaway officiating. Burial will follow in Fairfax Cemetery. Mrs. Gray is…
The first week of November in the state of Alabama means the first round of the state playoffs. And for high school football teams in Randolph County, it means more football. Three county teams — Wadley, Woodland and Handley — will each host their first-round playoff games. The Wadley Bulldogs, who came in second in…
(VALLEY) Ruth Awbrey Johnson, 88, of Valley died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services will be Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at Langdale United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roger Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Johnson Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Johnson is survived by a son, Willis Johnson of…
Watching “The War” on Public Television and seeing the entire country from small children to the elderly gear up for war, collect recyclables that could be used in the war effort, greet trains full of soldiers, and send women to work in “men’s jobs,” it seems unlikely this pampered country could or would mount such…
Veterans will be remembered and honored for their service at the Veteran’s Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. at the old National Guard Armory on old LaFayette Highway. Mike Fisher, head of the city’s recreation department, and Tim Jacobs, purchasing agent for the city, are responsible for planning the Veteran’s Day activities. The…
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Sue Nell Boykin, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Homecomings Financial Network, Inc., on the 22nd day of May, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate…
The regular high school football season is over, which means a select few teams in the state will wipe the slate clean and start over at 0-0. Nothing matters but the team you play this week — not your past wins, not your past losses, not your rivals and certainly not the team you could…
According to my buddy John, the Preston Brooks Society (of which he is founder and, until he admitted me, the sole member) has declared September 20 as “a South-wide day of mourning and self-examination.” It was on this date back in 1975, that Rev. Ray Burgess, Anniston lay preacher and member of the Alabama state…