(ROANOKE) R. B. “Pete” Potter, 68, of 459 Clark Street, Roanoke, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006.Graveside services were Monday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery, County Road 1, Wedowee. The Rev. Robert L. Heflin and the Rev. Calvin Trammell officiated.Survivors include his mother, Emma Sue Wilson of Roanoke; a son, Ralph…
(LINEVILLE) Services for Olin J. Hurst, 85, of Lineville were Oct. 7, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. Pat Hurst and Frank Rasbury officiating. Military honors followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Hurst died Thursday, Oct. 5, at Clay County Hospital. He was a native of Clay County,…
(LINEVILLE) Services for Willie “Brown Mule” Brown, 70, of Lineville, will be Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Springhill Baptist Church in Lineville with the Rev. Charles Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in the Lineville City Cemetery. The body will be at the church two hours prior. Mr. Brown died on Oct.…
(ANNISTON) In celebration of her life, services for Thelma Gaines Anderson, 83, of Anniston will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at Gray Brown-Service Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Ken Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at Noon Day Cemetery in Randolph County. Mrs. Anderson died Thursday, Oct. 5, at Regional Medical Center, Anniston. Survivors…
(WADLEY) Christine Staples Presley, 67, of Wadley died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Services will be Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Tom Staples Jr. officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the…
WEDOWEE – Eunice Ramona Cooley, 77, of Wedowee died Oct. 6, 2006. A wife, mother and educator, she taught in local schools, primarily in Calhoun County. She loved reading, music and gardening. Ms. Cooley graduated from Jacksonville State University and Peabody Teachers College with a master’s in education. She was the daughter of Nettie Parker…
(BIG LAKE, Ak.) Curtis James Freeman, 67, of Big Lake, Alaska, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at his residence. Mr. Freeman was a native of Randolph County, born Dec. 2, 1938. He retired from the Veterans Administration in Anchorage, Alaska, after 20 years of service. He was an avid fisherman and antique car enthusiast. He…
(DADEVILLE) Services for Zack W. Payne, 84, of Dadeville were at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at the Chapel of Alabama Funeral Homes in Dadeville, with the Rev. Billy Clark officiating. Graveside services with military honors followed at Concord Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in the Dickert community in Randolph County. Mr. Payne died Tuesday,…
(LAFAYETTE) Kate Cole, 94, of LaFayette died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at LaFayette Nursing Home. Services were at LaFayette Heights Baptist Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, with interment at Pleasant Grove Christian Church Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Howard officiated. Mrs. Cole was born in Chambers County Nov. 24, 1911. She was retired…
(CONYERS, Ga.) Vernice “Pauline” Barnett, 91, of Conyers, Ga., died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Services were Friday, Sept. 22, at Horis A. Ward’s Rockdale Chapel at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Reese Sanders officiating. Interment was at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Stockbridge, Ga. A native of Alabama, Mrs. Barnett worked until she was 70 years…
An accident on Highway 22 near Roanoke Monday morning took the lives of two Wadley residents. According to the Jacksonville post of Alabama State Troopers, the wreck occurred at approximately 7:10, 1.5 miles west of Roanoke near Granddaddy’s Music. Dead at the scene of the accident was 22-year-old Lee Daniel Sprayberry, the driver of a…
The fight to get the wet-dry referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot allowing alcohol sales in Randolph County failed. It is likely over for the moment, but feelings are running high as both sides allege wrongdoing. County Probate Judge George Diamond said the Board of Registrars certified 1,622 signatures to him, 675 short of the…
The First United Methodist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in the building on Main Street last weekend with food, church family past and present, and festivities. “The weekend was a tremendous success. Many worked hard getting ready for the event and my thanks go to all. I believe everyone had a great time,” said Susan…
We all know to stop when school buses are loading and unloading. Passing is against the law, and it’s very dangerous. Since 1998 motorists who illegally passed a stopped school bus injured or killed 11 children. A survey conducted by the Department of Education on illegal passing revealed that on just one day in 2005…
WOODLAND – Sir Isaac Newton would have been proud following Woodland’s 39-6 victory over Wadley on Friday night. Two of his most famous laws of physics were exemplified nicely by two teams going in opposite directions. In Wadley’s case, the law of gravity was in effect. What goes up must come down. And in Woodland’s…
For some time now I have been studying the evolution of the Gulf region from what a half-century ago was described as a string of “little fishing villages that remind the visitor of the southern coast of France,” through its rise as a regional playground for the folks who put the redneck into the Riviera.…
On Thursday, Oct. 5, at 5 p.m., Southern Union State Community College will host a community celebration as it cuts the ribbon for its new Administration Building. This will be followed by a reception in the building’s rotunda. Guests will then enjoy a concert by the Southern Union Sound in Brazeal Auditorium. The college requests…
MORRISON’S CROSSROADS – A Morrison’s Crossroads wife was arrested on Friday following an altercation that resulted in her husband undergoing surgery at UAB. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Chris May, Martha Lorene Pauley, 43, of 7636 Old Hwy. 431, Newell, was charged with first-degree domestic violence. Mrs. Pauley allegedly struck her husband, Gwen,…
RANDOLPH COUNTY NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARCHIE ELMO PIKE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Archie Elmo Pike, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 2nd day of Oct., 2006, by the Judge of Probate of said County. Notice is hereby given that all persons…
Arrests Emily Mason Boley also known as Emily Meeks, 36, of 10183 County Rd. 87, Roanoke, was arrested on Sept. 29 and charged with four counts of writing bad checks. Beverly Alfreda Sutton, 44, of 214 Randolph St., Roanoke, was arrested on Sept. 29 and charged with probation violation. Amanda Falon Morgan, 20, of 443…