Roanoke Police Department is investigating four break-ins that happened on Friday night of last week.F&S Corporation on U.S. 431 reported the theft of a 1993 silver Ford Mustang convertible.Wilson’s Service Center on U.S. 431 reported the theft of a .357 Magnum revolver and damage to a door and door frame.Whaley’s Auto Sales on West Point…
The coaches will tell you that the spring jamboree is nothing more than an extension of spring practice. The coaches will tell you that filling holes and meeting goals are the most important thing in the spring and that the score doesn’t even matter. “Truthfully, it would not bother me if we didn’t even keep…
Leading 6-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning of their ACCC tournament elimination game against L.B. Wallace, the Southern Union Bison got a taste of their own medicine. Wallace rallied to tie the game at six with a 5-run fifth, then went on to win the game 10-6 and eliminate the 13th-ranked Bison. SU…
(MARIETTA, Ga.) Kenneth Alton Voss, 32, of Marietta, Ga., died Monday, May 23, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. Ken graduated from the University of Alabama and obtained a master’s degree from Georgia Tech. He was employed by Cingular Wireless and attended Mt. Paran North Church of God. He is survived by his wife,…
(PHENIX CITY) Services for Alice Theresa “Resa” Breed Webb, 87, of Phenix City, formerly of Roanoke, will be Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with Bro. Sam Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 to 11 a.m.…
(ROANOKE) Bertha Virginia Brown, 56, of Roanoke died Tuesday, May 17, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Services were Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Five Points, with the Revs. Sanford Johnson, William Patterson, W.A. Dean and W.H. Trammell officiating. Interment was in Skyview Memory Gardens. Mrs. Brown is…
(LAGRANGE, Ga.) Avon Jordan Williams, 86, of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Williams, born Jan. 15, 1919, in Malone, was the daughter of the late Charles Webster and Ida Kenady Jordan. She was raised in Roanoke and had lived in LaGrange for 65 years. She had been a member…
(OXFORD) Services for Melvin K. Cox Jr., 75, of Oxford were at 11 a.m. Monday, May 23, 2005, at First Baptist Church Oxford with Dr. Ron Ethridge and the Rev. Tim Embry officiating. Burial was in the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Cox died Friday, May 20, at Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Jewel…
(RANDOLPH COUNTY) Services for Billy Ray Key, 68, a lifelong resident of Randolph County, will be Monday, May 23, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Billy East officiating. Burial will follow in Union Hill Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Key died Saturday, May 21, at Clay County Hospital. Mr. Key…
(ANNISTON) Services for Frank Owen Carden, 81, of Anniston, will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Brown & Kughn Memory Chapel, Anniston, with Rev. Robert Champion and the Rev. Bill Gunn officiating. Graveside service will be Monday at 3 p.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke. Mr. Carden died Saturday in Alexander City. Mr. Carden is…
(WEDOWEE) Veronia Saddler, 85, of 11011 County Road 15, Wedowee, died Friday, May 20, 2005, at Gadsden Regional Medical Center, Gadsden. Services will be Friday, May 27, at 2 p.m. at Weathers Heights Church of Christ, Wedowee, with Brother Henry Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Stephens Mission Church Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, Lonnie…
(WADLEY) Agatha Yates, 90, of Wadley died Thursday, May 19, 2005, at Clay County Hospital, Ashland. Services will be Wednesday, May 25, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley, with the Rev. Cornelius Reese, Elder Thomas Knight and the Rev. Tim Heard officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors…
(ROANOKE) Services for Lewis Victor “Vic” Baldwin, 79, of Roanoke were Sunday, May 22, 2005, at 3 p.m. at Highway First Congregational Methodist Church, with Bros. Clayton Scott and J.R. Bowen officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Baldwin died Saturday, May 21, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Baldwin is survived by his wife, Arrie…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for James O. (J.O.) Worthy, 86, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Mellow Valley Baptist Cemetery, with the Rev. Don Paris officiating. Mr. Worthy died Sunday, May 22, at Lineville Nursing Facility. The family will receive friends on Monday from 5 until 8 p.m. at Benefield…
(ROANOKE) Dorothy Hunter Pearson, 71, of Roanoke died Friday, May 20, 2005, at Roanoke Healthcare Center. Services will be Tuesday, May 24, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Rev. Robert L. Heflin officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Clinton Wesley Pearson of…
(WOODLAND) Services for Ellie Mae Langley Bailey, 87, of Woodland were Sunday, May 22, 2005, at 2 p.m. at Napoleon Church of Christ, with Bros. Terry Langley, Ricky Martin and Jeff Thompson officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Bailey died Friday, May 20, at her home. Mrs. Bailey is survived by one sister,…
(WOODLAND) Graveside services for George Edward Spradlin, 50, of Woodland were Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 4 p.m. at Oak Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, with Bro. Alan Daniel officiating. Mr. Spradlin was born Dec. 12, 1954, son of Horace and Ruth Stewart Spradlin. He was of the Church of Christ faith and was a…
WEDOWEE – Downtown Wedowee may not be getting an “extreme makeover,” but recent updates are certainly making the area more attractive. The tiny building in the median, which housed the police department until the mid-1980s, was recently given a facelift. Its faky stucco façade was removed by city employees to reveal its original brick underneath.…
WEDOWEE – The town of Wedowee will soon have a part-time parks and recreation director to oversee its youth sports programs. At Tuesday’s council meeting, the council approved paying Kristy Cooper $12,000 per year, plus Southern Linc service, to work in the position, effective June 1. In other business, the council adopted a resolution previously…
(LANETT) Neil Smith Jr., 74, of Lanett died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at his residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m. EDT at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Cusseta with the Rev. Mario F. McDaniel, eulogist, and the Revs. Willie Patterson, Josephus Cofield and Arthur Thomas officiating. Burial will be…