(ROANOKE) Maggie Lois Hooks Owensby, 90, of Roanoke died Saturday, March 6, 2021, at her residence.A graveside service will be Saturday, March 13, at 11:30 a.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community with the Revs. L.B. Houston, Michael Joiner and Calvin Trammell and Larry Owensby Sr. officiating. Music will be by Sasser and…
(LANETT) Larry Lamar Poole, 82, of Lanett passed away Monday, March 8, 2021, at NHC Healthcare in Anniston. A Roanoke native, Mr. Poole was born Dec. 18, 1938, the son of William Richard “W.R.” and Lela Mae Borders Poole. He was a U.S. Army veteran and worked at Matrix in the warehouse. Survivors include his…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Winnie Fred Gosdin Arrington, 88, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Woodland, Ala., died Thursday, March 4, 2021. The funeral was Saturday, March 6, at 3 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home at Hunter-Allen-Myhand with the Rev. Leonard Hodge and the Rev. Mark Tatum officiating. Interment followed at High Point Church of God Cemetery, Franklin,…
(ROANOKE) A graveside service for Bayron Whaley, 83, of Roanoke were Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. Tim Whaley and Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Mr. Whaley passed away Sunday, March 7, at Traylor’s Nursing Center. A Wedowee native, Mr. Whaley was born Oct. 10, 1937, the son of…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Rodger Dale Pearl, 62, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Keith Benefield and Bro. Mike Brewer officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday before services begin. Mr. Pearl passed…
(CHICAGO) Martha Ann Houston, 89, of Chicago, formerly of Wadley, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Prosper, Texas. The funeral was Friday, March 5, at Vines Funeral Home Chapel, LaFayette, at noon with Darryll Houston officiating. Interment was in Mt. Olive United Methodist Church Cemetery, County Road 823, Wadley. Mrs. Houston is survived by her…
(TERRELL, Texas) The funeral for Jean Taylor, 83, of Terrell, Texas, formerly of Wadley, was Saturday, March 6, 2021, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with her nephew Chuck Taylor and niece Janice Yates officiating. Burial followed at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery, Wadley. Mrs. Taylor was called home to be with her Lord on Tuesday,…
Woodland picked up its first win of the season in dramatic fashion Wednesday before coming back to earth in a one-hit loss to Donoho Thursday. The Bobcats overcame seven errors against the Generals Wednesday and got a huge game out of the number nine spot in the order from Callen Gay. Results W 9-8 vs.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Martha Ann Bowen Jeter, 80, of Roanoke will be Friday, March 5, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Sister Shirley Meddick 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. Jeter passed…
(OZARK, Mo.) Robert “Bob” Huddleston, 73 of Ozark, Mo., passed away Feb. 23, 2021. The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 6, at Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. Burial will follow at Prospect Cemetery, Ozark. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 5, at Adams Funeral Home. He was born July…
(WEDOWEE) Virginia Ann Sims, 72, of Wedowee passed away Feb. 27, 2021, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Viewing will be Wednesday, March 3, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Grace Community Church in Wedowee. The funeral will be Thursday, March 4, at 1 p.m. at Grace Community Church. Burial will follow at Union Chapel…
WEDOWEE – Marleigh Bradley, a 2015 graduate of Randolph County High and current student at Jacksonville State University, seeks a traffic solution for the problematic intersection of Highway 431 and Alabama Highway 48 East. She has more than 248 signatures on her petition. Marleigh has lived in Wedowee for her entire 23 years and is…
CRAGFORD – A fisherman drowned Saturday afternoon near R.L. Harris Dam when he was unable to get out of the river quickly enough when the dam’s gates were opened. Witnesses called 911 at about 5:05 p.m. to report that the man, who had been fly-fishing, standing in the Tallapoosa River almost to the opposite bank,…
Residents of the City of Roanoke will soon see some changes in their weekly garbage collection, and the city hopes those changes will be for the better. At Monday’s city council meeting, the council approved the bid from Amwaste to take over trash collection duties starting April 1. Amwaste and current provider GFL were the…
HEFLIN – A Roanoke man and woman were recently indicted by the Cleburne County Grand Jury in connection with a high-speed chase last fall that began at Woodland and ended near Ranburne when the couple fled on foot and shot at law enforcement. Jennifer Lynn Conn, 33, and Just Paul Bowyer, 28, were both indicted…
WADLEY – At Monday’s meeting of Wadley Town Council, the council approved an amendment concerning mobile or manufactured homes in the newly adopted zoning ordinance. The recently approved ordinance included only three classes of mobile/manufactured homes: A – brand new multi-width, B – brand new single width and D – any mobile home that is…
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV-2021-900008 FOSTER HOMES, LLC PLAINTIFF VS LOT 11, BLOCK 36, ACCORDING TO THE PLAN OF THE TOWN OF WADLEY, RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA DEFENDANT NOTICE A Complaint has been filed in the Circuit Court of Randolph County to quiet title to the following described property in…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JANICE SEARS NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above named estate has been filed by Keith Benefield on the 26th day of February, 2021, and that 30 days after the notice…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES J. AWBREY, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Vicki D. Awbrey on the 26th day of February, 2021, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF MARY RUTH CALDWELL, DECEASED Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 26th day of February, 2021, by the Honorable Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against…