RANDOLPH COUNTYPERSONAL PROPERTY SALE NOTICEPursuant to the Order in the Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, entered on the 11th day of April, 2005, the undersigned, Greg Norred, Auctioneer, Roanoke, Alabama, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the site of the property, located at 1248 Yancy Street, Roanoke, Alabama 36274…

For a while last summer it seemed as though Randolph County methamphetamine labs were in the news every week. Maybe we haven’t read about them as much lately because the manufacturers have gotten smarter about avoiding detection. We know they haven’t gone away for good. The recent arrest of five Cleburne and Calhoun county residents…

MONTGOMERY — Maybe I am growing soft in my old age but unlike some of my other editorial colleagues, I cannot bring myself to oppose having former Gov. Guy Hunt being named a “counselor to the governor” and thus qualifying for an $18,000-a-year pension. I know all about how he was removed from office for…

(OPELIKA) Graveside services for Alverd Jones Lane, 92, of Opelika, formerly of Roanoke, were at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Lane’s Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Roanoke, with the Revs. Nick Holler and Donnie Erwin-Brown officiating. Mrs. Lane, who died Friday, April 8, was born in Columbus, Ga., Sept. 29, 1912, to…

(OPELIKA) Infant Rachel Kendrick, 8 days old, of Opelika died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Services will be at Bethel Baptist Church, Welch, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Bud Passmore will officiate. Survivors include her parents, Randall and Julie…

(HEFLIN) Services for Thomas J. O’Neal, 45, of Heflin will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2005, at Macedonia Baptist Church in Heflin, with the Rev. Clarence Brown officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Goodson Funeral Home in charge. Mr. O’Neal died Tuesday, April 5, at UAB in Birmingham. Survivors include…

The 2005 version of Randolph County’s Relay for Life had raised $93,401.48 through the weekend, a record high for the seven years the event has taken place here. The funds go to the American Cancer Society for cancer research and treatment. “I never cease to be amazed at the generosity and the commitment of Randolph…

(LAFAYETTE) Roseanna Gorden Smith, 79, of LaFayette died Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Smith was born in Dekalb, Miss., on Feb. 22, 1926. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Five Points. Surviving are four sons, Jessie E. Brown of Chicago, Ill., and Perry Smith, Joseph F. Smith and…

(FORT MYERS, Fla.) Annie Jo Clegg, 69, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday, April 4, 2005 at her home. Mrs. Clegg was born Feb. 20,1936 in Roanoke, Ala., one of 10 children of the late Gordon and Bessie Morris. She had resided in Fort Myers since 1957 and was employed as a secretary for Eurex…

(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Zannie Davis Jordan, 85, of Carrollton, Ga., formerly of Graham, died Monday, April 11, 2005. Mrs. Jordan was born July 6, 1919, in Cleburne County to the late Columbus Davis and Tilitha Hughes Davis. She was a retired LPN, having worked for Tanner Medical Center for 15 years, and was a member of…

(LAKELAND, Fla.) Ernest T. Keeble, 87, of Lakeland, Fla., died Sunday, April 10, 2005, at Wedgewood Healthcare Center, Lakeland. Mr. Keeble was born Sept. 16, 1917, in Randolph County, Ala. He moved to Lakeland from Roanoke in 1959. He was employed by Publix and was a member New Beginnings Baptist Church. He was preceded in…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. DR-2005-058 GRETA TRAMMELL HARRISON, PLAINTIFF VS. CHARLIE J. HARRISON DEFENDANT NOTICE OF COMPLAINT FOR DIVORCE Charlie J. Harrison, whose whereabouts are unknown, must answer Greta Trammell Harrison’s Complaint for Divorce and other relief by the 30th day of May, 2005, or thereafter, a judgment by default may be rendered against…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NO. CV 05-13 CAROLYN E. SAYERS PLAINTIFF VS. CAPITAL RECOVERY INC., AN ALABAMA CORPORATION DEFENDANT NOTICE Notice is hereby given to Capital Recovery Inc. that a Bill of Complaint to Quiet Title to certain real estate located in Randolph County has been filed against you in the Circuit Court of Randolph…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF GEORGE THOMAS SMITH, DEC. Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Martha J. Smith on the 28th day of March, of 2005, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said…

(ROANOKE) Services for Gladys Baxter Boyd, 99, of Roanoke will be Sunday, April 10, 2005, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Roanoke with the Rev. Bill Dean officiating. Mrs. Boyd will lie in state at the church for one hour before services. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends…

RANDOLPH COUNTY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that Mortgage executed on the 20th day of March, 2003 by Railey Oil Company, Inc. to Cathy Morrison, which said mortgage is recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate, Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book 441, at Page 513, and…

Sealed proposals will be received in the President’s Conference Room, Wadley Campus, Southern Union State Community College, Wadley, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m., Central Time, Thursday, April 21, 2005, for A NEW BASEBALL FACILITY, PHASE I, WADLEY CAMPUS for Southern Union State Community College at which time they will be publicly opened and read. PROJECT: Grading…

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lillian M. Fincher, an unmarried person, and Ann Fincher Christian, to First Franklin Financial Corporation, on the 9th day of May, 2000, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH H. ALLEN, DEC. Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to James H. Allen on the 28th day of March, 2005, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate…