(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Willie Evelyn Parris Clifton, 82, of Franklin, Ga., died Dec. 17, 2020.Her funeral was Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Stutts Funeral Home with the Revs. Steve Robertson and Jerry W. Denney officiating. Interment followed in Mounger Cemetery (Calhoun County).Mrs. Clifton was born Jan. 24, 1938, in Calhoun County…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for Syble Phillips Benefield, 75, of Wedowee were at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at Bowdon City Cemetery with Bro. Terry Phillips officiating. Mrs. Benefield died Saturday, Dec. 19, at John Knox Manor in Montgomery. A Bowdon, Ga., native, Mrs. Benefield was born Nov. 7, 1945, the daughter of Pleasant…
(BIRMINGHAM) Fred Shaloam Bell, 41, of Birmingham, formerly of Roanoke, died Dec. 19, 2020 in Birmingham. The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 26, at 10 a.m. at Grace Memorial Chapel (Roebuck) in Birmingham. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Roanoke. To leave online condolences visit www.gracememorialchapelllc.com Grace Memorial Chapel,…
Randolph County Historical Museum, a 501-3c organization, located in mid-town Roanoke, will be indefinitely closed to ensure the museum’s board can make necessary repairs so the contents are secured. It is unfortunate the facility has suffered interior and structural problems as a result of an aged roofing system. The museum recently acquired grant funding that…
Multiple false posts on Facebook report a death in Alabama in a recipient of COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15. The posts are untrue, and no persons who received COVID-19 vaccine in Alabama have died. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has reached out to all hospitals in the state which administered the COVID-19 vaccine…
At their last meeting of the year last week, Roanoke School Board approved a bid for roofing projects at Handley High and Knight-Enloe Elementary schools. The board received six bids on the project and accepted the bid from Alabama Roofing in Anniston in the amount of $495,000. The work will begin as soon as possible…
At the Dec. 7 meeting of Roanoke City Council, local NAACP president Delvan Houston presented the council and Mayor Jill Hicks with a list of 10 concerns and accusations regarding official behavior in several city departments. At Monday’s council meeting, Hicks read her responses to Houston’s enumerated claims. Some of the concerns were minor and…
WEDOWEE – At last Thursday’s Randolph County Board of Education meeting, it was agreed that the when school goes back into session after the holidays, the first week of January will be virtual for students and on-site for faculty and staff. Students will return to face-to-face instruction on Monday, Jan. 11. Due to the current…
Last Monday night Wadley Town Council met in a called meeting concerning some financial problems with the town’s utility department and a past due bill from Meadowcraft. Mayor Donna McKay contacted The Leader concerning the story and the need for a correction to the story. The mayor wants to make it clear that any action…
(WADLEY) The funeral for Chera Langley Melton, 79, of Wadley will be Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Corinth Christian Church with the Rev. Ricky Cummings officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Mrs. Melton will…
(ROANOKE) Linda Faye Robinson Cagle, 74, of Roanoke went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. She was born May 13, 1946, in Roanoke to the late J.T. and Vinnie Robinson. In December 1963, she married Jimmy Pike. He preceded her in death. On Dec. 18, 1984, she married Rabon C. Cagle.…
(NEWELL) Annie Pearl Hill Cagle, 84, of Newell died Dec. 18, 2020, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A Clay County native, Mrs. Cagle was born Oct. 26, 1936, the daughter of John Joseph and Thelma Mae Watts Hill. She was a member of Golden Springs Church of Christ and had worked as a seamstress.…
(ROANOKE) Ernest Bell Jr., 73, of Roanoke died Dec. 14, 2020, at Walker Medical Center in Jasper. Graveside services will be Dec. 18 at noon at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Bishop Lathonia J. Wright officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the cemetery. Online condolences maybe expressed at www.gracememorialchapelllc.com…
(WADLEY) Graveside services for Jimmy R. Screws, 77, of Wadley will be Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at noon at Corinth Christian Church Cemetery with Bro. Rayford Edmondson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Mr. Screws died Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Clay County Hospital. A…
(FIVE POINTS) Richard “Ricky” Wheeler, 66, of Five Points died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Graveside services will be Sunday, Dec. 20, at 2 p.m. EST at Shawmut Cemetery in Lanett. Officiating will be the Rev. Randy Black, Ricky’s brother. Ricky was born Aug. 24, 1954, in Chambers County.…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Jessie Lee Allen Jr., 86, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2020, at WellStar West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange. A graveside service will be Thursday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. EST at Stateline Baptist Church, Franklin, Ga. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. EST at Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home in LaGrange. Mr. Allen…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) Dewey Eugene “Gene” Keith, 83, of Newnan, Ga., died unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. The service celebrating Gene’s life is Friday, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m. EST in the chapel of McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St. in Newnan with the Rev. Frank Powers officiating. Burial will follow the…
(MOODY) Gerson M. “Frenchie” French, 78, of Moody died Dec. 13, 2020. The funeral will be Friday, Dec. 18, at 10 a.m. in the chapel at Jefferson Memorial in Trussville. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service. Frenchie started with Harbert Construction Company on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway in 1976 and was…
Roanoke Mayor Jill Hicks, Randolph County Commission, State Rep. Bob Fincher, Sen. Randy Price and Randolph County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Bryant Whaley are excited to announce the expansion of SteelFab Inc in Roanoke. The SteelFab plant in Roanoke was chosen for an expansion over sites in South Carolina and Virginia. The expansion includes…
(GRAHAM) Patricia Gail “Pat” Layland of Graham died Dec. 15, 2020. She was 69. The funeral will be Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. EST in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. Bro. Darnell Teal will officiate. Interment will be held at Bethlehem Campground Methodist Church in Graham. Prior to the services, the family will…