(MARIETTA, Ga.) Dakota R. Hill, 27, of Marietta, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020.Graveside services were Tuesday, Sept. 8, at noon ET at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens in Cumming, Ga., with Pastor Butch Davis officiating.Mr. Hill was born Sept. 27, 1992, in Atlanta. He was a 2011 graduate of Bremen High School. He attended Jacksonville…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Christy H. Willingham, 58, of Lineville was Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. at Mt. Prospect Baptist Church with the Rev. Brandon Owens and Rev. Lee Hollis officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Willingham died Monday, Aug. 31, at Clay County Hospital. A lifelong resident of Clay County,…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Wanda Darlene Shirey Smith, 62, of Roanoke were Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at 3 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with Bro. Billy Allen and Bro. Caleb Bridwell officiating. Mrs. Smith died Friday, Sept. 4, at Tanner-East Alabama Medical Center in Wedowee. A Heard County, Ga., native, Mrs. Smith was born Oct.…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Bill Prince Sr., 89, of Roanoke was Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at 10 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Allan Daniel and Bro. Edward Herren officiating. Burial followed at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery. Mr. Prince died Saturday, Sept. 5, at Traylor’s Nursing Center. A Rock Stand native, Mr.…
(FIVE POINTS) Ilene Hemrick, 89, of Five Points died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at her residence. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. ET at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, Ga., with the Rev. Wayne Swindall officiating. Mrs. Hemrick was born in Ohio Sept. 17, 1930, to the late Robert Crowder and the…
(ELKMONT) Roy Thomas Brazeal, 58, of Elkmont died Thursday, Sept. 3, at home. The funeral was Sunday, Sept. 6, at 3 p.m. at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Thom Porter officiating. Burial will be Monday, Sept. 7, at 1 p.m. at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Brazeal was born Nov. 2, 1961, in Wedowee to Jerry…
(ROANOKE) Eddie Ben Baker, 91, of Roanoke died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at home surrounded by family. Viewing will be Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 11 a.m. at Wehadkee Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Baker was born in Roanoke…
The Handley football team gathered along its sideline to hear head coach Larry Strain’s post-game comments after the Tigers’ 38-28 win over Munford. As they settled in, from somewhere in the stands a voice screamed out exactly what every Handley fan was thinking in that moment. “Tae Meadows!” Meadows rushed for 289 yards and five…
(WOODLAND) The Rev. Charles Erbis Williams of Woodland died Sept. 2, 2020. He was 73. The funeral will be Sunday, Sept. 6, at 2 p.m. CT at Smyrna Baptist Church. The Rev. Tony Morris will officiate. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, Sept. 5, from 2 to 5 p.m. CT. For…
At last Tuesday’s Roanoke City School Board meeting, Superintendent Chuck Marcum gave an update on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting the city schools. Marcum told the board, “We have had some issues with COVID-19 that I want to bring to your attention. Please know that due to HIPPA law…
(SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark.) Hubert J. Kimbrell, 92, of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Sept. 2, 2020, at Siloam Springs Regional Hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 4, at Bell Cemetery. He was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Woodland, Ala., to W.B. and Hettie Kimbrell. Hubert married Edith Ross Jones on April 28,…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Graveside services for James R. Cobb, 78, of Bowdon, Ga., will be Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at 11 a.m. CDT at Ephesus Cemetery. Mr. Cobb died Thursday, Sept. 3, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A Phenix City native, Mr. Cobb was born July 8, 1942, the son of James and Vernelle…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Carolyn Cantrell Fields, 73, of Roanoke will be Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Jason Owens and the Rev. Thomas Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8…
(SYLACAUGA) A special celebration of life service for Jess Carden, 36, of Sylacauga, formerly of Roanoke, will be Sept. 11, 2020. Mr. Carden died Friday, Aug. 14, at Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham. He was a longtime resident of Roanoke and had moved to Sylacauga three years ago. He is survived by his two brothers, Walt…
(RANBURNE) Willie Clinton “Clint” Smith of Ranburne died Aug. 31, 2020. He was 81. A memorial service will be Sunday, Sept. 6, at 1 p.m. CT at Pine Hill Christian Church. Bro. Scott Blake will officiate. In accordance with his wishes, his body was cremated. For those attending the visitation and funeral, we kindly ask…
RCHS scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, and that was the difference in an otherwise evenly matched game against county rival Woodland. It was the seventh straight win for the Tigers in this rivalry, but few of the previous six were as hard-fought as Friday’s 28-6 decision, thanks to a resurgent Woodland squad. “They’re…
On Friday night one team won a game it didn’t play, and simultaneously lost a game it did play. And the other team played a game and won, but still has a record of 0-0. Confused? You’re not alone in that regard after the official record of Friday’s contest between Handley and Beauregard went in…
If Jaxon Langley keeps this up, he could be in for an extremely productive year. The Ranburne quarterback completed 15-of-19 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns Friday as Ranburne defeated Wadley 33-12. Langley, who is known among his Ranburne cohorts as “Slap,” has completed nearly 65 percent of his passes for 465 yards and…
In two years as a starting quarterback, Clay Central’s Boyd Ogles hasn’t built a reputation as a true dual-threat quarterback. After Saturday’s 37-20 Central win over Benjamin Russell, that reputation may start to change. Ogles completed 13-of-20 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 58 yards and a score on 12 carries…
A verbal altercation turned violent at the Huddle House in Roanoke last weekend and left a Roanoke man hospitalized. The incident, which took place around midnight on Aug. 22, is still under investigation by Roanoke Police Department, and no arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon. Daryle Brannon Farr, 57, of Roanoke remains hospitalized…