(NEWNAN) Phillip Drew Welch, 57, passed away early Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.Phillip was born in Cordele, Ga., to the late Drew Welch and the late Patricia Mims Crutchfield. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Randy Welch.He was a self-employed equipment broker. He loved his cattle and horseback riding.…
(ROANOKE) Graveside memorial services for Michael Doyle “Mike” Kirby, 61, of Roanoke will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 2 p.m. at White’s Chapel Methodist Cemetery. Mr. Kirby passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at his residence. Survivors include one brother, Marvin Kirby (Karen) of Roanoke; nephew, Joshua Kirby (Shelly); niece, Tiffany Anglin…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ronnie Ray Harper, 76, of Roanoke will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Larry McDaniel and Donald Huey officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-3 p.m. on Wednesday before…
(WEDOWEE) Mrs. Brenda Ann Hardnett, 71, of Wedowee died Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton, Ga. Funeral services were held Friday, July 7, at Union Chapel United Methodist Church in Wedowee, at noon, with the Rev. James Gresham, the Rev. R. Russell and the Rev. Tom Williams officiating. Interment was in the…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Catherine Tarver Dendinger, 90, of Wadley, were held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, July 10, 2023, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Eric Lester and Greg Dendinger officiating. Burial followed at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Dendinger passed away on Thursday, July 6, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Survivors include one daughter,…
(NEWELL) Donald “DD” Wilkerson, 71, of Newell passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Wilkerson of Newell; four sons, Donnie Carroll Wilkerson (Tina) of Madison, Ga.; David Ray Wilkerson (Lori) of Pigeon Forge, Tenn.; Harmon Chase Wilkerson (Karen) of Newell and Skylar Lee Wilkerson (Mary Lassell) of…
(WOODLAND) Marcus L. “Mark” Scott, 69, of Woodland passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Lawana Scott of Woodland; one daughter, Amber Nicole Roszell (Ricky) of Coldwater; two grandchildren, Bo Scott (Mersady Baltes) of Woodland and Oakley Petty of Coldwater; one sister, Cindy Tidwell of Roanoke; and one…
(WEDOWEE) Graveside services for the Rev. Lendon Winford Fields, 86, of Wedowee will be held on Friday, July 7, 2023, at 10 a.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Tim Craft and Bro. Matt Browning officiating. Rev. Fields passed away on Tuesday, July 4, at his home. Survivors include his wife of 64…
Week ending July 2nd Demetrius Delo Robertson Jr, 21, of 1150 Co Rd 248, Roanoke – In For Court – June 26 Joseph Spink, 45, of 5509 Riddles Bend – Hold for Outside Agency – June 27 Thomas Evans, 65, of 8391 Co Rd 16, Roanoke – Domestic Violence 3rd – June 27 Terry Michael…
An arrest has been made in a 21-year-old unsolved double murder case that saw a mother, her young son and her unborn child killed in Heflin in 2002. Lewis Spivey, a former Wedowee resident who had a long history of run-ins with the law and was most recently incarcerated in Florida, was arrested last week…
The Randolph County Department of Human Resources joined organizations throughout the state in commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. The annual day of awareness calls attention to the importance of protecting vulnerable adults from harm. Elder abuse is a serious problem that affects millions of people around the word. It can take…
The Randolph County Chamber of Commerce, Randolph County Extension System and Southern Union State Community College are sponsors for Leadership Randolph County, a program to help identify and educate potential leaders for our communities and county. Sessions will be conducted on the second Thursday of each month, typically from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. from…
Randolph County School Board met in a call meeting last week to hire personnel for the upcoming school year. The following actions were approved by the board: Morgan Murphy as Elementary Teacher at Wedowee Middle School Amanda Knighton as Elementary Teacher at Woodland Elementary School Adam Butler as High School Teacher/Coach at Wadley High School.…
One of the most common rites of passage for American kids on their 16th birthday is to go the local DMV and get their driver’s license. For Roanoke’s Hayden Hare, that was nothing more than afterthought. “That’s what I told my mom,” he said. “We were talking about it and she was like, you know,…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Shirley M. Shelton, an unmarried woman, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. DBA Real Estate Mortgage Network, its successors and assigns, on January 9, 2018,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CLYDE HOWARD, DECEASED Letters of Administration on the Estate of Robert Clyde Howard, deceased, having been granted to Joseph M. Tucker on the 29th day of June, 2023, by the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is…
(WHITESBURG, Ga.) Jason Nelson Howard, 31, of Whitesburg, Ga., passed away suddenly Thursday, June 22, 2023. He was born May 17, 1992, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of the late James Nelson Howard and the late Delores Moran Howard. Tater, as he was called by many, enjoyed trucks, motorcycles, fishing, hunting, and spending time with…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rona Williams, 53, of Roanoke, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, June 30. Mrs. Williams passed…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Sarah Lucille Richardson, 92, of Woodland will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Welcome Home Baptist Church with the Rev. Kelly Runnels, the Rev. Michael White, and the Rev. Richard Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jesse Meeks, 33, of Opelika, formerly of Roanoke, will be held on Friday, June 30, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in the Meeks Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, June…