(CLEVELAND, Ohio) The funeral for Joe Frank Cofield, 86, of Cleveland, Ohio, was Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. at E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home in Warrensville Heights, Ohio.Mr. Cofield died Jan. 15, 2020.He was born Sept. 11, 1933, to the late James “Elmer” and Louise Magby-Cofield. He was raised in Roanoke and…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Willie Dean Williamson Sprayberry, 81, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church with Bro. Steve Dempsey and Tom Williamson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on…
(RANBURNE) Bennie Gibbs McCaghren of Ranburne died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. She was 96. The funeral was Sunday, Jan. 26, at 3 p.m. EST at Gold Ridge Baptist Church in Graham. The Rev. Bobby Garner and Rev. T.J. Morgan officiated. Interment was at Cleburne Memory Gardens with the Rev. Milford Ballenger conducting. Mrs. McCaghren was…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for James Michael Kaylor, 46, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Cemetery in Graham with Bro. Keith Benefield officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Mr. Kaylor died Wednesday, Jan. 22, at his residence.…
(WOOLAND) The funeral for Joseph Hendrick “Uncle Joe” McDonald Jr., 80, of Woodland will be Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Sister Carolyn Hanner officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Mr.…
For Handley girls head coach Courtney Screws, the philosophy for success is simple. Find what your team does well, and build your game plan around it. “You have to play your strengths,” she said Saturday. “And I know that shooting the ball is not our strength. But running is. So we play to our strength.…
The county tournament is behind us, and we have reached the home stretch of the high school basketball regular season. Several county teams have a shot to make some noise in the postseason, so let’s take a look at where each team stands and who has a chance to advance once the playoffs start in…
A pair of separate single-car accidents – one on Tuesday evening and one early Sunday morning – led to four fatalities on county roadways last week. A Five Points man died from injuries suffered late Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle freak accident on Old LaFayette Highway in Roanoke that landed his vehicle beneath the railroad…
A Roanoke man who was allegedly expecting a special package from UPS instead received the package from law enforcement. According to Sheriff David Cofield, UPS discovered the contents of the package headed to Avenue A in Roanoke and notified law enforcement. Donnie Strain of RCSO and Kevin Walker of Wedowee PD, members of the Alabama…
A rural Wadley resident held an intruder at bay early Sunday morning until he could be apprehended. Gerald Horace Norred, 53, of 3573 County Rd. 33, Wadley, was arrested on Jan. 19 and charged with two counts of second-degree assault and resisting arrest. According to investigator Donnie Grant, Norred allegedly broke into a house near…
A Roanoke woman is hospitalized following a hit and run on Sunday evening on Chestnut Street. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, at about 5:06 p.m. a witness stated that the gray 2017 Nissan Sentra came from Country Club Road, turned onto Chestnut Street, then veered into the parking lot of J&S Grocery,…
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CARROLL COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 19-A-54 (JBH) PETITION FOR ADOPTION IN RE: MATTER OF BRIANNA LILLIAN BRIGHT CONNER, and C.L.C., minor child a male child, date of birth, July 9, 2012, age 7 years TO: Rachel Svannah Elders, residence and whereabouts unknown: NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Pursuant…
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. TAPNU-TA19 (915) TOWN OF WOODLAND RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Woodland at 120 County Road 64, Woodland, Alabama 36280, until 2:00 p.m. CDT, Thursday, February 20, 2020, and at that time publicly opened for constructing the following: ADA sidewalks along County…
(VALLEY) John Eddie Hale, 65, of Valley died at his residence on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, at noon EST at Bluffton Funeral Services in Lanett. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. EST also at Bluffton Funeral Services. A graveside service will follow at Prospect Methodist Church in Woodland.…
(MONTGOMERY) William Henry Brittain II, 72, longtime resident of Montgomery, died Jan. 15, 2020. He was born March 9, 1947, in Roanoke to the late Georgia Lee and Joseph Alexander Brittain Sr. He was preceded in death by Joseph Alexander Brittain Jr. and Nancy Awbrey Brittain. He is survived by his wife of 50 years,…
(LINEVILLE) A celebration for the life of Addie N. Daugherty Johnson Woods, 89, of Lineville will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Center West Baptist Church, Delta, with the Rev. Randy Harrellson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. She will lie in state at Center West Baptist Church from 1…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Franchelle Brand Mathews, 84, of Lineville was Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, at 3 p.m. at Barfield Baptist Church with Bro. John Howell officiating. A private burial followed at Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Mathews died Sunday, Jan. 18, at Clay County Nursing Home. After spending some of her life in Roanoke,…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Lena Belle East Graben, 98, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ed Halsey officiating. Burial will follow in Barfield Baptist Cemetery in Lineville. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday…
(WETUMPKA) The funeral for Charles William Clack, 55, of Wetumpka will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Redland Road Church of Christ, 2480 Redland Rd., Wetumpka, with Bro. David Phillips officiating. Mr. Clack will lie in state at the church from noon to 2 p.m. before services begin. The family will receive…
(VALLEY) Cecelia Gayle Paulson, 78, of Valley, formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at her residence. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home with Dr. Carlton Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Grey Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral…