(MUNFORD) Coach Jimmy “Pop” Champion, 70, of Munford died Feb. 21, 2019.A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Leone Cole Auditorium at Jacksonville State University. Visitation for family and friends will be Sunday 3-4 p.m. at Usrey Funeral Home in Talladega with graveside at 4:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Florence Irene Waldrep Henderson, 68, of Roanoke were Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at noon at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Rock Springs Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Henderson passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at her home. A Roanoke native, Mrs. Henderson was born July…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Barry James Walker, 70, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at 2 p.m. at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Wendell Ford officiating. The family will receive friends at Quattlebaum Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday. Mr. Walker passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, at Tanner Medical…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Betty W. Morrow, 82, of Carrollton, Ga., died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. The funeral will be Monday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. EST at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Shane Roberson and Rev. John Lemmings officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Carrollton. The family will…
(ALEXANDER CITY) The funeral for Roscoe Wilton Boulware, 81, of Alexander City will be Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Radney Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Boulware and Rev. Larry Cummings will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5 to…
(WEDOWEE) Nina Jewell Cruise, 88, of Wedowee died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at her home. A Georgia native, Mrs. Cruise was born Oct. 15, 1930, the daughter of Fred and Edna Wright Watson. She was a member of Corinth Baptist Church and had retired as a secretary for McGreen and Associates. Survivors include: three sons,…
(ATLANTA) Vera V. Drake, 73 of Atlanta, formerly of Roanoke, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at Pruitt Nursing Home in Atlanta. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 23, at noon at Deliverance Temple Church in Roanoke with the Rev. Michael Goss, Rev. J. Barnes and Rev. Calvin Trammell officiating. Burial will follow in Sky View…
For the Handley Tigers, that elusive trip to the final four is going to have to wait once again. Handley’s quest to reach the state’s grandest stage was denied in the regional finals for the fourth time in the last five years as the Tigers fell to Booker T. Washington 68-59. Handley trailed 26-20 at…
(WOODLAND) The funeral for Harvis Moore Whaley, 90, of Woodland will be Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Terry Graham, Bro. Tyler Worthy and Bro. Pete White officiating. Burial will follow at Levens Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9-11…
Randolph Leader editor John W. Stevenson, 70, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 14, at his Roanoke home surrounded by his loved ones and his pets after a year and half battle with cancer. John was only the third editor of the newspaper, which was founded by his grandfather, Olin Hampton Stevenson, in 1892. He took…
The physical, emotional and financial toll severe weather can inflict is overwhelming. The South, Midwest and even some Western states often experience tornadoes. Devastating floods and lightning deaths can happen almost anywhere in the United States. March is the traditional beginning of severe weather season in the South, and Gov. Kay Ivey has declared Feb.…
For the second straight offseason the Wadley football team will be seeking a new head football coach. Jonathan Farr, who took over for Ken Fordham after last season, notified principal Lori Carlisle late last week that he would not continue as the team’s head man. Farr will stay at Wadley as the school’s science teacher…
VALLEY – Rena Yarbrough was beaming with joy as a crowd of well-wishers gathered around her to wish her a happy birthday on Tuesday afternoon. “This is my special day, and I thank you all for coming,” Yarbrough said. “Everything is as pretty as it can be.” On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Mrs. Yarbrough celebrated her…
WEDOWEE – A Randolph County High School teacher remains in jail this week on eight felony charges in connection to a relationship with a student. On Wednesday, Feb. 6, Wedowee Police Department responded to RCHS in regard to an allegation that David Burkhalter, a 30-year-old, male teacher at the school, was having a sexual relationship…
In celebration of Black History Month, the Office of Diversity Programs at Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) has planned two programs in the month of February. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, SUSCC will welcome Dr. Harold A. Franklin, the first African American student to enroll at Auburn University 55 years ago, to the college with…
Ranoke Utilities Board received a good report of their financial standing from auditor Annette Markham of Markham & Company LLC. During Monday afternoon’s meeting, Markham stated that Roanoke Utilities Board has a good cash flow and is in good operational standing and doing well. She stated the debt ratio for Roanoke Utilities is at 1.37…
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage dated June 10, 1986, executed by Bervina W. Philpott and Dock Philpott, to the United States of America, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, beneficiary, which mortgage was recorded on June 12,…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Kenneth Wade Garland, married and Lorie Garland, his wife, originally in favor of CitiFinancial Corporation, LLC, on the 22nd day of May, 2007, said mortgage recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LILY MAY MITCHUM, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Christopher Mare Mitchum on the 15th day of Feb., 2019, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES DONALD BROCK, DECEASED Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of Feb., 2019, by the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama,…