(ROANOKE) Janice Deliah Overton, 68, of Roanoke died Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at Tanner Health System in Carrollton, Ga.The gathering of family and friends will be Saturday, Nov. 10, from 6-8 p.m. EST at the funeral home.The celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 11, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary…
(WEDOWEE) Arthur Ray Sims, 75, of County Road 56, Wedowee, died Tuesday evening, Oct. 30, at Tanner Medical Center East Alabama in Wedowee. The funeral was Monday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. Steinway Cash officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Sims was born in Wedowee…
(LANETT) Julia Moman Fuller, 89, of Lanett died Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at her residence. The funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home chapel in Valley with interment following in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Roopville, Ga., with the Rev. Mark McGee officiating. Her family will…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Funeral services for Corbin Davis, 29, of Lagrange, Ga., will be Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with Scott Hannah officiating. Burial will follow at Big Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday. Mr. Davis will lie in…
(ROANOKE) Bathsheba Ann Foster Cook, 65, of Roanoke died Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at her residence on County Road 3102. Visitation will be Thursday from 1-6 p.m. The homegoing service will be Friday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Elijah Jackson Jr., Gilbert E. Staples and William…
(NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.) Annette Calhoun Brown, 82, wife of 57 years to the late Winford E. Brown, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, at National Healthcare. Her funeral service will be at 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Rowland-Ford Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Kiser officiating. Interment will be in Pineview Memorial…
(LANETT) Carl Llewellyn Billingslea, 59, of Lanett died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. The funeral was at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Nov. 1, at St. John Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Eric Dowdell officiating. Interment followed in St. John Cemetery. He was born Dec. 5, 1958, the third youngest of eight and baby boy to…
(WACO, Ga.) David Todd Hannah, 52, of Waco, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018. The family will receive friends at Hightower Funeral Home in Bremen, Ga., on Monday, Nov. 5, from 5-8 p.m. EST. The funeral will be Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. in the chapel at Hightower Funeral Home with the Revs. Scott…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Grady Milton Wakefield, 88, of Wedowee will be Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Wedowee with the Revs. Roger Hammett and Josh Hickman officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Wakefield will lie in state at the church one hour prior to…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral service for Gaynell Levens Coldiron, 82, of Lineville will be Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. Billy Todd officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Anniston. Mrs. Coldiron died Saturday, Nov. 3, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She…
Those who came to the RCHS-Wadley game Friday night in Wedowee in search of an offensive showdown were sorely disappointed. Those who came to the game hoping for an RCHS victory came away happy anyway. RCHS handed Wadley its first shutout loss since 2012 as the Tigers completed a 9-1 regular season with a 28-0…
This woman, who left this earth on Oct. 29, 2018, was an amazing person, and the world is better for her having been a part of so many people’s lives. Mary Carolyn Scott Pollard, who wanted be known as Carolyn, was born Aug. 20, 1938, to Ruth Herrington and Carl E. Scott in Shawmut. She…
(OPELIKA) Gregory K. Holley Sr., 64, of Opelika died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at his residence. The funeral will be at at Friendship Baptist Church, Bacon Level community, Roanoke, on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 3 p.m. with Bishop Lathonia Wright officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at…
(VALLEY) Thomas “Tommy” Thrower, 77, of Valley died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, at EAMC Lanier Nursing Home. The funeral will be Friday, Nov. 2, at 3 p.m. EDT at Johnson Chapel Baptist Church with Pastor Steve Langley officiating. Mr. Thrower will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. The family…
The Handley Tigers claimed the No. 2 seed in Class 4A, Region 4 thanks to a 35-21 win over Talladega Friday. The Tigers were able to come away with a crucial region win just three days after a Handley bus carrying B-team players was in a harrowing accident on I-20 coming back from a game…
The Wadley Bulldogs stuck with the script, beat Notasulga Friday and locked up the No. 2 spot in the playoffs from 1A, Region 4. Trevor Cameron rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns to lead Wadley’s 389-yard rushing attack as the Bulldogs won 33-6. Cameron’s 18 carries were the most he’s had this season since…
It’s particularly painful to lose a football game on a last second play, so imagine the hurt a team feels when they lose on a play after the last second has expired. Unfortunately, the Woodland Bobcats experienced the latter on Friday as they sustained a heartbreaking 25-22 loss to West End on senior night in…
Damarcus Davis scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one on an interception return, to help lead RCHS to a 35-6 win at Pleasant Valley Friday. T.J. Sims and Atario Hester added a touchdown apiece as RCHS made sure that they will finish no lower than second in 3A, Region 6. It wasn’t the virtuoso performance…
A Handley High School bus carrying 26 B-team football players and three coaches, including varsity head coach Larry Strain, collided with a pickup truck last Tuesday on interstate 20 near Talladega. The driver of the pickup, a 31-year-old woman named Amanda Nicole Hubbard, was killed in the accident. All 26 players and the three coaches…
Following last week’s loss to Ohatchee, Ranburne head coach Stephen Bailey bemoaned his team’s inability to run the football against the two quality defenses they had faced. So he decided to do something about it. The result was a run-heavy, 19-7 win over No. 3 Reeltown in which the Bulldogs attempted just five passes. “We…