(VALLEY) Michael May, 74, of Valley, Ala., died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at St. Martin’s in the Pines Retirement Community in Birmingham.Mr. May was born March 12, 1944 in Langdale, Ala., to the late Buck May and the late Bernice Gilmore Hill. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Brown, Elaine Moncus,…
(VALLEY) Linda Diane Manley, 69, of Valley, Ala., died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mrs. Manley was born in Carrollton, Ga., January 17, 1949 to the late Carl Leonard Shoemake and Mary Janice Bohannon Shoemake. She was also preceded in death by her son, Charles Randall Smith; and a…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Jennavie Brown Deese, 82, of Carrollton, Ga., died Sunday, July 1, 2018. Services were Wednesday, July 4, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Voyles officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. She was born Sept. 3, 1935, in Carroll County, Ga., daughter of the late C.W. Brown and…
Eunice Trammell, 89, died Thursday, June 28, 2018 at her residence. Services were at Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 2181 County Rd. 162, LaFayette, at 1 p.m. on July 3. Mrs. Trammell is survived by her children, Bulah Trammell of Roanoke, William Trammell Sr. of Five Points and Willis Trammell (Barbara) of Lanett; 11 grandchildren…
(HUGULEY, Ala.) Dean Williams, age 28, of Huguley, Ala., died Monday, July 2, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Brooke Williams; his parents, Gene (Melissa) Williams and Michelle (Tom) Aurit; his four siblings, Dustin (Crystal) Baker, Brittney Williams, Darla Daniel, and Olivia Williams; his grandparents, Freddie and Annette Freeman, Jinney…
(HEFLIN) Donald Vance Ragsdale died suddenly Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018, at his residence in Randolph County. Services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 7, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lee Hollis officiating. Burial will follow in Corinth Cemetery in Randolph County. Visitation will be Friday, July 6, from 5…
(JACKSON’S GAP) Services for Donald R. Buchanan, 77, of Jackson’s Gap, Ala., will be Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. The Rev. Steve Henderson will officiate. Burial will follow in Bethel Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Langley…
An 80-year-old scarlet oak at the home of Patt High and Kees Collee in the Longview subdivision of Lake Wedowee smashed the lakeside gazebo roof, collapsing it 180 degrees, when the storm with strong winds rolled through on Thursday. The floor is tilting and wiring torn up. Their “tree man” said they have the worst…
Woodland High School is potentially faced with the very real decision of whether or not to field a varsity football team in 2018. A virtually unprecedented exodus of players over the past month left the program nearly devoid of capable varsity athletes. But all is not lost, and a recent uptick in player participation has…
The log cabin across from town hall was moved Thursday from its resting spot to the old town hall location by Snider House & Building Moving of Huntsville, who specializes in moving old structures. Mayor Donna McKay said the log cabin is on the Alabama Historic Registrar and it became the city’s bicentennial project for…
Like the three other times Southern Union had to fight to keep its campus as one, those who have fought past fights are gathering to fight the Alabama Community College System attempts to move the headquarters to sister college Opelika Southern Union. However, late Monday word came from Carol Knight and Randy Howell, who served…
WEDOWEE–With the start of school about a month away, Randolph County Board of Education accepted several personnel recommendations during the meeting on Thursday evening of last week. In personnel matters, the board: Approved Earnestine Fincher as media specialist at Woodland Elementary School. Accepted the resignation of Hannah Snyder, elementary teacher at Woodland. Accepted the resignation…
When I first started covering sports in this county, if someone had asked me where the best atmosphere in Randolph County for a high school football game was, I would have answered Warren Sewell Field in Woodland without hesitation. Woodland crowds were always the loudest, most engaged crowds in the county, the band was small…
Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Chuck Marcum told the school board Tuesday, June 26, “For the past few years, you’ll have heard me warning about the coming teacher shortage. It is here! We have had fewer applicants for our vacancies this year than ever before during my time as superintendent.” He said at one point there…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for William Byron Banks, 71, of Roanoke, will be Sunday, July 8, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Chris Martin and the Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Banks died Sunday,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES W. RAY JR., DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to James W. Ray III on the 27th day of June, 2018, by the Honorable George Diamond,…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: GREGORY LEE MCDONALD, DECEASED NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS Letters Testamentary on the estate of Gregory Lee McDonald, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of June, 2018, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Larry Howard and Nellie Howard, husband and wife, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Choice Capital Funding Inc., on the 8th day of June, 2005, said mortgage recorded in…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gregory Holley, an unmarried man, originally in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for One Source Mortgage, LLC, on the 9th day of March, 2006, said mortgage recorded in the Office of…
(ROANOKE) Services for Kutine Hendley Smith, 63, of Roanoke were Sunday, July 1, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ed Halsey officiating. Burial will follow at Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Friday, June 29, 2018, at her home. She is survived by her husband, Kerby Smith of…