(NEWELL) Funeral services for Wendell Max Walker, 59, of Newell will be Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Sonny Martin and Joe Newborn officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee.The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Monday.Mr. Walker…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Hazel Sprayberry, 81, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Chuck Potts officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Monday. Mrs. Sprayberry died Sunday, Oct. 29,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Bobby Spencer Roberts, 70, of Roanoke, will be Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at noon at Rock Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Sprayberry officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at church from 10 a.m. until noon on Tuesday. Mr. Roberts passed away Sunday,…
(WOODLAND) Lt. Col. Malcolm Sherrell McManus, a lifelong resident of Randolph County, passed away Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Visitation will be Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. until noon at Benefield Funeral Home. He will lie in state from 12:30 p.m. at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church until…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Bobby Pilgrim, 71, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Eddie White officiating. Burial will follow at Welcome Home Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Pilgrim died Friday,…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Rena Mae Tidwell Hodge, 96, of Wadley were Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Wadley First United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Wadley Cemetery. Mrs. Hodge died Friday, Oct. 27, at her residence. A Wadley native, Mrs. Hodge was born June 24, 1921,…
(WEDOWEE) Marvin McKissic, 56, of Wedowee died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral was Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. CDT at Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church in Wedowee with Elder Thomas Knight officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. McKissic is survived by his children: Gabrielle…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Jerrie Lee Marable, 65, of Wedowee will be Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thomas Knight officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Marable will lie in state at the church for one hour prior to services beginning on Monday.…
Barktoberfest has been moved from Saturday, Oct. 28, to Saturday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. due to inclement weather. The fall book sale at the warehouse also has been extended for that weekend. There still is time to register your dog. Vendors, music and food will all be on hand on Nov. 4 as originally…
(LaFAYETTE) Tyra L. Abner, 17, of LaFayette died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at Montgomery Children’s Specialty Center. The funeral will be Friday, Oct. 27, at Greater Pine Hill Baptist Church in LaFayette with the Rev. Rodney Thomas Sr., pastor, and Rev. Ed Vines officiating. Burial will follow in the Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in LaFayette.…
(LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.) Lucy Dunson Ozley, 76, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Goodyear, Ariz. Lucy was born May 7, 1941, in Roanoke, Ala., to Leroy and Avis Dunson. She married her husband of 55 years, John H. Ozley, on Dec. 22, 1961. Following John’s naval career, they settled in her…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mrs. Curtis Chappell Green, 88, of Wedowee will be Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Zion Rest Baptist Church, 1647 County Rd. 213, Wedowee, with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m.…
Pastor John Douglas Kirby passed away at his home on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. The family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Schoedinger Worthington Chapel, 6699 N. High St., in Worthington, where his funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 30. Interment to follow at Kingwood Memorial Park. He was born…
(BREMEN, Ga.) Ann Goldin Grizzard of Bremen, Ga., died Oct. 24, 2017. She was 74. The funeral will be Thursday, Oct. 26, at 11 a.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. Bro. Allen Howard will officiate. Interment will follow at Pine Hill Christian Church Cemetery, Graham, Ala. The family will receive friends at…
Friday night the Wadley Bulldogs did what they’ve been doing all season. And as a result they did what they’ve been doing for what is now the third season in a row. Wadley crushed Winterboro 53-0 to clinch its third straight region championship for the first time since 2003-2005. The win kept Wadley unbeaten on…
The superlatives for RCHS in its 47-14 blowout of Weaver Friday night were the opposite of few and far between. There were lots of them, and they came almost piled on top of each other. In a matchup of two top-10 team in class 3A, RCHS put on a clinic on both sides of the…
Annie L. Awbrey Public Library announces that on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m., Roanoke native Krystle Bell will sign and sell her book, Manifest the Crown. The event will last until noon. The cost of the book is $10. Join Bell as she offers a different perspective on pageantry and the knowledge and skills…
Gary Wortham’s building construction class is constructing a 10′ x 12′ storage building on the campus of Randolph-Roanoke Career Technology Center. The skills students learn will be helpful when they begin building a tiny house later this semester.
Halloween trick or treating will be allowed during the days and hours as follows: Roanoke – Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Wadley – Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Wedowee – Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Woodland – Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. Costumed…
MIDWAY–A fire on Saturday evening destroyed the Gilmore home on U.S. 431 across from Midway Methodist Church. According to Randolph County E-911, the call came in at 5:42 p.m. Those responding to the call were Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Wedowee Police Department, EMA, Southern Ambulance Transport, Alabama Power Company and Rock Stand, Tin Shop, A&M…