(ROANOKE) Shirley Nadine Willson Bartlett Ryun, 72, of Roanoke died Monday, May 1, 2017, at Wellstar Hospice, LaGrange, Ga.A memorial service will be Saturday, May 6, at 4 p.m. at Lebanon Christian Church. Minister Roger Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. In keeping with the wishes of…
(ROANOKE) Sophie Loretta Grace Moore, age 6 weeks, of Roanoke died Sunday, April 30, 2017. Funeral services are pending. Deepest sympathy is extended to her parents, Roy Moore and Sherrita Trammell; siblings, Roy Jr., Chyenne and Heavden Moore; grandparents, Sheila Trammell of Roanoke, Linda Smith of Tallapoosa, Ga., LaVictious Alexander of Atlanta and Billy Moore…
(ROANOKE) Robert Steve Battle, 53, of Roanoke died Friday, April 28, 2017. The funeral will be Saturday, May 6, at 1 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church, Wadley, with Pastor Rickey Cofield officiating and burial in the adjoining cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 1-6 p.m. Mr. Battle was born in Wadley on March 31,…
(FLINT, Mich.) Curley Lee “Duke” “Nukem” Magby, 72, of Flint, Mich., died April 10, 2017, at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich. The funeral was Thursday, April 20, at 11 a.m. at Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, Flint, with the Rev. James Hill officiating. Mr. Magby was born on Feb. 4, 1944, in…
(HOOVER) Ann Lucile Vann Smith, 85, of Hoover died Sunday, April 30, 2017. The funeral will be Tuesday, May 2, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at Town Cemetery in Rockford on Tuesday, May 2, at 1:30 p.m. Born in Trussville on June 27, 1931, to the…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Mary Joyce Phinney, a longtime resident of Columbus, Ga., died Friday, April 28, 2017, at her home surrounded by family. The funeral will be at Edgewood Hall of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary in Columbus on Tuesday, May 2, at 3 p.m. EDT with the Rev. Larry Biggers officiating. Interment will follow at Parkhill Cemetery. The…
(DECATUR, Ga.) Frances Gay White, longtime laboratory director at the Georgia Mental Health Institute, died Friday, April 28, 2017, at age 79. The funeral was Sunday, April 30, at 4 p.m. at A.S. Turner & Sons Chapel, Decatur, Ga. A graveside service will be Monday, May 1, at 1 p.m. CDT at Big Springs Baptist…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Ava Vestuto, 78, of Roanoke will be Monday, May 1, 2017, at 6 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 685 County Rd. 61, with Bro. Bernard Jones officiating. Graveside services will be Tuesday, May 2, at 11 a.m. at New Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for LaShonda Houston, 44, of Wedowee will be Saturday, April 29, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Zion Rest Baptist Church in Wedowee with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Friday. Ms. Houston will…
(ROANOKE) Shanna Jo Lunsford Brooks, 44, of Roanoke died Monday, April 24, 2017, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. A memorial service will be Saturday, April 29, at 11 a.m. at Heaven Bound Church of God with the Rev. Debbie Kendrick officiating. Mrs. Brooks was born June 8, 1972, in East Point, Ga., to Howell…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mary Magdalene Harvell Cole of LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday, April 22, 2017, at the Florence Hand Home. The funeral was Wednesday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at Higgins LaGrange Chapel. Interment followed at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Cole was born July 21, 1926, in Cleburne County, Ala., to the late Joe Harvell and Mae…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for LaShonda Houston, 44, of Wedowee will be Saturday, April 29, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Zion Rest Baptist Church in Wedowee with the Rev. William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. on Friday. Ms. Houston will…
(ROANOKE) Shanna Jo Lunsford Brooks, 44, of Roanoke died Monday, April 24, 2017, at West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange. A memorial service will be Saturday, April 29, at 11 a.m. at Heaven Bound Church of God with the Rev. Debbie Kendrick officiating. Mrs. Brooks was born June 8, 1972, in East Point, Ga., to Howell…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Raymond “Jeff” Teel, 64, of Roanoke will be Friday, April 28, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. S.T. Janney officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Broughton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Teel…
You can forgive Handley senior pitcher Rhett Fetner if the start of Friday’s playoff series against Dale County made him feel a little uneasy. Yes, Handley went on to sweep the series with wins of 3-1 and 7-0, but things did not start out so rosily. Fetner has seen his fair share of bad breaks…
A solid all-around performance in Thursday’s doubleheader split with Millry didn’t carry over into Friday’s game three as Wadley lost 13-0 in five innings and was eliminated in the first round of the state playoffs. “Close in game one. Win game two. And pretty much flat in game three,” was Wadley head coach Ken Fordham’s…
The Randolph County Animal Shelter book sale and raffle was a great fundraising success for the shelter. The amount realized was $7,188. The winners of the raffle were: First prize: $300 to Greg Norred, Wedowee; Second prize: Mossberg rifle to Timi Fields, Atlanta; Third prize: Meadowcraft cooler to Nancy Burnes, Wedowee. Fundraising chairwoman Evelyn Smith…
WEDOWEE–Wedowee Middle School was given a big thumbs-up last week from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office. Chris Carden, law enforcement coordinator with the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, visited the campus on Tuesday of last week because he likes the WMS safety plan and reverse checkout procedure that would be implemented in a time of crisis.…
Early Randolph County-made pottery has a following far beyond the county’s borders, and many of the best examples are in the Birmingham Museum of Art. Those pieces were on display Friday for a presentation at the museum about the county’s history with pottery. Gary Price, who along with his wife, Martha, has located, plotted and…
Woodland High School will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year with a program on April 27 at 12:30 p.m. at WHS Warren Sewell Field. The program will include guest speakers, a balloon release and door prizes. The WHS Band will perform, and there will be a presentation by this year’s class historian. Some items from…