(BOWDON, Ga.) Joe William Jordan, 69, of Bowdon, Ga., died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017.The funeral will be Thursday, Jan. 5, at Rainwater Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ralph Caldwell and Bro. Corey Clay officiating. Interment will follow in Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. EST at the funeral home.Mr.…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Effie Bea Folds Cole died Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Hospice LaGrange. The funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. EST at Antioch Baptist Church in Heard County, Ga. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will accept guests at Stutts Funeral Home Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. Mrs. Cole…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Funeral services for Brenda Joyce Chatman, 66, of Franklin, Ga., will be Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at noon at Olive Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Rodney Roquemore officiating. Burial will follow at Caney Head Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday. Mrs. Chatman…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Sue Francis Awbrey Bailey, 94, of Roanoke will be Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Bailey passed away Saturday,…
(GREENVILLE) Funeral services for R.V. Pool, 98, of Greenville, formerly of Wedowee, will be Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Teman Holloway and Donald Spradlin officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from noon-2…
(BATTLE CREEK, Mich.) Annie Elizabeth Grier, 67, of Battle Creek, Mich., formerly of Roanoke, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. Funeral services will be at Peace and Goodwill Baptist Church, Roanoke, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. L. B. Houston officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.…
(FIVE POINTS) Douglas Bernard Dukes of Five Points died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at Columbus Regional Medical Center in Columbus, Ga. M.W. Lee Mortuary, West Point, Ga.
(ROANOKE) Memorial services for Rebecca Ann Behel, 71, of Roanoke, formerly of Muscle Shoals, will be Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Pastor Chris Martin officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday. Mrs. Behel died Wednesday, Dec.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for James Melvin Treadwell, 78, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Rock Stand Christian Church with the Revs. Ryan Conger and Jason Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday. Mr.…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Cora Lee Clark, 97, of Wadley will be Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in the Broughton Community with the Rev. Brian Moore and Doug Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home…
(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Funeral services for Brenda Joyce Chatman, 66, of Franklin, Ga., will be Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at noon at Olive Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Rodney Roquemore officiating. Burial will follow at Caney Head Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday. Mrs.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Jordan Steele Morgan,, 22, of Wedowee will be Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wendell Ford officiating. Burial will follow at Noon Day Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday. Mr. Morgan passed away…
(GADSDEN) Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at Collier-Butler Chapel for Charles Edwin Baker, 88, who died Tuesday, Dec. 27. The Rev. Garth Forster will officiate. Burial will be at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30-11:30 a.m. prior to the services. Mr. Baker was born…
(FAIRHOPE) Willis Lee Johnson, 86, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Fairhope. The family will receive visitors at Miller Funeral Home in Oxford on Thursday, Dec. 29, from 10-11 a.m. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Gardens in Anniston. Willis was born Oct. 5, 1930, in Randolph County to Lester…
(HENDERSONVILLE, N.C.) Clarise Lucille May Henderson, 87, died Sunday, December 25, 2016. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Hendersonville Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from noon until 2 p.m. She was born on May 29, 1929, in Roanoke, the…
The state champion Handley Tigers were well represented on the ASWA all-state football team, which was released Saturday. Six Handley players–including two first-teamers–showed up on the team, leading a total of 11 area players to earn statewide recognition in four different classifications. Seniors Bart Boyd and Darius Joiner made the class 4A first team for…
January Handley sweeps the county basketball tournament winning both the boys and girls titles. The long-awaited AHSAA reclassification is announced, putting RCHS in class 3A for the just the second time in school history, while Handley, Wadley and Woodland all stay put in their respective classifications. February Handley’s boys lose in the Central Regional basketball…
The Christmas Concert at Southern Union State Community College was magnificent. Sonja Fincher and William Rayfield combined their musical theatre talents and created an artistic musical showcase of the highest quality. The technical crew is also recognized for its expert work year after year. The moment the curtain opened, talented Southern Union singers and dancers…
If you didn’t go to the Wedowee Garden Club Tour of Homes, you really missed a treat. The homes were decorated top to bottom with Christmas trees, wreaths, Nativity scenes, a lighted Christmas village and stockings hung from mantles. Even old St. Nick (aka Jerry Hall) was there to greet each guest as they toured…
Electronics recycling is back! After last year’s tremendous success in keeping electronic waste out of our drinking water, the Tallapoosa Basin Clean Water Partnership will again take your unwanted electronic devices on Saturday, Jan. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of NAPA Auto Parts on Hwy. 431 North, Wedowee. Licensed recyclers from…