STATE OF ALABAMACOUNTY OF RANDOLPHPROBATE COURTIN RE: THE ESTATE OF GREGORY DUANE EAST, DECEASEDNOTICE TO CREDITORSLetters of Administration upon the Estate of Gregory Duane East having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of Sept., 2016, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of Probate Court of Randolph County, Alabama, notice is hereby given…
Clay Central kept its region record unblemished as the Volunteers used some big plays in the first half and a methodical running game in the second half to run away with a 36-14 win over Cleburne County in Lineville Friday. Central got points from all facets of its game as the Volunteers scored touchdowns on…
According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the August preliminary unemployment rate for Randolph County is a recent low of 5.5%, barely above the state’s 5.4%, though both are above the national 4.9% rate. Nationally, current economic trends give hope that things will continue to improve. A recently released annual report by the U.S. Census…
My column a few weeks ago about the Archives-sponsored program on “Alabama in the Age of Aquarius” brought varied responses from folks who remembered those times–some as a part of campus goings on, some from the point of view of a soldier in the mud in Vietnam, and one from the perspective of the President’s…
Woodland proved no match for Division I prospect Jatarvious Whitlow and the first-place LaFayette Bulldogs as the Bobcats lost for the fourth straight time to start the season, 64-0 at LaFayette. Whitlow, who is being courted by Auburn as an athlete, passed for 111 yards and two touchdowns and rushed six times for 127 yards…
Folks, I have been observing and participating in the legislative process for over 50 years. Lest you think I am real old, I started paging in the legislature when I was 12, served in the House of Representatives close to two decades, and have been reporting on the legislative process for now close to two…
Ranburne got a first-hand dose of the new and improved Horseshoe Bend and saw its playoff hopes reduced to a flicker after a 45-28 loss to the Generals on Friday. Horseshoe Bend started fast and did not let up until after halftime, and by then the hole was too great for Ranburne to emerge from.…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Dura Lee Taylor, 93, of Wedowee were Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Burial followed at Midway United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, at Lineville Health and Rehabilitation. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Taylor was born…
(TROTWOOD, Ohio) Billy L. Cofield, 71, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. Memorial services will be at noon on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Thomas Funeral Home, Trotwood, Ohio. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services. He was born in Roanoke, Ala., to the late James “Elmer” and Louise Cofield. Billy is survived by…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Rex Wallace Ballinger, 76, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Mike Nobbley officiating. Entombment will follow at Forestlawn Gardens in Anniston. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Ballinger died Saturday, Sept. 17,…
(BONIFAY, Fla.) Margret Sue Willsey, 89, of Bonifay, Fla., formerly of Roanoke, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at her home. Funeral services were Monday, Sept. 19, in Peel Funeral Home Chapel beginning at 10 a.m. with the Revs. Mitch Johnson and Jack Faircloth officiating. Interment followed in Bonifay Cemetery. She was born Nov. 13, 1926,…
(ROCK MILLS) Johnny James Anglin, 54, of Rock Mills died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A memorial graveside service will be held at a later date. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr. Anglin was born Oct. 2, 1961, in Atlanta, the son of James Alvin and Catherine Watson Anglin.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Douglas Allen Pike, 57, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Joey Gay and Mike Brewer officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Pike died Friday, Sept. 16, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Randolph County native, Mr. Pike was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Wilma Faye Lewis Henry, 76, of Roanoke, were Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Brewer officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Henry died Friday, Sept. 16, at Florence Hand Home. A Heard County, Ga., native, Mrs. Henry was born May…
(ROANOKE) Charlotte Penwright, 90, of Roanoke died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Wedowee Hospital. Survivors include: two daughters, Kathy Nowicki of Darien, Illinois and Ellie Kanning of Woodland; one son, Glenn Penwright of Navarre, Fla.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Online condolences may be expressed at www.quattlebaumfuneralhome.com. Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jacklyne Pike Windsor, 72, of Roanoke were Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Frank Foster Sr. and Pastor Mark Aills officiating. Burial followed at Greens Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Windsor died Thursday, Sept. 15, at her residence. A Chambers County native,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Benny Hallman, 83, of Roanoke were Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Pastor Lanita Clark officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Hallman died Tuesday, Sept. 13, at East Alabama Medical Center. Opelika. A Clay County native, Mr. Hallman was born June…
(FLORIDA) Graveside services for Kayron Pascal Fincher, 80, of Florida were held Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Hollywood Cemetery in Orange City, Fla. Mr. Fincher was born Sept. 25, 1935, in Randolph County to O’Neal and Daisy Green Fincher. He was a retired army veteran, having served in Vietnam. Survivors include his wife, Yaderia Fincher;…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Ellen Barrow Meadows Traylor, 96, of Carrollton, Ga., died Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13, 2016. The funeral will be Saturday, Sept. 17, at 4 p.m. EDT at Tabernacle Baptist Church Worship Center with Revs. Stephen Allen, Brian Jackson, Sam Braswell and Jan Tolbert Stewart officiating. The body will be placed in the church one…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Dorothy Jean Moody Fuller, 86, of Lineville will be Friday, Sept 16, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Liberty Church of Christ with J.L. Sparks officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Fuller died Wednesday, Sept. 14, at her home. She was a native of Cragford and had lived most…