(ROANOKE) Jesse G. Houston, 61, of Roanoke died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.The funeral will be Saturday, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke.
Margie Huddleston Beall, 88, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 1 p.m. EST at Gray Hill Church of God in Woodland. Bro. Mark Moore and Bro. Johnathan Samples will officiate. Mrs. Beall was born Aug. 25, 1927, the second daughter of late John and Josie Huddleston of Randolph…
(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Cecil Henry Edmondson, 74, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Auslin’s Chapel with the Rev. Gary Henderson officiating. Mr. Edmondson died Sunday, Nov. 22, at his residence. A Wedowee native, Mr. Edmondson was born May 4, 1941, the son of Whit and Etta Formby Edmondson.…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for William Dean Thrower, 48, of Lineville will be Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church with the Revs. Mark Kytan and Bob Bain officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Thrower died Sunday, Nov. 22, at his home. He was a native of LaGrange, Ga.,…
(GRAHAM) Ira Doyle Brookins Jr. of Graham died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. He was 69. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. EST at Campground United Methodist Church in Graham. Bro. Keith Runnels and Bro. Derek Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Brookins was born in Dothan…
(CARROLLTON, Ga. ) Geraldine Prince Bass, 84, of Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. The funeral was Monday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. EST at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Rev. Mike Powers officiating. Interment will follow in Meadowbrook Memory Gardens. She was born April 13, 1931, in Douglasville, Ga., to the…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Jimmy Lee Thomaston, 78, of Roanoke were Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. CST at Veal Methodist Church Cemetery in Ephesus, Ga., with the Rev. Greg Walker officiating. Mr. Thomaston died Friday, Nov. 20, at Wedowee Hospital. A Randolph County native, Mr. Thomaston was born May 28, 1937. He was…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Winifred “Freddy” Farr McCard, 88, of Roanoke were Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Jamie Taylor and Kevin Williams officiating. Burial followed at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. McCard died Friday, Nov. 20, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A longtime Roanoke resident,…
(FIVE POINTS) William Eugene Horne Sr., 81, a resident of Five Points, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at Emory University Midtown Hospital in Atlanta. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 21, at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Doug Simons, Milford McClain and Nancy Luke officiating. Burial…
(ROANOKE) Steven Glen Williams, 51, of Roanoke died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Turnaround Christian Center in Roanoke. Mr. Williams was born Nov. 11, 1964, in Mt. Clemons, Mich. He worked in construction most of his life and…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) Lynda Diane Nichols, 70, of Newnan, Ga., died at her home Nov. 16, 2015. The family will host a memorial service at 6 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 20, at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Newnan, with Pastor Jimmy Evans officiating. Interment will be in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Hogansville, Ga. Ms. Nichols was born…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Ruth Ayers, 69, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at The Oaks of Carrollton, Ga. A graveside service will be Thursday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. CST at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery in Roanoke. Ms. Ayers was born Oct. 17, 1946, in Roanoke, the daughter of the late John David Tidwell and Marie Burke…
The RCHS offense reached new levels of efficiency as the Tigers overwhelmed Falkville 56-27 in the second round of the state playoffs Friday in Wedowee. The Tigers are 12-0 for the first time in school history and move on to the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2003 when they went…
The Wadley Bulldogs are in the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2007 thanks to a 29-8 win over South Lamar Friday. Wadley’s defense continued to lock down on its opposition as the Bulldogs allowed just 148 yards of total offense. Coby Nunn’s role in the offense continued to increase…
This Sunday evening, Awbrey Studio on Main Street welcomes Roanoke native Melinda Rombokas Melvin for a showing of her work from 4 to 7 p.m. “I found my passion for creating art very unexpectedly,” said Melvin. “Over the course of only four years, my distinct style emerged. My paintings have an initial appearance, but as…
Byrd Stewart loves to reminisce about his childhood in Newell, his service in the U.S. Army; his time as a college student; and his marriage that has spanned 67 years. With 100 years of memories, he has a lot to talk about. Stewart celebrates his 100th birthday Nov. 20 with a community birthday party at…
WOODLAND–Three young adults were injured in a DUI accident on Saturday night. Ryan Dean Neff, 18, of 7784 County Rd. 59, Roanoke, told RCSO that he swerved to miss a deer when he hit a utility pole, fence, tree and sign, then turned around and drove back down the road to a church parking lot.…
WEDOWEE–At around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, a jury returned a verdict of guilty in the murder trial of Robert Gary Sims Jr., 49, in the death of his wife, Brenda, 59. The verdict came at the end of the fourth day of the trial in Randolph County Circuit Court. Sentencing will be December 1. Members of…
Handley senior Will Lumpkin made good on his commitment to the University of Alabama Monday, signing his national letter of intent to play catcher for the Crimson Tide. He is the second player from Handley to accept a Division 1 scholarship after former teammate Joey Jordan signed with Jacksonville State after last season. Lumpkin is…
Dana Lee Akins, 38, of 465 County Road 37, Graham, was found guilty of theft of property second degree by jurors last week. The next day he pleaded guilty to unlawful manufacturing-methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Fifth Judicial Circuit Judge Tom F. Young sentenced him to 52 months on the theft conviction; 18 years…