(WEDOWEE) Memorial services for Leonard L. Coats Jr., 82, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Burroughs officiating.Mr. Coats passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, at Noland Hospital in Anniston.A Rockmart, Ga., native, Mr. Coats was born Jan. 11, 1933, the son of Leonard…
(WADLEY) Roosevelt Staples, 76, of Wadley died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. The funeral will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Cornelius Reese officiating. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial will be…
(HEFLIN) Mary Jewel Reaves, 83, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at Beason Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. David Reaves and Lamar Rollins officiating. Burial will follow in Beason Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Reaves was a native and lifelong resident of…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Emory Lewis Cantrell, 81, of Woodland were Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Eason officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Cantrell died Thursday, Sept. 17, at Memory Lane Nursing Home in Bowdon, Ga. Mr. Cantrell was born May 11, 1934,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Grover Harvey Broach, 87, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Billy Watts and Ed Grooms officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Broach died Thursday, Sept. 17, at his residence. A Roanoke native, Mr. Broach was born…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Frankie Horton Taylor, 91, of Carrollton, Ga., died Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. A cryptside service will be at Carroll Memory Gardens Mausoleum on Monday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. Mrs. Taylor was born in Roanoke on Sept. 1, 1924, the daughter of the late Grady Steven Horton and Willie Pike Horton. She was…
(DADEVILLE) Funeral service for retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Harry Wayne Cowhick Sr., 79, of Dadeville will be Saturday, Sept. 19, at 2:30 p.m. at Eagle Creek Baptist Church. The Revs. Wayne Cowhick, David Johnson and Larry Cummings will officiate. Burial will follow in Daviston Baptist Church Cemetery. The U.S. Army will provide full honors.…
(HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Clara Williams Daniel, 88, of Hogansville, Ga., wife of the late Roy H. Daniel, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at Jonesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. EDT, Saturday, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home. The Rev. Max McCord will officiate, and interment…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for James Emmitt Boyle, 84, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Franklin Foster Sr. and Ricky Etchison officiating. Burial will follow at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Boyle died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at his residence. A Jefferson County native, Mr. Boyle…
(ROANOKE) Henry Herman Caldwell of Roanoke died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. He was 73. Funeral services will be Friday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home, Bowdon, Ga. Bro. Tony Morris and the Rev. Charlie Bolt will officiate. Interment will follow at Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery in Bowdon. Mr.…
A graveside service for Cheryl Ann Plattner, 47, was Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at 1 p.m. at New Home Church Cemetery, Wedowee. The Rev. Farrell Owens officiated. She died Saturday, Sept. 12, at her residence. Survivors are her husband, Mark Mosteller; daughter, Kristie Plattner; two grandchildren; mother, Linda Daugherty; brother, Derl Flagg; sister, Yvonne Bloom;…
(DECATUR) Barbara Gladney Cauthen, 79, the loving wife of David Britnell Cauthen, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in their home near Decatur and Hartselle. A memorial service was Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Central United Methodist Church, Decatur, with the Rev. Gary Formby officiating. A graveside service was at Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke. Mrs. Cauthen was born…
For the second straight week the RCHS Tigers trailed a formidable region foe in the fourth quarter. And for the second straight week the Tigers found a way to win the game and remain perfect on the season. RCHS receiver Trey Terrell broke off a 38-yard touchdown run on third down with 3:29 left in…
WEDOWEE–“It’s humbling. I do my work in the background,” said Brenda Beasley. “This day blew my mind.” Beasley, an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) educator from Wedowee, was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of EMS Educators. Professional colleague Matt Knight of Emergency Medical Transport in Roanoke explains that when he…
Handley High School Theatre Department will perform Snoopy the Musical next Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. The show is the end result of a summer’s worth of work by seven students. These are actors who have had major roles in other productions and wanted to continue in the summer. The show is the sequel…
Qualification is beginning for those planning to run for local offices in 2016. Due to the earlier March 1 presidential primary, qualifying is earlier than usual. Local offices open for election will be Randolph County superintendent of education now held by Rance Kirby; all five county commission seats now held by District I Terry Lovvorn,…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Healthcare Authority Chairman Bill Caypless visited with Randolph County Commission on Monday to show them a timeline of what is being done in preparation for the building of the new hospital. A groundbreaking ceremony will be in late April with construction set to begin on May 1. Right now there is a serious…
WADLEY–Community leaders are getting their dancing shoes ready for the 2015 edition of Dancing for Dollars, an event benefiting the Southern Union Foundation Scholarship Fund. A local spin-off of the popular television series, Dancing with the Stars, the event will be held Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Brazeal Auditorium on SU’s Wadley Campus. Prominent…
TALLADEGA–A two-vehicle crash at 5:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, has claimed the life of an Ashland woman. Kizzy Lazelle Ballard, 34, was killed when the 2007 Pontiac G6 she was driving struck the back of a 2005 Peterbilt log truck driven by Philip Dale Rice, 45, of Roanoke. Ballard was pronounced dead at the scene.…
Handley had a 13-0 lead before the Tigers’ offense ever snapped the ball, and that set the tone for an easy 40-20 win over Holtville Friday. Mikeia Trammell ran the game’s opening kickoff back for a touchdown, then Handley’s defense forced a punt on Holtville’s first possession, which Malik Meadows also returned for a touchdown.…