(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Visitation for Stanley Wayne Waldrep, 73, of LaGrange, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, will be Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, from 2-4 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home.Mr. Waldrep died Monday, Feb. 16, at his residence.A Randolph County native, Mr. Waldrep was born June 29, 1941, the son of William and Edith Lambert Waldrep. He had…
(NAPOLEON) Annie Lois Pate Hill, 85, of the Napoleon community, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, in Fayetteville, Ga. A memorial service will be Friday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. at Rocky Branch Baptist Church, Woodland, with the Revs. Alan Hurst and Clayton Scott officiating. Mrs. Hill was born Aug. 9, 1929, in Randolph County, daughter…
(ANNISTON) Services are pending for Crystal Mae Eppelmann Boroff, 49, of Anniston, who died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. Mrs. Boroff was born Dec. 3, 1965, the daughter of the late Heinz Willie Eppelmann Sr. and Loretta Lynn Eppelmann. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Rick Boroff; four children, Cory Boroff of Washington,…
(TALLADEGA) Funeral services for Bonnie Anglin Reynolds, 98, of Talladega will be Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Doug Hemphill and Mike Irons officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Cemetery in the Stroud community. Mrs. Reynolds died Saturday, Feb. 14, at her residence. A…
(ROANOKE) Albert Aundra Rowland Grady, 58, of Seymour Drive, Roanoke, died Tuesday evening, Feb. 10, 2015, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. The funeral was Saturday, Feb. 14, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Riley Street, with the Rev. Gilbert E. Staples officiating and the Revs. L.B. Houston, W.C. Houston and Jeffery D.…
(CRAGFORD) Funeral services for Maryjo Walker Robertson, 85, of Cragford will be Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Cragford Baptist Church with the Revs. Jerry Colquett, Zenus Windsor and Dwight Upchurch officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mrs. Robertson died Saturday, Feb. 14, at her home. She was born in…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Sarah Helen Holmes, 81, of Wedowee will be Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Dana Chandler, Bro. Tony Whiddon and Bro. Don Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Wedowee City Cemetery. Miss Holmes died Saturday, Feb. 14, at her residence. A Randolph County native, Miss…
(BLAKELY, Ga.) Charles Wyatt “C.W.” Fetner, 89, of Blakely, Ga., died early Saturday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2015, at his residence. His funeral was at First United Methodist Church in Blakely at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16, with the Rev. Dwight Bishop officiating. Burial was in Centerville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Fetner was born March…
(WAVERLY) Funeral service for J.W. Siggers, 77, of Waverly were at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Jeffcoat-Trant Chapel. Burial was held in Garden Hills Cemetery. Mr. Siggers died Thursday, Feb. 12, at East Alabama Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1937, in Randolph County. Mr. Siggers had lived most of his life…
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) Betty Benefield, 78, of Panama City, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at her home. The funeral was at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home with Pastor Billy Babbino officiating. Miss Benefield was born in Randolph County to Nona Mae and Jack Benefield. She attended Jacksonville State University,…
(RANBURNE) Lois Smith Phelps of Ranburne died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at her residence. She was 90. Services were Sunday, Feb. 15, at 3 p.m. at Ranburne First Baptist Church. Bro. Brian Smith, Bro. Gary Stewart and Bro. Daryl Robinson officiated. Music was provided by the combined choirs of Ranburne First, Corinth and Shiloh Baptist…
(COVINGTON, Ga.) Nettie L. Browning Horton, 67, of Covington, Ga., died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be at noon CST on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Potash Church of God Cemetery, Roanoke. Ms. Browning was born Dec. 22, 1947, in West Point, Ga. She was preceded in death by…
While usually enjoying the success of one school production during the year, the student members of Entertainers of Tomorrow, as the drama club at Randolph County High School is called, are hard at work on their third production of the school year and are looking at producing two more before the end of the semester.…
AVA–Randolph County’s oldest citizen celebrated her birthday last week, and it’s obvious Lee Beck French is wearing 102 very well. Mrs. French was born Feb. 4, 1913, in the Providence community near Woodland to Harvey and Mary Ramsey Beck. Mr. Beck was a farmer who also did carpentry, building houses, churches and schools, including Big…
The Handley High School Robotics Teams competed Friday, Feb. 6, at the Calhoun County Vex Robotics Tournament in Ohatchee and finished third overall, going undefeated into the semi-final rounds. This was the first time the high school robotics teams had been to a competition. They also finished in first place in the programming division and…
The Roanoke City Council recognized court clerk Sonya Nolan for being Roanoke’s first African American court clerk as family members looked on. Councilman Mack Arthur Bell said he asked her to attend the meeting to give her recognition during February, which is Black History Month. She has been working for the city for 10 years.…
The Randolph County Spelling Bee was held at Handley Middle School on Friday, Feb. 6. The competition was tough and it was the longest spelling bee in years. Competing were eventual winner Madeline Champion, sixth-grader at Wedowee Middle School; first runner-up Jon Pike, eighth-grader at Handley Middle School; second runner-up Joylyn Elliott, eighth-grader at Rock…
Cold weather slowed the utilities department’s work on a cracked, leaking sewer pipe in downtown Roanoke last Thursday, according to general manager Jerry Revis. The epoxy on the cured-in-place fiberglass liner inserted into the pipes dried more slowly due to the cold, he said. Workers from Insituform Technology of Bessemer used hot water to push…
In light of the legalities surrounding the legalization of same-sex marriages in Alabama Randolph County Probate Judge George Diamond clarified what he is doing regarding issuing marriage licenses from his office. Probate judges issue marriage licenses in the state. He said he has not issued any licenses to anyone since Friday, Feb. 6, and has…
The Wadley Town Council at its Monday night meeting agreed to get dog catchers to address the stray dog problem, according to town clerk Lori Hopkins. Dog catchers are devices that food is put into to attract dogs, which are subsequently trapped. Jack Brand at the corner of Cooledge and Randolph streets said he is…