(GRAHAM) Lois Ward of Graham died Jan. 1, 2015. She was 85.The funeral for Mrs. Ward was Saturday, Jan. 3, at 30 pm EST in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Wiggins officiating. Interment followed at Campground United Methodist Church in Graham.Mrs. Ward was born in Graham on June 2, 1929, to…
(McMINNVILLE, Tenn.) Korbin Bryce Dudley, infant son of Daniel Dudley and Megan Gipson of McMinnville, Tenn., was born and died Jan. 1, 2015, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The funeral was at noon on Monday, Jan. 5, in High’s Chapel with Jackie Matheny officiating. Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, White County,…
(DEATSVILLE) Mary Irene Wheeler Ayres, 90, of Deatsville, a former resident of Newell, died Dec. 29, 2014. Graveside services were Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. at Crestview Cemetery in Guntersville. A memorial service was Sunday, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. at University Church of Christ in Montgomery. Mrs. Ayres was born July 20, 1924,…
(WOODLAND) Stephen Donald Kromschroder, 57, of Woodland died Friday, Jan. 2, 2014, at his residence. A Minnesota native, Mr. Kromschroder was born March 19, 1955, the son of Donald and Eileen Hindley Kromschroder. He was Christian by faith and was a self-employed welder. Survivors include two daughters, Merisa Kromschroder and Michelle Calucci, both of Florida;…
(LANETT) Virginia Whaley Hester, 69, of Lanett died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 3, at 2 p.m. EST in Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley. Burial will follow at Wedowee Cemetery. Mrs. Hester was born Feb. 4, 1945, in Wedowee. She enjoyed…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Laura Louise Perry Mitchum, 76, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold Bonner and pastor MinChan Parks officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Mitchum died Friday, Jan. 2, at Traylor Nursing Home. A Roanoke native, Mrs.…
(LINEVILLE) The funeral for Tommy Moorehead, 64, of Lineville will be Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with the Rev. Dorothy Ann Webster officiating. Burial will follow in Mabson Cemetery. Mr. Moorehead died Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Clay County Hospital. A native of Ozark, he grew up there…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Willie Pearl Stephens, 94, of Roanoke will be Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Richard Laird and the Rev. Ben Bailie officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Stephens died Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Stephens was…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Aaron Rice, 33, of Woodland will be Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. T.J. Morgan, David Lipscomb and Chris Bain officiating. Burial will follow at Harmony Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Rice died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston.…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Myrtie Alice French Butler of Bowdon, Ga., died Dec. 29, 2014. She was 89. The funeral will be Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. at Ava United Methodist Church. Bro. David Phillips and Bro. Ken Bowman will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Butler was born in Wedowee to the…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Virginia O. McCain, 93, of Woodland will be Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at noon at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Roger Woodard and David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Gardens in Anniston. Mrs. McCain died Monday, Dec. 29, at Cambridge Place in Opelika. A longtime Randolph County…
(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) Gayle Stafford died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. A memorial service will be held at later date. Born in West Point, Ga., Gayle lived in the Valley most of her life, before moving to Tallahassee, where she met and married her husband. She was an avid fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Gayle was…
Saturday, Dec. 20, Eunice Cauthen was the belle of the ball at her 100th birthday gala. And she enjoyed greeting and meeting family and friends. She was very appreciative of people taking the time to come, especially at this time of year, she said. Born Dec. 20, 1914, she has lived a full life as…
JANUARY The Randolph County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA) removed the suspension of the executive director position in its Dec. 30 meeting. RCEDA member Sid Hare moved to reinstate the position at $2,000 a month. He has been looking at the alcohol tax revenues and he believes there is enough funding to provide the $2,000. Southern…
A rainy Christmas Eve caused a few problems around Randolph County. Randolph County EMA director Donnie Knight said rainfall in Wedowee on Tuesday night of last week measured 2-1/10 inches. Over the weekend, there were another 3-2/10 inches. Knight said there were reports of six or eight trees that fell in roadways throughout the county,…
A single-vehicle crash at 5:20 p.m. Saturday has claimed the life of a Randolph County man. Tanner Lee Reynolds, 20, of Newell was killed when the 2000 Mercury Mountaineer he was driving left the roadway and struck several trees. The crash occurred on Randolph County Road 92, 11 miles northeast of Wedowee. Reynolds was not…
With the coming of the new year, The Randolph Leader is looking for Randolph County’s Baby New Year 2015. If you know of a baby born after midnight on Jan. 1 whose parents are residents of Randolph County, please call the Randolph Leader to let us know at (334) 863-2819. We would like to feature…
Wadley Volunteer Fire Department will collect Christmas trees for recycling. If you have a tree you’d like to dispose of, please leave it at the back of the firehouse.
MONTGOMERY–Gov. Robert Bentley announced that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate is 6.0 percent, down from October’s rate of 6.3 percent, and below the October 2013 rate of 6.2 percent. Alabama’s jobless rate remains above the national rate, however, which was unchanged from October to November and stands at 5.8 percent. Randolph County’s unemployment…
Average retail gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 9.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.17/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 3,348 gas outlets in Alabama. This compares with the national average that has fallen 9.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.28/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.…