FORECLOSURE NOTICEDefault having been made in the payment of the indebtedness described in and secured by that certain mortgage executed by Gwindle V. Rice, an unmarried man to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) acting solely as nominee for Lender, America’s Wholesale Lender, and Lender’s successor and assigns, dated February 18, 2004, and Recorded in…
It seems that there once was more emphasis on learning cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), either individually or in the work place, than there is today. That’s hard to understand since there’s certainly just as much need to be trained in CPR today as there was in years past. Evidence of this was in a letter in…
As many of you devoted readers know, a year ago I walked away from my full-time-day-job and, with the exception of writing this column and a few other things, I have been out of work ever since. I am retired. Students at Jacksonville State University breathed a sigh of relief. Under their breaths my colleagues…
It was near the end of last school year when the note on the corner of the principal’s desk caught my eye. I was at Elberta Elementary school in Baldwin County. The writer said that he had enjoyed school that year and he had learned a lot about Elvis. Whoa. Since when did Elvis become…
With the deadline for this column coming before the bulk of the Southeastern Conference bowl games are played and the fact that this is the last column of 2014, today we’re going to look back on the 2014 SEC season and give out some kudos. First, which team was the best team from start to…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dorothy Rombokas, 83, of Roanoke, were Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Jamie Taylor and Billy Puckett officiating. Burial followed at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Rombokas passed away Dec. 26 after a brief illness. She was born May 2, 1931, in Roanoke to Oran…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Tanner Lee Reynolds, 20, of Newell will be Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Big Springs Baptist Church with the Revs. Scott Whaley, Eric Lester and Brian Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Jordan Chapel Congregational Methodist Cemetery. Tanner will lie in state at the church for one hour…
(ROANOKE) Willie Hugley, 73, a resident of Roanoke HealthCare Center, formerly of Mulberry Street, Roanoke, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 24, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in the Welch community with Bishop Tom Staples officiating. Mr. Hugley was born in Randolph County on March 10,…
(DECATUR) Gertrude Robertson Terrell, 79, of Decatur, formerly of Gadsden, died Dec. 21, 2014, at Decatur Morgan Hospital/Decatur General Campus. The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 27, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of East Gadsden. The body will be placed in the church one hour before the service. Burial will be in Pine…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Charles “Charlie” Patillo III, 54, of Dayton, Ohio, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at House of Wheat Funeral Home with pastor Gary Taylor officiating. Interment West Memory Gardens. Born June 25, 1960, in Roanoke, Ala., he graduated from Dunbar High School in 1979,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Janice McDonald, 64, of Roanoke will be Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bill Calhoun officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. McDonald died Wednesday, Dec. 24, at her residence. A longtime Roanoke resident, Mrs. McDonald was born May 3, 1950,…
CARROLLTON, Ga.) Joel P. Cole, 74, of Carrollton, Ga., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. The funeral will be Saturday, Dec. 27, at 4 p.m. EST at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Dr. Stephen Peeples and minister Hal Simpson officiating. Music will be provided by Melissa Adams and Susan Gibbs. Interment will followed in Carroll…
(SAN ANTONIO, Texas) Jean Weems Homony of San Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 30, 2014, at the age of 81. A visitation was at Sunset Funeral Home, Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. followed by a private burial. Ms. Homony was born Dec. 18, 1932, daughter of Clarence Edward and Eva Mae Mann Weems. She was…
(WADLEY) Funeral services for Samuel Mark Wylie Jr., 90, of Wadley will be Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Ralph Barrow and Zenus Windsor officiating. Mr. Wylie will lie in state for one hour prior to services beginning. Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mr.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Loyd Albert Rice, 89, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. EST Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Mike Mekkelson officiating. Interment will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. Loyd was born April 20, 1925, in Newell, Ala., the son of the…
(WOODLAND) Walter Lee Patterson Sr., 68, of Woodland, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, at Beckwood Manor Nursing Home in Anniston. A Calhoun County native, Mr. Patterson was born Aug. 2, 1946, son of Murray Norman and Lula Mae Cotton Patterson. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and had worked with a pulpwood crew.…
A group of talented people from all over the county attended a meeting and open house on December 11 at Linda Awbrey’s new business, Awbrey Studio on Main. The group interested in obtaining information about teaching at the studio included a range of people, from Roanoke art teacher Donna Roberson, to quilter Lynn Newsome and…
A bus containing two and a half classes of Handley Middle School sixth-graders pulled up in front of the Leader office on Wednesday of last week. The students gathered around and began singing several Christmas carols to the staff gathered on the landing. The other half of the school’s five sixth-grade classes was elsewhere putting…
Prior to the board meeting held on Tuesday of last week at Knight Enloe Elementary School, Roanoke Board of Education members held a due process hearing for a high school student. Because of confidentiality reasons the student’s name cannot be released. In a written statement Supt. Chuck Marcum said: “Our top priority is to provide…
Wedowee Garden Club once again has found that the citizens of Wedowee enjoy lighting their homes to share with their neighbors. This year’s contest was held Tuesday, Dec. 16, with the judges touring the town limits after dark. The garden club gives a special commendation to the Town of Wedowee for their Christmas spirit. The…