(ROANOKE) Frances Marie Farr Sawyer, 67, of Roanoke, formerly of Robbinsville, N.C., died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in Robbinsville.Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Townson-Smith Chapel. The Rev. Jimmy Millsaps will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel prior to the service. Committal…
(VALLEY) Jeanette Sims, 90, of Valley died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at her residence. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 10 a.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Revs. Mike Newman and David Toxey officiating. Final services will be held in Aransas Pass, Texas. Born Aug. 30, 1924,…
(ROANOKE) Jerry Jermaine Bell, 41, of Dallas Circle, Roanoke, died Sunday morning, Nov. 9, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. The funeral will be Friday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 549 Riley St., with the Rev. Gilbert E. Staples, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Skyview Memorial Gardens in the Welch community. Mr.…
(FIVE POINTS) Walker Slaughter, 91, of County Road 253, Five Points, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. Graveside services were Monday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. at Friendship #2 Baptist Church, LaFayette. The Revs. William H. Trammell and L.B. Houston officiated. Mr. Slaughter was born in Chambers County on July 16, 1923, to…
Henry Coleman Sikes, beloved by all who knew him, died on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at the age of 96. He was a proud son of Randolph County, having lived most of his life in the town of Wedowee. His long life began on May 12, 1918, when he was born to…
(WADLEY) Robert Barnett, 94, of Wadley died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at East Alabama Medical Center. The funeral was Sunday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at LaFayette Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Howard officiating, followed by burial in LaFayette City Cemetery. Mr. Barnett was born in Goodwater to Carl Barnett Sr. and Maydolph…
(ASHLAND) The funeral for Lawrence Terry “Tiny” Turner, 80, of Ashland will be Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland with the Rev. Ben Rosser, Pastor Keith Jones and Bro. Don Shepard officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Turner died Sunday, Nov. 9, at Clay…
Funeral services for Crystal Bowen, 32, were Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Randolph County. Ms. Bowen died Nov. 6 at Regional Medical Center. Ms. Bowen graduated from Cleburne County High School in 2001. She was a very loveable person, and…
(LaFAYETTE) Frank Davis, 90, of LaFayette died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at EAMC Lanier Hospital in Valley. Graveside services will be Saturday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at Sims Cemetery with the Revs. Mark Roughton and Floyd Aikens officiating. Mr. Davis was born March 1, 1924, in Chambers County to William Crawford Davis and Fannie…
(OPELIKA) Mary Jean Noles Arington, 79, a longtime resident of Opelika, died at her home on Nov. 2, 2014. The funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in Garden Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Arington was born in Randolph…
(HEFLIN) Gerald Mason Perkins, 80, of Heflin died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Trinity Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Pinetucky Baptist Church with the Revs. Billy Wayne Morris, Kenneth Howell and Doug Prestridge officiating. Burial will follow in Pinetucky Cemetery. Mr. Perkins was a native and…
(FORT WALTON BEACH, FLa.) Eula Ferrell Flora of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, after several years of declining health. The funeral will be Friday, Nov. 7, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Wade Bryant and Joyce West officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Mrs. Flora loved…
(TEMPLE, Ga.) Willis Parson, 77, of Temple, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. The funeral was Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 2 p.m. EDT at J. Collins Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Keaton officiating. Music was provided by Bonnie Sanders. Interment followed in Center Point Community Cemetery,…
(DALLAS, Ga.) Kyle Alan Norman, 27, of Dallas, Ga., died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. Memorial services were Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home with Kim Brown and Crystal Motes officiating. Mr. Norman was born Nov. 21, 1986, in Austell, Ga., and was the son of David Alan Norman and Belinda Faye…
(ROANOKE) Willie Lee Baker, Jr., 58, of County Road 611, Roanoke, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at Roanoke HealthCare Center. The funeral will be Thursday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. t Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Elijah Jackson Jr., pastor, officiating. Other ministers sharing the roster will include the Revs. William A. Dean…
WEDOWEE–It’s a beautiful thing when a plan comes together and a wrong is righted. Willard Pierson of Wedowee is a longtime customer of Lakeview Auto in Wedowee. So owner Bonny Huddleston was angry when the Vietnam veteran told her how his crutches were stolen off of his porch. Pierson said he believes the aluminum crutches…
WADLEY–Tickets are now on sale for the annual Christmas Concert presented by the Music Department of Southern Union State Community College. Performances of On with the Snow will be presented Dec. 2-5 beginning at 7 p.m. each night. All shows will be held in Brazeal Auditorium on Southern Union’s Wadley campus. Under the direction…
ANNISTON–The Alabama Tourism Department will assist eight counties in east central Alabama in promoting the area, officials announced on Thursday of last week. “Alabama is a great place to tour and visit, and we welcome everyone to explore our great state,” Gov. Robert Bentley said. “There are many wonderful festivals and destinations throughout the state,…
The Roanoke Veterans Day Parade will be this Saturday. Line-up will be at 10 a.m. at Randolph Plaza, and the parade will start at 11 a.m. Wayne Ward, commander of American Legion Post 53, which sponsors this event, said there are three guest speakers: retired Maj. Gen. Robert Bugg of Wadley, Brig. Gen. Henry Huntley…
The shouting political ads with different claims are finally over as voters had their say in Tuesday’s general election. Randolph County Probate Judge George Diamond, who oversees elections, said there were no problems, that it was a smooth election. Finishing up before 9 p.m., he said they may have finished before anyone else in the…