IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM TATUM DEC.NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVELetters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to William Tatum on the 15th day of Sept., 2014, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the Probate Court of Randolph…
IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VOYED MILTON NICHOLS, DEC. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT TO BE PUBLISHED BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Letters of Administration of said deceased having been granted to Milt Nichols on the 15th day of Sept., 2014, by the Honorable George Diamond, Judge of the…
The Handley Tigers had what will probably be their easiest win of the season in a 55-0 drubbing of Holtville Friday in which, according to head coach Mike Battles, the team’s starters played only 13 plays on offense. “It was just one of those nights,” Battles said. “Holtville didn’t play well. We did everything right,…
Following up on last week’s editorial about our dependence on technology to the point of having very little face-to-face interaction anymore. It turns out that someone else––a very unlikely and surprising someone else––saw the danger of reliance on personal technology devices years ago and did something about it within his own household. Apple’s former CEO…
When my major professor and mentor from graduate school days retired, he actually retired. He spent the rest of his years reading all the novels Zane Grey ever wrote and becoming a pretty good country-jazz guitarist. What he didn’t do was history. No more research. No more writing. He was done. When I retired last…
The Alabama Education Association was formed on July 24, 1856 in Selma by 46 men, led by William F. Perry, the first state superintendent of education, and Dr. L.C. Garland, president of the University of Alabama and the first AEA president. In 1969 the Alabama Education Association and the Alabama State Teachers Association merged, with…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Charles Ray Webb, 75, of Bowdon, Ga., died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014. He was 75. The funeral will be Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. EDT at the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with Bro. Harold Hamrick and Bro. J.W. Daniel officiating. Interment will be held at Herren’s Grove Baptist Church in Woodland,…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Barney L. Jones, 78, of Roanoke will be Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at 2 p.m. at New Hope Christian Church Cemetery with Burt Jones officiating. Mr. Jones died Saturday, Sept. 13, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A Ellaville, Ga., native, Mr. Jones was born Feb, 15, 1936, the son…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Joseph P. “Joe” Marable, 77, of Roanoke will be Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Marable died Monday, Sept. 15, at Hospice LaGrange in LaGrange, Ga. A Roanoke native, Mr. Marable was born Feb. 17, 1937,…
(PIEDMONT) William Junior Austin, 77, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 at University Hospital. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Gene Burns and Joe Tolbert officiating. Burial will follow in Chosea Springs Cemetery. Mr. Austin was a resident of Cleburne and Calhoun counties for…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Danny Stewart, 63, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Cavers Grove Christian Church with the Revs. Larry Conger and Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Stewart died Sunday, Sept. 14, in Wedowee. A Chambers County native, Mr. Stewart was born…
(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Mary Ann Proctor, 69, of Lineville, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with Brother T.J. Martin and Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Lineville City Cemetery. Mrs. Proctor died Saturday, Sept. 13, at her home. She was a native of…
(HEFLIN) Wayne Vernon Cushing, 60, of Heflin died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at his residence. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. A Bowdon, Ga., native, Mr. Cushing was born Aug. 16, 1954, the son of Jessie and Alma Miles Cushing. He was a member of Potter’s House Church and…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Darrell Hill, 71, of Roanoke will be Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Allen Daniel and Bro. Tony Whiddon officiating. Burial will immediately follow the service at Oak Grove Cemetery, Woodland. Mr. Hill died Friday, Sept. 12, at his residence. A Woodland native, Mr.…
(MUSCADINE) Silas Phillip Brown Jr., 82, of Muscadine died Sept. 9, 2014. Funeral service were Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at Beulah Baptist Church with Dr. James “Buddy” Brown, Matt Turley, Dr. Allen Wilburn, the Rev. Bill Brown and Dr. Roland P. Brown officiating. Music was provided by the Bill Brown Family. Interment followed in…
(ANDERSON, S.C.) Marianne Carr Roberts, 77, widow of Harold Jerome Roberts, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at her residence. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Sullivan-King Mortuary Chapel conducted by William R. West, Jr. and Hugh Burgess. Burial will be at 2 p.m. CDT, Saturday, Sept. 13, at Hillview Memorial…
(WADLEY) Mary Lois Lee, 78, of Wadley died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at LaFayette Nursing Home in LaFayette. The funeral will be Saturday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Wadley with pastor Fred Webster officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Wadley. Mrs. Lee is survived…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Dorris Boyd Handley, 89, of Roanoke will be Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Roanoke First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph Barrow officiating. A private graveside service will be held at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. Handley died Thursday, Sept. 11, at Traylor Nursing Center. A Randolph County native, Mrs.…
(ROANOKE) Phillip M. “Sammy” Ray, 67, of Roanoke died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m .EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett. A native of Valley, Mr. Ray was born Sept. 8, 1947. He…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Karen M. Stone, 70, of Roanoke will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Randolph Memory Gardens with the Rev. Larry McDaniel officiating. Ms. Stone died Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Wedowee Hospital. A Greenville, Ala., native, Ms. Stone was born Sept. 5, 1944, the daughter of the late…