(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Deborah Ann Harrison Pool, 63, of LaGrange, died on May 30, 2014, at the Hospice LaGrange.Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m. EDT at the Higgins LaGrange Chapel. Interment will follow the service at Randolph Memory Gardens in Roanoke.Mrs. Pool was born July 22, 1950, in Atlanta to the…
(HEFLIN) William Ernest Gray, 97, died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at Pinetucky Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Triplett and Rev. Billy Wayne Morris officiating. Burial will follow in Pinetucky Cemetery. Mr. Gray was a native of Randolph County and…
(WADLEY) LaVelle Elliott Jr., 65, of Wadley died Thursday, May 29, 2014, at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at Jeff Jones Funeral Home with burial at Mt. Olive Cemetery with George Slay officiating. Mr. Elliott was born in Cleburne County on Dec. 19, 1948, and was a retired…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Sarah Francis Eason of Bowdon, Ga., died Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was 85. Funeral services for Mrs. Eason will be Friday, May 30, at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Ramage officiating. Interment will follow in the Community Cemetery in Bowdon. Mrs. Eason was born…
(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) Pearlie Mae Momern, 96, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Wadley, died Friday, May 23, 2014, at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn.__ The funeral will be Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m. CDT at Hopewell Baptist Church in Wadley with the Revs. Calvin Trammell, pastor, and William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Mt.…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Walter C. Johnson, 63, of Dayton, Ohio, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Hospice of Dayton. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at Thomas Funeral Home, with pastor Richard D. Melson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services. Mr. Johnson was a native of Wadley.…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Carolyn Webb, 66, of Roanoke will be Thursday, May 29, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Frank Foster Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Webb died Tuesday, May 27, at her home. Mrs. Webb was born May 5, 1948, in Randolph County,…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Bruce Campbell Arrington, 75, of Woodland will be Friday, May 30, 2014, at 12 p.m. at Liberty East Baptist Church with the Rev. J.C. Phillips. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Arrington died Tuesday, May 27, at his residence. A Woodland native, Mr. Arrington was born Oct. 11, 1938,…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Anna Lynn Clark, 2, of Roanoke will be Friday, May 30, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Richie Sims and Allen Hurst officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Anna died Sunday, May 25, at her home. Anna was born Dec. 14, 2011, daughter of…
Supt. Chuck Marcum told the staff members gathered to acknowledge their retirement he was happy for them–that he did not want them to retire but they earned it. They compiled a total of 187.5 years together, including work in other systems, an average of 23.4 years in Roanoke City Schools and 26.7 for their career…
Five people were injured on Thursday morning of last week in a rollover accident on County Road 59 in Roanoke. According to the report from Roanoke Police Department, the 2014 Dodge Avenger, driven by Molly Kaye Nutt, 20, of Wedowee was traveling west on County Road 59 when Nutt lost control, crossing over the center…
LAKE WEDOWEE–More than 100 children reeled in hundreds of pounds of catfish at Kids Fishing Day on Lake Wedowee last Thursday. The annual event, hosted by the Lake Wedowee Property Owners Association and sponsored by dozens of local businesses, draws children and their parents and grandparents from several counties around the lake. In addition to…
James Johnson busily cleaned up the lot where McCord-Lowe Motor Company was once a thriving concern, driving his Trac-hoe back and forth. Some of Pat Awbrey’s employees brought out an old drink machine with bottles of soft drink still inside. He wanted that. Tires are everywhere. When asked about the price of disposing of the…
LAKE WEDOWEE–An Acworth, Ga., man was injured while wakeboarding on Sunday afternoon on Lake Wedowee. According to Marine Police officer Barry Popham, Jason Standridge, 25, had made several attempts to pull up on the wakeboard when apparently the stress of the activity broke his femur. The accident happened near the New Harmony subdivision around 4:36…
LAKE WEDOWEE–A Roanoke man died Memorial Day while spending the afternoon on Lake Wedowee. Milton “Nick” Nichols, 73, of 411 Waller Dr., and his family were spending time at Lakeside Campground, where Mr. Nichols had a campsite for many years and enjoyed boating and jet skiing. Several family members were on the lake with Mr.…
BACON LEVEL–A 2-year-old girl drowned Sunday afternoon in her family pool. According to Randolph County Coroner Terry Sparks, most of his information came from the staff of West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, where the little girl was taken by private vehicle. The accident happened about 2:30 CDT at her mother’s residence. Randolph County Sheriff’s…
The primary election in Randolph County will be Tuesday, June 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Please remember to carry photo identification with you in order to vote. The old items formerly used are no longer accepted. Almost any photo ID is acceptable, with the most common being a driver’s license. Louree Richardson, a…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GLYNDA KAY CHISOLM, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Glynda Kay Chisolm, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 23rd day of May, 2014, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…
Notice of Comment Period and Public Hearing Roanoke Housing Authority is amending and developing its FYB 07/01/2014 to FYE 06/30/2015 Annual Plan in accordance with the QWHRA of 1998. It will identify and govern future administrative and modernization activities. The Authority will begin a 45 day comment period on May 28, 2014. Interested parties may…
STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHNNIE (JOHNNY) OREN PAYNE, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Johnnie (Johnny) Oren Payne, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 23rd day of May, 2014, by the Judge of Probate of said County,…