(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Deborah Mosley Brissel, 50, of Roanoke will be Monday, June 24, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ben Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Mountain Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Wadley.Mrs. Brissel died Friday, June 21, at Wedowee Hospital.Mrs. Brissel was born March 13, 1963, daughter of…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Billy Ray Suddeth, 64, of Roanoke were Sunday, June 23, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Glass officiating. Burial will follow at Midway Methodist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mr. Suddeth died Friday, June 21, at his home. A Randolph County native, Mr. Suddeth was born Sept.…
(ANNISTON) Graveside funeral services for Marilyn Padgett New Williams, 87, of Anniston were Sunday, June 23, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. at Wesley’s Chapel Christian Church Cemetery, Lineville, with the Rev. Don Maddox officiating. Mrs. Williams died Thursday, June 20, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. A native and former resident of the Cragford community and…
(LANETT) Charlie F. Wortham, 82, of Lanett died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at his residence. The family will hold private services at a later date at Liberty Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery, Woodland. Born May 1, 1931, in Randolph County, Mr. Wortham was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran. He was a great friend to…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Michael Mitchell, 38, of Roanoke will be Sunday, June 23, 2013, at 3 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Burns officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Mitchell died Thursday, June 20, in LaGrange, Ga. A lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr. Mitchell was born Dec. 8,…
(MOUNT OLIVE) Keith Moses, 27, of Mt. Olive died Thursday, June 20, 2013. Mr. Moses attended Parker Methodist Church in Anniston. He is survived by his children, 3-year-old Kaleb Harley Moses and 2-year-old Kyleigh Grace Moses; girlfriend, Ashley Armstrong; parents, Sheree and husband Mike Brown and Ronnie and wife Michelle Moses; brother, Russell Alan Moses;…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Denatia Jean Phillips of Bowdon, Ga., died Wednesday, June 19, 2013. She was 52. Funeral services for Mrs. Phillips will be Sunday, June 23, at 2 p.m. EDT in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with the Revs. Jerry Wiggins and Ed Grooms officiating, along with speaker Cathy Hammonds. Interment will follow at…
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Carmen Darlene Hatfield, 46, died peacefully at home on Monday, June 17, 2013. Ms. Hatfield was born in Maryland. She resided in Charlotte, N.C., for many years. She is survived by her fiancé, Kenneth White; and her mother, Carol Smith of Wedowee. The service will be private. Parker Funeral Home, Rock Hill, S.C.…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Baby Adrian Eldridge, 5 weeks old, of Bowdon, Ga., died June 17, 2013. Graveside services will be Saturday, June 22, at 2 p.m. EDT at Mt. Carmel Church in Woodland, Ala. Walker Funeral Home, Carrollton, Ga.
(ROANOKE) Larry Joe Stoves, 57, (also known as “Stoboat”) of Roanoke died Monday, June 17, 2013, in Roanoke. Graveside services will be Friday, June 21, at 11 a.m. at Skyview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in the Welch community with the Revs. William H. Trammell and William A. Dean officiating. Mr. Stoves was born Nov. 25, 1955,…
(ROANOKE) Grace Poole Ferrell, 90, of Roanoke died Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Traylor Nursing Home. The funeral will be at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church on Friday, June 21, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. R.L. Heflin and William Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Ferrell was born in Randolph County…
There is a buzz in the area. Randolph County has more people keeping honeybees than ever. The practice of honey collection and beekeeping dates back to the Stone Age, as evidenced by cave paintings. Agriculture depends greatly on the honeybee for pollination. Honeybees account for 80 percent of all insect pollination. Eating local honey can…
Randolph County Sheriff David Cofield invites the public to “Cowboy Up” at the 10th annual PCA Rodeo on July 5-6 at 7:30 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. There will be live music on Friday with the Lard Bucket Bluegrass Band and on Saturday with Kevin Moon. The rodeo is on U.S. 431, just north…
As a Crawford Grading and Pipeline Company crew was installing new water lines at the White Street/Knight Avenue intersection a 14-inch line was found marked 1898, the oldest pipe found so far, according to Brent Wilson, field supervisor. They tried to clean it off to make a photo and it crumbled away. Monday, he told…
LAKE WEDOWEE–This year’s Fourth of July Boat Parade will see a few changes in organization, but spectators won’t even notice. Organizers are utilizing all that Lakeside has to offer this year. Participating boats will pick up registration packets at the first dock at Lakeside near the beach area of the campground. The Randolph County Sheriff’s…
Fourth of July fireworks will be seen this year at Chimney Cove on Lake Wedowee. Bands will begin playing on the grounds of Chimney Cove around 4 p.m. with the fireworks starting at dark. Groups will include Hope’s Journey of Heflin, Yard Dogs of Wedowee and Tim Dugger of Roanoke. Proceeds will go to the…
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.–A 30-year-old Anniston man is dead after a violent three-vehicle crash Thursday morning on I-20 that snarled traffic as officials worked to save the victim and clear the scene. Justin Wayne Norris died at the scene after Douglasville Police Department Lt. Brad Loudermilk said witnesses indicated the silver 2006 Malibu driven by Norris appeared…
GRAHAM–Memorial services will be Saturday, June 22, at 3 p.m. EDT at Shiloh Baptist Church in Graham for Brittani Renea Williams Turner, 25, of Carrollton, Ga., who was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday night, June 15. Also killed was Thaddius A. “Tad” Martin, 22, of Heflin. Martin worked with the Carroll County Fire…
On Thursday of last week, Roanoke Police Department responded to a call of a disturbance on Satterwhite Street. Stephanie Allen, 34, was standing by a van with a cement block. She looked at the police officer and threw the block through the window. It was also reported that she had been violent toward one of…
Miss Southern Union 2013, Kayla McCosh of Bowdon, Ga., competed in the Miss Alabama pageant June 5-8 at Samford University in Birmingham. Kayla was awarded the Miss Congeniality award, as well as a non-finalist talent award. She also received scholarships totaling approximately $2,000.