(CARROLLTON, Ga.) James Dewey Crawford, 71, of Carrollton, Ga., died Friday, March 22, 2013.The funeral will be at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, March 25, at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel in Carrollton with Bro. Shane Roberson officiating. Burial will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens.He was born Aug. 14, 1941, in Carrollton, the son of…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Martha Kirby Murphree, 73, of Wedowee were at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013, at First United Methodist Church of Wedowee with the Revs. Russell Hesley, Gary Henderson and Jon Tal Murphree officiating. Burial followed in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mrs. Murphree died Thursday, March 21, at her home. Martha Kirby Murphree…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Laura Joanna Hester Stewart, 89, of Woodland were Saturday, March 23, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Bro. Clayton Scott officiating. Burial followed at Rocky Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Stewart died Wednesday, March 20, at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Stewart was…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for the Rev. J.D. Bearden, 83, of Heflin were at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Billy Puckett, Donald Spradlin and Jody Overton officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, Anniston. Rev. Bearden died Thursday, March 20, at his home. Rev. Bearden was born…
GRAHAM, N.C. – Emmit Truett Moore Sr., 83, of Graham, N.C., died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Alamance Health Care, Burlington, N.C., after several years of failing health. The funeral service was at 2 p.m. Friday at Glen Hope Baptist Church, Burlington, with the Revs. Larry Redding and Bob Stephenson with entombment following at Alamance…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Funeral services for Josette Joiner, 83, of Carrollton, Ga., were Saturday, March 23, 2013, at noon CDT at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, Woodland, Ala., with the Rev. William Crawford officiating. Burial followed at the adjoining cemetery. Ms. Joiner died Monday, March 18, at Eatonton Health and Rehab, Eatonton, Ga. A native of…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Jerrie Pauline Newton Belcher, 56, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 3 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Brian Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Midway Methodist Church Cemetery. Ms. Belcher died Monday, March 18, at University Hospital, Birmingham. An Atlanta native, Ms. Belcher was born…
(ROANOKE) Odell Trammell, 68, a native and longtime resident of Avenue A, Roanoke, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Trammell will lie in state one hour prior to funeral services, which will be Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 806 Main St., Roanoke, with the…
No one will ever mistake Todd Cole as an outsider. With his clean-cut thinning hair, slightly enlarged early 30s waistline and a southern lilt to his voice that would make Paula Deen sound non-regional, there’s a good chance no one in Randolph County has ever come up to him and said, “You’re not from around…
Freshman pitcher Matt Kelley had his best outing of the season and Southern Union used a big four-run eighth inning to cruise to an 8-3 win in the third game of a three-game series at Chattahoochee Valley in Columbus, Ga., on Sunday. The Bison took two out of three games in the series against the…
The Randolph County Tigers pushed their winning streak to six games with a doubleheader sweep of Bowdon, Ga., on Saturday in Bowdon. The Tigers used a 4-run third inning to open up a 5-2 lead early on. They then tacked on two more runs late to put the game away. Lance Daniel went 2-for-4 with…
On Friday, March 22, at 1 p.m. in the Woodland High School new gym a Celebration and Recognition Program will be held to honor the 2012 Woodland Lady Cats state championship basketball team. Steve Savarese, executive director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, will present awards. All students, parents, community members and Lady Cats…
The Woodland Bobcats picked up their first win of the season with a 12-0 victory over Wellborn last Tuesday. The Bobcat offense exploded for a season high 13 hits and got contributions from nearly everyone in the starting lineup. Dusty McClurg set the pace at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a double, three RBI and…
Well, to borrow the succinct un-retirement words of Michael Jordan, I’m back. (This concludes the list of comparisons between me and Michael Jordan.) For those of you who may not know I was the sports editor here at the Leader from 2003-2006. That may not sound like it was that long ago, but think about…
(VALLEY) Bobby Bowen, 70, of Valley died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Bowen was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Randolph County. He retired from Chambers County Board of Education as a bus driver after 20 years of service. When he was able, Mr. Bowen loved his big trucks, motorcycles and going fishing.…
(AUBURN) Ruth Cotney, 85, of Auburn, formerly of LaFayette, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Oak Park Nursing Home in Auburn. The funeral will be Thursday, March 21, at 2 p.m. at First Methodist Church of LaFayette. Burial will be in LaFayette City Cemetery. Born in Chambers County July 19, 1927, Mrs. Cotney worked in…
(LaFAYETTE) Boyce “Punk” Caldwell, 62, of LaFayette died Monday, March 18, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. A memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Randolph County, Mr. Caldwell was born Oct. 11, 1950. He had been employed with East Alabama Lumber Company. Mr. Caldwell is survived by his…
(LANETT) Thomas “Bill” Bailey, 93, of Lanett died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his residence. The funeral will be Thursday, March 21, at 2 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. Steve Garnett officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett. Born May 4, 1919, in Randolph County,…
(WADLEY) Rosie Lee Sims, 79, of Wadley died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at her residence. The funeral will be Thursday, March 21, at 1 p.m. CDT at Greater Pine Hill Baptist Church in the Penton community with the Revs. Rodney Thomas and Ed Vines officiating. Burial will follow at Handy Cemetery in LaFayette. Mrs. Sims…
WELCH–A mother’s instinct Monday might have saved a life in the Welch community. Single mom Tammy Baggett watched the weather and took her two sons to stay at the Key West Inn in Roanoke when she feared staying in their mobile home on County Road 250 in the Welch community. And what a wise decision…