(ROOPVILLE, Ga.) Nadine Bednar of Roopville, Ga., died peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 3, 2013, after fighting a lengthy battle with health issues.The funeral was Wednesday, March 6, at 2 p.m. at Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel with Dr. Steven Peeples officiating. Interment followed in Our Lady of Perpetual Help cemetery.She was born…
(CONYERS, Ga.) Frank Baldwin, 65 of Conyers, Ga., died March 17, 2013. The funeral will be Tuesday, March 19, at 2 p.m. EDT at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Conyers, with the Revs. Scott Richardson, Stacy Myers and Mark Moore officiating. Interment will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Baldwin was a retired switchman for CSX.…
(WADLEY) Funeral arrangements are pending for Rosie Lee Sims, 79, of Wadley, who died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at her residence. Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Sandra Patricia “Pat” Lynch, 68, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, March 15, 2013, at Hospice LaGrange. Mrs. Lynch was born Dec. 3, 1944, in LaGrange, the daughter of the late William Wyatt Poole and Elsie May Bryant. She was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church. Mrs. Lynch’s parents were from Randolph County. She…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Eugene Thomas Shelnutt, 51, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Brother Bill Prince Jr. and Brother Edward Herren officiating. Mr. Shelnutt died Friday, March 15, at Atlanta Medical Center. Mr. Shelnutt was born Oct. 30, 1961, the son of Charlie Eugene…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Jimmy D. Rice, 56, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at West Georgia Medical Center. The funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 17, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville, Ga. The Rev. Jeremy Royster officiated and interment was in Shadowlawn Cemetery…
(NEWNAN, Ga.) Jeanie Lynn Bunn, 49 of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, died at Cancer Treatment Center of America on March 15, 2013. A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 17, at Higgins Hillcrest Chapel with Cody Brasher officiating. Mrs. Bunn was born in Ashland, Ala., on Sept. 4, 1963,…
(FIVE POINTS) Leita Holderfield Day, 86, of Five Points died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Bethany House Hospice. The funeral will be Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at Five Points Baptist Church with the Dr. Wayne Swindall and the Rev. Paul Howard officiating. Burial was at Five Points Belcher Cemetery. Mrs. Day was born…
(DAYTON, Ohio) Samuel T. Person, 78, of Dayton, Ohio, died Monday, March 11, 2013. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Jeffersonview Cemetery. He was born in Roanoke to the late Warren and Maria E. Jones Person. He was the second youngest…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Arthur Ralph Sperti, 62, of Columbus, Ga., died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Brookwood Medical Center, Birmingham. The funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, with burial at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The Rev. David Johnston officiated. Mr. Sperti was born July 24, 1950, in Houston, Texas, son…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Nell Wilson Mann, 91, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 15, 2013, at First Baptist Church of Roanoke with the Revs. Ben Bailee and A.L. Courtney officiating. Special violinist will be one of her grandsons, Seth Mann. Mrs. Mann will lie in state one hour before the…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Eddie Joe Casey, 52, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 15, 2013, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Alan Hurst officiating. Mr. Casey died Tuesday, March 12, at his home. Mr. Casey was born March 8, 1961, the son of Lillian Casey. He had attended High Pine…
(COVINGTON, Ga.) Eunice Clark Oliver, 84, died Wednesday, March 6, at her home in Covington, Ga. There will be a private memorial service on Sunday, March 17. Mrs. Oliver was born July 17, 1928, to the late William Burt and Lillian Hammond Clark in Covington. She received her education in the Covington area and afterward…
WEDOWEE–While there’s still a ways to go to make it a reality, Randolph County just took one big step toward a new, much-needed county jail with the pending purchase of the former Hub Trucking property. The commission tentatively approved the purchase of the property, which includes two metal buildings–one of them quite large–and 30 acres…
A Roanoke teen was arrested this week in connection with the theft of two dirt bikes from a residence in the Gray Hill community and another Roanoke teen was charged with a burglary at Tin Shop Grocery. According to Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Gregg Dendinger, on March 9, deputy Marvin Kirby and K-9 officer…
Rod Taylor lives about a mile north of Rock Stand on U.S. Highway 431. When he saw traffic backed up in front of his house Sunday morning he went to investigate, then returned to get his camera. He said it appeared a can of garbage on back of a 1994 Chevrolet 1500 pickup had caught…
WEDOWEE–Wedowee Town Council was approached about the appearance of a piece of downtown property during its regular meeting March 5. Rodney and Crystal Walker brought to the council’s attention the two-story brick building at 29 Main Street that was damaged by fire last October. The Walkers said they have asked the owner about repairs and…
Legislation to alter the distribution of Randolph County’s tobacco tax proceeds is back, but in a different configuration from the previous unsuccessful effort. The complete bill that will be introduced in the 2013 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature appears on page 6B of this issue of The Leader and will run in the following…
Handley High students, administrators, staff and Superintendent Chuck Marcum are thrilled after learning they were selected as a premier school in the state. “Handley High was one of 12 schools in the state to be recognized as a 2012 CLAS Banner School. One hundred nineteen schools were nominated for this prestigious award. CLAS (Council for…
The Monday after the Friday school massacre in December at Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School, Roanoke City Schools Supt. Chuck Marcum was on the phone with an architect about changes to Knight-Enloe Elementary to make it more secure. Before that they had been discussing how to remodel the school front so an intruder could not…