(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Shelby Jean Barnett, 67, of Roanoke will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memory Gardens.Mrs. Barnett died Thursday, Nov. 29, at her home.Mrs. Barnett was born Oct. 21, 1945, the daughter of William L.…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Charles Don Mallory, 78, of LaGrange, Ga., died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at his home. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Thursday, in the chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, with minister Ken May officiating. Mr. Mallory was born July 8, 1934, in LaGrange, son of the late Charles Watson…
(RANBURNE) Coy Franklin Fordham, 79, of Ranburne died Nov. 13, 2012, at Regional Medical Center. An informal graveside service will be held at a date to be announced later at Hurricane Methodist Church. Mr. Fordham was born Oct. 19, 1933, in Heflin and was the son of Joe Vinson and Hazel Mae Ralston Fordham. He…
(FIVE POINTS) Oscar Louis Paige Sr., 71, of Five Points died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. The funeral will be at Canaan Baptist Church, Welch, on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. William Patterson officiating. Interment will be at the church cemetery. The remains will lie in…
(VALLEY) Lillian Rice, 91, of Valley died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 1912, at the home of her nephew, Lee Rice. The funeral will be Friday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m. EST at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with the Rev. James Haskins officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Born Nov. 8, 1921,…
(ATLANTA) A homegoing celebration for Dianna F. McCullough of Atlanta will be Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at noon EST at Stocks Funeral Home & Kirkwood Chapel with the Rev. Daniel Staples officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Gilead Church Cemetery in Newell, Ala. Ms. McCullough is survived by two sons, two daughters, 17 grandchildren, three…
(CARROLLTON, Ga.) Carl D. “Bud” Dupree Jr., 68, of Carrollton, Ga., died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Graveside funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at The Church at Carrollton Cemetery with the Revs. Wendell Hurston and Timmy Roberts officiating. He was born Dec. 11, 1943, in Randolph County, Ala., to the late…
(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Clifford I. Laney, 85, of LaGrange, Ga., died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at West Georgia Medical Center. A funeral service will be Friday, Nov. 30, at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, with the Rev. Ronnie Jordan officiating. Burial will follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery. The family will gather at the funeral…
(CABOT, Ark.) Funeral services for Betty Clay Bassett, 81, of Cabot, Ark., formerly of Roanoke, will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Files officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Bassett died Tuesday, Nov. 27, at her home. Mrs. Bassett was…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Board of Education approved the bid proposal of $1,955,900 from Langford Construction for the construction of a new cafeteria for Woodland High School. During the Nov. 19 board meeting, interim Superintendent Rance Kirby said the Justice Department had given their OK for the project. This proposal includes a metal roof. “It’s badly needed,”…
(ROANOKE) Memorial service for Roger H. McClurg, 70, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at Roanoke Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Ricky Etchison officiating. Mr. McClurg died Monday, Nov. 26, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. McClurg was born July 18, 1942, the son of Grady H. and Mary Bailey…
(LANETT) Earl “Sonny” Prestridge, 74, of Lanett died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. The funeral will be Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Charlie Bolt and Allen Robinson officiating. Mr. Prestridge is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty Prestridge;…
First United Methodist Church’s annual Christmas Luncheon will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, at noon at the McDonald Family Life Center on Main Street. The Christmas Luncheon this year will have many exciting features. Beautiful nativities will be displayed in the parlor. A concert by The Community Choir of Wedowee will be the entertainment. SIFAT…
WEDOWEE–Randolph County Commission had a public hearing during its Monday meeting about closing a portion of County Road 651 in the Springfield community. Only one person spoke up to support the closing (with a letter from a second supporter). However, six people spoke up in favor of keeping the road open. Gene Laws said he…
The Roanoke City Council approved a $5,859,353 budget at Monday night’s meeting, less than last year’s budget. Mayor Mike Fisher said they did not have a budget the first year in office and this budget is the hardest one they have done in his three years in office. He thanked City Clerk Penny Holloway, CPA…
While Wedowee gets the Christmas season started with its Christmas parade this Saturday at 1 p.m., planning is ongoing for parades in Roanoke, Woodland and Wadley the following weekend. Saturday, Dec. 8, Woodland will hold its parade at 11 a.m., changed to avoid conflicts with Roanoke’s parade at 2 p.m. and Wadley’s parade at 4…
Porkchop is living the good life at the Randolph County Animal Shelter after scrounging for food on Highway 48 and having dogs tear his ears off. RCAS President Chuck Smith said they rescued “the little bugger” where the pig had apparently been abandoned. When passersby saw it they would call it in saying it was…
Roanoke Police Department is seeking the whereabouts of a man indicted for two counts of incest and two counts of second-degree rape. Jeremiah Jerome “Jason” Tucker, 33, of West Street is a black male, 6-foot-2 and about 185 pounds. It is believed Tucker was with another male relative from Defuniak Springs, Fla. They had rented…
AUSLIN’S CHAPEL–A fire on Sunday morning destroyed a home in the Auslin’s Chapel community. According to the report from Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, the fire was reported about 10:30 a.m. at 2037 County Rd. 804, the home of Elaine Edmondson Blake. A passerby noticed the smoke and reported it, but the fire was fully involved…
Many changes have occurred in Circuit Clerk Chris May’s office in the courthouse. A forced reduction in staff has resulted in the office being closed at lunch and at 4 p.m. so the reduced staff can get work done. Since they have gone paperless in the civil division the staff needs quiet time to check…