IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMAIN RE: VICTOR FRANKLIN WARD, DECEASEDNOTICE TO FILE CLAIMSLetters Testamentary on the estate of Victor Franklin Ward, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 19th day of July, 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims…

STATE OF ALABAMA RANDOLPH COUNTY PROBATE COURT NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WENDELL R. PARKER, DECEASED Letters Testamentary on the estate of Wendell R. Parker, deceased, having been granted to the undersigned on the 20th day of July, 2012, by the Judge of Probate of said County, notice is…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: MASON T. FREEMAN NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above-named estate has been filed by Todd Freeman and Lisa Mitchum on the 20th day of July, 2012, and that 30 days…

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALABAMA IN RE: JUANITA H. SIMPSON NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR SUMMARY DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution of the above-named estate as been filed by Braxton Garrett on the 23rd day of July, 2012, and that 30 days after the notice…

I’m going to go into something this week that we’re all sick of hearing about. It’s been all over sports news for the last several days, but since I’ve been asked in person about this topic several times, I’m going to give my two cents about the recent NCAA sanctions against Penn State in the…

Florida, and in particular South Florida, has always been a fertile recruiting ground for Auburn. One of the Tigers’ recent finds is a massive 6-foot-4, 240-pound junior defensive end from Hialeah, Florida by the name of Corey Lemonier, who is not exactly an unknown quantity after a sophomore season in which he was on the…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Zola Najmeh Daniel, 73, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Wedowee with Bro. Allan Daniel and Bro. Ricky Murphy officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, Woodland. Mrs. Daniel died Monday, July 23, at Riverview Medical Center.…

(LINEVILLE) Graveside services for Roger Dale Holmes Sr., 60, of Lineville will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee, with Dr. Wayne Stevenson officiating. Mr. Holmes died Sunday, July 22, at his home. Mr. Holmes was born Dec. 6, 1951, the son of B.C. and Mattie…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Cassaundra Jean Edds, 42, of Wedowee will be Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Corky Addison officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Edds died Sunday, July 22, at her residence. Mrs. Edds was born July 28, 1969, the daughter…

(HEFLIN) Mildred Earl Owen Howell, 84, of Heflin died Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Cleburne County Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T.J. Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in Heflin City Cemetery. Mrs. Howell was born Sept. 28, 1927. Survivors include…

(ROANOKE) Clera Booker of Roanoke died Saturday, July 21, 2012. Mrs. Booker is survived by her daughter, Erma McCowan (Roscoe Holloway) of Roanoke; three grandchildren, Benjamin Phillips and Jimmy L. McCowan of Roanoke and Dewayne Hardnett of Wedowee; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. The funeral will be Tuesday, July 24,…

(LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Henry Ford Graben, 85, of Lineville will be Sunday, July 22, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville with the Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Graben died Friday, July 20, at Clay County Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Mrs. Freddie Burgess Hester, 95, of LaGrange, Ga., died Friday, July 20, 2012, at Savannah Court Assisted Living in Newnan, Ga. Mrs. Hester was born Dec. 12, 1916, in Randolph County, Ala., daughter of the R.D. and Ruth Wilson Burgess. She was a member of Liberty Grove United Methodist Church in Randolph County.…

(FIVE POINTS) Robert E. “Bobby” Moore, 53, of Five Points died Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Atlanta Medical Center. The funeral was Sunday, July 22, at 3 p.m. EDT at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley with pastor Jerry Scarbrough officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Lanett. Born Dec. 15, 1958, in…

(GRAHAM) Funeral services for Patrick Lawrence Winters, 29, of Graham will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Prospect Methodist Church, Woodland, with the Rev. Ridley Parmer officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Winters died Monday, July 16. Mr. Winters was born Aug. 25, 1982, in Laurel, Md., and lived…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Mrs. Willie G. Waldrep, 93, of Wedowee will be Saturday, July 21, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Rock Springs Christian Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Roger Florence and Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Waldrep died Wednesday, July 18, at Traylor Nursing Home. Mrs. Waldrep was…

(DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Edna Louise Johnson Upton, 75, of Douglasville, Ga., died Wednesday, July 18, 2012. The funeral will be Friday, July 20, at 3 p.m. EDT at Hightower’s Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Douglasville City Cemetery. She was born in Randolph County, Ala., to the late Mige C. and Hermie Ophelia Johnson. She was…

(VALLEY) Clarice Manship Hardy, 93, of Valley died peacefully on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Lakewood Assisting Living. The funeral will be at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley on Thursday, July 19, at 2 p.m. EDT with burial at Randolph Memory Gardens. The Revs. Chuck Anderson and Donnie Erwin-Brown will officiate. A native…