(PHENIX CITY) Inez Crawford McDaniel, 83, of Phenix City died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Canterbury Health Care.The funeral will be at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 6, in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Phenix City, with the Rev. Lawrence Arnett officiating. Burial is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT at Fairfax Cemetery in Valley.Mrs. McDaniel…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Victor F. Ward Jr., 65, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Welcome Home Baptist Church with the Rev. J.D. Bearden officiating. Mr. Ward will lie in state one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Ward died…

(WOODLAND) Funeral services for George Lewis Zimmer Jr., 64, of Woodland will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Stephen Dedman officiating. Burial will follow in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Zimmer died Sunday, June 3, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika. Mr. Zimmer was born Feb. 1,…

(WOODLAND) Richard Bisgard died May 31, 2012, at his home after a brief illness. He was 59 years old. Graveside services were held May 31. Mr. Bisgard was born in Kansas and lived in many parts of the country before moving to Woodland in 1995. He worked in Woodland as a professional land surveyor and…

(LaGRANGE, Ga.) Clois Margaret Banks, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at West Georgia Medical Center. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Restlawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bobby Robinson officiating. Mrs. Banks was born June 17, 1930, in Randolph County, daughter of the late Robert Lee and…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Jerry Milford Mitchell, 65, of Roanoke will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating.  Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Mitchell died Saturday, June 2, at Wedowee Hospital. A long-time Roanoke resident, Mr. Mitchell was born Feb. 28,…

(NEWELL) Funeral services for Opal L. Wilson, 80, of Newell will be held June 5, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Revs. David Holcombe and David Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Wedowee. Mrs. Wilson died Saturday, June 2, at Clay County Nursing Home, Ashland.…

(LINEVILLE) Graveside memorial services with military honors for Jimmy F. Brooks, 76, of Lineville will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 11 a.m. at Christiana Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Frank Rasbury officiating. Mr. Brooks died Friday, June 1, at his home. A Randolph County native, he served four years in the U.S. Air…

(ANNISTON) Funeral services for Blount Stevenson “Buddy” Bonner, 81, of Anniston were at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Parker Memorial Baptist Church in Anniston with Dr. Mack Amis and Dr. Billy Harris officiating. Interment followed at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Chambers County. Mr. Bonner died Friday, June 1, in Anniston. Mr.…

(FRANKLIN, Ga.) Amos Russell “Shorty” Collins Jr., 64, of Sheppard Road, Franklin, Ga., died Thursday, May 31, 2012. Funeral service will be Sunday, June 3, at 4 p.m. at the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Rev. Wendell Hurston officiating. Interment will be in Eureka Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Collins was born in Carrollton, Ga.,…

(RAINBOW CITY) Funeral services for Diane Patricia Hopkins, 72, of Rainbow City will be Monday, June 4, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Noonday Christian Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. Harold Bonner officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Hopkins died Wednesday, May 30, at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hopkins was born May…

(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Parilee Nix Higgins, 94, of Wedowee will be Saturday, June 2, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Holcombe officiating. A private graveside service will follow at Valley Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Higgins died Thursday, May 30, at Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Mrs. Higgins…

(MT. PLEASANT, Texas) Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 2012, in the Collier-Butler Chapel for Mary Bradley Nears, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, who died Tuesday, May 29, at Pleasant Springs Healthcare Center. The Rev. L. Dale Butler will officiate, and burial will be in Crestwood Cemetery. Mrs. Nears was born…

(DALLAS, Ga.) Allen Loyd Stroupe, 31, of Dallas, Ga., died Monday, May 28, 2012. The funeral will be Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m. EDTat Hutcheson’s Memorial Chapel with the Revs. Steve Jennings and Joey Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in Draketown Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Stroupe was born in Centre on June 29, 1980.…

(HEFLIN) Wilburlene Bearden, 76, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Randy Morris and David Taft officiating. Burial followed in Pilgrims Rest #2 Cemetery. Mrs. Bearden was a native of Randolph County and a resident…

(ENTERPRISE) Retired Lt. Col. Bill Tucker of Enterprise died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at his home.  He was 61. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rob West officiating. A former resident of Roanoke, Mr. Tucker joined the army in 1972 and retired…

(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Reba Garrett Ramsey, 82, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow in High Pine Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Ramsey died Wednesday, May 30, at Wedowee Hospital. Mrs. Ramsey was born June 21, 1929, the…

(NEWARK, Ohio) A funeral service for Bess I. “Babe” Presley, 81, of Newark, Ohio, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home, Newark, with Jeff McClain presiding. Interment will follow at Newark Memorial Gardens. She died at her home on Monday, May 28. Mrs. Presley was born Jan. 27, 1931,…

(BARNESVILLE, Ga.) Thelma Lois Tucker, 91, of Barnesville, Ga., died Friday, May 25, 2012. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 29, in the funeral home chapel. Interment was at 2 p.m. EDT at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Newell, Ala. Ms. Tucker was born Nov. 17, 1920. She is survived by her…