(SENOIA, Ga.) William Otis Middlebrooks Jr., 84, of Senoia, Ga., died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011.He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from Trimline Sales Co. after 32 years of service. He was born in Rock Mills.He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Margaret Middlebrooks; son, Floyd Reid…
(SENOIA, Ga.) Mary Ann Roy of Senoia, Ga., died Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. She is survived by her former husband and friend, Fardeen Roy of Decatur, Ga.; daughter, Emily Roy of Senoia; father, Robert J. Langley of Senoia; brothers, James Langley of Roanoke and Tim Langley of Senoia; sister, Rachel Vadsarya of Senoia; three nephews,…
(FIVE POINTS) Arthur Glenn Dorough, 74, of Five Points died Saturday, Oct. 15, at his residence. A memorial service is planned for Sunday, Oct. 23, at State Line Congregational Christian Church with the Rev. Leon Fowler officiating. Mr. Dorough is survived by his wife, Gwen Dorough; a son, Henry David Dorough; his former wife, Virginia…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Daisy Mae Heard Eason, 87, will be Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Levens Baptist Church with Rev. Guy Benefield and Peggy Eason Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Eason died Thursday, Oct. 20, at Clay County Nursing Home. Mrs. Eason was born May 31,…
(PEACHTREE CITY, Ga.) On Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, Riley Neil Swicord of Peachtree City (formerly of Fayetteville, Ga., and Wedowee) died at Southwest Christian Care, surrounded in love by family and friends. Riley was 50 years old and fought a brave and tenacious battle with brain cancer. He is now at peace. Riley was born…
(BRADENTON, Fla.) Freddie Long, 83, of Bradenton, Fla., died Oct. 17, 2011. Born in Baxley, Ga., Mr. Long is survived by a daughter, Ann Gilliland of Roanoke; sons, Donnie and Ronnie, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; stepdaughters Janie Gable and Wanda Lee; sisters Ruby Burden of Apopka, Fla., and Mary Brooker of Bradenton; brothers, Edward of…
(CONYERS, Ga.) Lenora Lucille Gittings Philpott, 88, of Conyers, Ga., died Oct. 17, 2011. Mrs. Philpott grew up in Roanoke and moved to Atlanta during World War II. She married Mr. Philpott in 1944 in Atlanta, where they raised their family. During the 1960’s, Mrs. Philpott was an area counselor for The Atlanta Journal’s program…
ROANOKE) Funeral services for Annie Ree Richardson, 89, of Roanoke will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Revs. Carolyn Hanner and F.W. Sheppard officiating. Burial will follow in Potash Church of God Cemetery. Mrs. Richardson died Monday, Oct. 17, at her home. Mrs. Richardson was born Jan. 3,…
(ROANOKE) Graveside services for Herman Awbrey Garrett, 88, of Roanoke will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Randolph Memory Gardens with Rev. Harold Bonner officiating. Mr. Garrett died Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Wedowee Hospital. Mr. Garrett was born Dec. 3, 1922, the son of Reuben and Annie Slay Garrett. He was of…
USA Water Ski has selected Randolph County native Joe Ray of Wilsonville, Ala. and Jessica Radmilovic of Pine Grove, Calif. as its Male Athlete of the Month and Female Athlete of the Month, respectively, for August. Ray and Radmilovic led the U.S. Disabled Water Ski Team to the world team gold medal at the 10th…
A walk in the woods Friday night for two investigators turned up items stolen in at least five local burglaries. Shannon Laney of the 5th Judicial Circuit Narcotics Unit received a tip and was met by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office investigator Donnie Grant Jr. to follow up on it in the woods off of Gulf…
An outdoors watering ban will go into effect Monday, Oct. 24, in Roanoke. Due to lack of rainfall the Roanoke Water Sewer Gas and Filter Plant Board members approved it at the Oct. 17 meeting. The city’s main source of water, Crystal Lake, is down to 24 feet, according to Jerry Revis, general manager. He…
Tuesday morning B.J. Knight of the Roanoke streets department began removing the barriers and reopening the Louina Street bridge. Mayor Mike Fisher said he got a letter from the city’s bridge inspector Robert L. Harris saying the bridge had been inspected and could be reopened. The mayor said the city cannot keep an officer at…
After 25 minutes of deliberation Wednesday morning, a Tallapoosa County jury found 32-year-old Troy Antoine Knight guilty of robbing a New Site business at gunpoint earlier this year. The Wedowee resident was convicted on two counts of robbery, first degree, in connection to an armed robbery that occurred at Foodland grocery store in New Site…
ROCK MILLS–The body in the unmarked grave that was discovered to be accidentally exhumed from Rock Mills Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery last week was sent on Tuesday to University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s “body farm,” the school’s forensic anthropology center, where more can be learned about the remains. Also found were two rings, pieces of…
WADLEY–Wadley Police are seeking a man with a gun who led them on a chase Saturday night. Wadley Chief Tim Terry said a disturbance was reported at Ray’s Package Store on Highway 77 in Chambers County in which three men were arguing among themselves, one of them with a gun. They left the store and…
American Legion Post 53 is sponsoring the third annual Veterans’ Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 5. All groups are welcome to participate. Pick up entry forms at Roanoke City Hall by Tuesday, Nov. 1. Floats line up at Randolph Plaza at 10 a.m. and the program is at 11 a.m. at the corner of Church…
Randolph County Animal Shelter is preparing for its semi-annual book sale to be held Saturdays, Oct. 22 and 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the warehouse on Main Street in Roanoke. Books can be dropped off anytime under the porch awning at the warehouse and also at the shelter in Wedowee. If you…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Lynn David Coffey and spouse, Amy Danielle Coffey, on March 10, 2005, to First State Bank, said mortgage being recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Randolph County, Alabama, in Mortgage Book…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE Default having being made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Patrick Winters and Melissa Holland in favor of Jim Walter Homes, Inc., dated September 25, 2007 and recorded October 11, 2007 in Book 523, Page 1, in the Office of the Judge of Probate of…