(LOS ANGELES) Doris Dowdell Macklin, 78, of Los Angeles, formerly of Wadley, died Wednesday, July 6, 2011, in Los Angeles.The funeral will be at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Wadley, Saturday, July 16, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Cornelius Reese officiating. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour before the service.…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Minnie Lula Spence, 91, of Bowdon, Ga., died Friday, July 8, 2011. She was born March 5, 1920, in Wedowee, the daughter of the late Charlie Gore and Susie Hester Gore. Mrs. Spence was a retired seamstress having worked for National Linen Service and later with Sewell Mfg. Co. She was well known…
(ATLANTA) J. Randolph Hicks, 65, of Atlanta, died suddenly on July 4, 2011. Mr. Hicks was born in Talladega and lived most of his life in Atlanta. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and was an attorney in the Atlanta area, working for the law firm…
(WEDOWEE) Funeral services for Rosemarie Simmers Bezek Connell, 78, of Wedowee, formerly of Macon, Ga., were Sunday, July 10, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Upper Cane Creek Methodist Church in Fruithurst. She died July 5 at Memorial Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 24, 1933, in Nanty Glo, Pa., daughter…
(NEWELL) Funeral services for Elsie Leigh Herren, 98, of Newell will be Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at 6 p.m. at Harmony Methodist Church with the Rev. Joe Bob Traylor and Rev. Ridley Herren and Donna Maner officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Herren died Monday, July 11, at Clay County Nursing Home.…
(ROANOKE) Elissa Venable Handley, 76, of Roanoke died on July 8, 2011, in Birmingham. Mrs. Handley was the daughter of the late W.C. “Slim” Venable and the late Inez Phillips Venable. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Hartwell Handley II. She is survived by one sister, Jane Venable Lawhon of Rockmart, Ga.;…
(ROANOKE) Services for James Ernest Noles, 89, of Roanoke will be Sunday, July 10, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dean officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 12 noon on Sunday. Mr. Noles died Thursday, July…
(COLLEGE PARK, Ga.) Gladys Enloe Hall of College Park, Ga., died in Greensboro, N.C., on June 27, 2011. At Mrs. Hall’s request, private services will be held in Roanoke. She was born Dec. 29, 1921, in Lowell, Mass., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Page Enloe. Gladys attended Sullins College in Virginia Park, Va., and…
(PENSACOLA, Fla.) Funeral services for Robert Dwayne Thompson, 48, of Pensacola, Fla., will be Friday, July 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Clay County Funeral Home with the Rev. David Holcombe officiating. Burial will follow in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Thompson died Sunday, July 3, in Baldwin County. He was a…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Louise Messer Kirby, 77, of Wedowee will be Thursday, July 7, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Ava Methodist Church with the Revs. Richard Smith and Gary Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Kirby died Tuesday, July 5, at her residence. Mrs. Kirby was born Aug. 8, 1933,…
(BEULAH) Benjamin Rudolph Prather, 83, of Beulah died Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Lanett. The funeral will be Friday, July 8, at 4 p.m. EDT at Beulah Baptist Church with the Revs. Derek Hubbard, Jim Dykes and Mitchell Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery. Born Oct. 27, 1927, in…
(SANDWICH, Ill.) Margaret B. Bagley, 86, of Sandwich, Ill., formerly of Columbus, Ga., died July 4, 2011, at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. July 8 at Power of Praise Assembly of God Church, 230 Hwy. 431 S., Phenix City, with the Rev. John Knighton officiating. Burial…
(HEFLIN) Funeral services for infant Grace Lynn Richards of Heflin will be Thursday, July 7, 2011, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Steve Dempsey officiating. Grace died Monday, July 4, at Regional Medical Center in Anniston. She is survived by her parents, Robert and Sheri Wreyford Richards; three sisters, Allison Richards,…
The Randolph County Farmers Market is now open for business on Wednesday mornings in front of the old Terry Manufacturing Building on U.S. Highway 431. Manager Gene Thornton said they will be open from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. This week he expects to have tomatoes, cabbage, string beans, cucumbers, onions, squash and…
PUBLIC NOTICE The state of Alabama Department of Transportation will hold a Design Hearing for Project No. STPAA-0022(505) is a proposal by the State of Alabama Department of Transportation to realign State Route 22 in Roanoke on July 12, 2011 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the City Hall Courtroom, 809 Main St., Roanoke, Alabama.…
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE Default having been made in the terms of that certain Mortgage, executed on the 28th day of August, 2006, by STEVEN W. PANNELL AND DEBORAH L. PANNELL, as Mortgagor, to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS A NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., as Mortgagee, which said Mortgage is recorded…
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-06-01 An Ordinance of the City of Roanoke, Alabama, to exempt certain “Covered Items” from the municipal, sales and use tax during the first full weekend of August 2011, as authorized by Act 2006-574, general referred to as the States Sales Tax Holiday Legislation. Be it ordained by the City Council of Roanoke,…
Horses, bulls, cowboys and cowgirls were the big attraction this weekend in Wedowee at the 8th Annual Randolph County Sheriff’s PCA Rodeo. For the eighth straight year, the rodeo has been a major event in the county. Sheriff David Cofield said the rodeo was just as successful as it has been the last seven years,…
The Roanoke Health Care Authority (RCHCA) last week agreed to proceed with the sale of the closed Randolph Medical Center to Bill McKenzie. Lee R. Benton of Benton & Centeno LLP in Birmingham, the authority’s attorney, was authorized to negotiate with McKenzie for the sale of the building and contents. The two small buildings and…
“Everything we know, we got from the newspaper,” said Randolph County Health Care Authority member Bill Caypless. “That’s not how we need to operate … We have severe communications problems (with Roanoke Health Care Authority).” Caypless said that day he had spoken with a Roanoke Health Care Authority (RHCA) member who had no idea how…