(MONTGOMERY) Tiara Bailey, 23, of Montgomery, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Montgomery.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m.. at New Beginning Outreach Ministry with Bishop Tom Staples officiating.Grace Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Sylacauga.
(ROANOKE) William A. “Billy” Brown, 81, of Roanoke died Friday, February 25, 2022 at his residence. Billy was born in Roanoke on May 14, 1940 to the late Awbrey Charlie Brown and the late Lois Bailey Brown. He was a member of First Baptist Church in LaFayette. He retired from Liberty National Life Insurance Co.…
(WADLEY) Leonard Scott Spradlin, 67, of Wadley passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Eastman, Ga. A Roanoke native, Mr. Spradlin was born Feb. 6, 1955, the son of Bo and Lena Spradlin. He was Christian by faith. Mr. Spradlin was a wrestler named “Dusty Rhoades” and was also known as “Wimpy.” His father was…
(ROANOKE) The funeral for Robert Lamar “Bob” Stewart, 88, of Roanoke will be Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Church with Bro. Tyler Worthey officiating. Burial will follow at the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday before services begin.…
Michael “Blake” Jones, 66, passed away Feb. 14, 2022. The funeral was Saturday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. at Sommerville Funeral Service, Akron, Ohio. He was born July 5, 1955, in Roanoke to Claudia Mae Jones and the late George Blake Jones Sr., the fifth of five children. Mr. Jones accepted Christ at an early…
(ROANOKE) Christopher Marc “Chris” Mitchum, 70, of Roanoke passed away Feb. 27, 2022, in Roanoke. A memorial service will be held at a later date. A native and lifelong Randolph County resident, Mr. Mitchum was born Sept. 20, 1951, the son of William Luther and Lily Mae Ray Mitchum. He was self-employed as a computer…
(ROANOKE) Lera Jean Bell, 77, of Country Club Road, Roanoke, passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at her residence. Viewing will be Wednesday, March 2, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Clark Memorial Funeral Service. A graveside service will be Thursday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at Wehadkee Baptist Church Cemetery. Miss Bell was a…
(COLUMBUS, Ga.) Jessica Ann Wagner, 27, of Columbus, Ga., died at her residence on Feb 26, 2022. Ms. Wagner born March 29, 1994, in Columbus. Survivors include her father Terry Wagner and stepmother Joyce Wagner of Roanoke; brother, Joey Wagner of Columbus; two stepsisters, Martina Cosper and Heather Caldwell; and stepnephew, Amadeus Caldwell, all of…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for Melvin Vann Langley, 86, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Home with his grandson Caleb Calhoun, Bro. Allen Daniel and Bro. Chad Murphy officiating. Burial will follow at East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 1, from 5 to…
(WEDOWEE) The funeral for John A. Wright, 82, of Wedowee will be Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel with Dr. Joseph Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Mr. Wright passed…
Easter “April” Stapler McVey, 42, formerly of Woodland, passed away Feb. 24, 2022, at Russell Medical in Alexander City. She leaves behind her son, Timothy Micheal McVey of Tallasee; parents, Mike and Ruth Stapler of Woodland; sister, Misty Stapler-Britt of Phenix City; and many other family members and friends who will miss her. She was…
Woodland High School has named former Falkville and Hazel Green head coach Joel Schrenk as its new head football coach. The hire was made official at a meeting of the Randolph County Board of Education Thursday. The Bobcats have been conducting a search for a new coach since former coach Blair Armstrong announced that he…
(FAYETTEVILLE, Ga.) The funeral for William “Bill” Fred Roberts, 88, of Fayetteville, Ga., will be at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in the Overton Chapel of Fayetteville First Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Ga. Interment will follow the service at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City, Ga. The family will receive friends from 1 to…
(WHITESBURG, Ga.) Harry William Harp Sr., 81, of Whitesburg, Ga., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. The family will receive friends Friday, Feb. 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. EST at Almon Funeral Home. The funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. at Deeper Life Christian Center with Pastor Dan Patrick, Rev. Robert…
(HEFLIN) The funeral for Florene Nolen Walls, 83, of Heflin will be Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Smyrna Baptist Church, Newell, with Bro. Keith Rivers officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday. Mrs. Walls will…
(PHENIX CITY) Marcus T. Jones, 38, of Phenix City passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Columbus, Ga. Graveside services will be held on Friday, March 4, at 1 p.m. EST at the Community Cemetery in Phenix City with Rev. Noble Williams officiating. Online condolences may be expressed at www.gracememorialchapelllc.com Grace Memorial Chapel Funeral Home,…
Since Mardi Gras is coming up next Tuesday, I thought I would share one of my favor-ite spicy Cajun shrimp reci-pes!A few years ago, while visit-ing my parents in St. Petersburg, Florida, they took us out to eat at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in Madeira Beach. I ordered a dish called “Shrimpin’ Dippin’ Broth”…
There will be no trip to the final four this year for either of the Handley basketball teams as they both took losses in the finals of the Northeast Regional in Jacksonville Wednesday. The girls contest against New Hope was in many ways a microcosm of the team’s quest for its first-ever state final four.…
The Handley boys and girls basketball teams are one win away from a trip to the state final four. Both teams put together dominant performances against Priceville in the Northeast Regional semi-final in Jacksonville Saturday. The boys built a 16-point lead in the second half before cruising to a 61-50 victory, while the girls completed…
Black leaders, from left, Greg Foster, John Frank Houston, Mary Ammons, Tammi Holley and Ronald Cameron were presented with framed copies of a mayoral proclamation in recognition of their contributions to the city of Roanoke, in correlation with Black History Month.