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This file was contributed by: William Fischer, Jr. ============================================= January 2003 The Randolph Leader November 1, 1995 _________________ OBITUARIES: Michael J. Clark (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Michael J. Clark, 75, of Roanoke were Saturday, Oct. 28, 1995, at Taylor’s Crossroads Church of Christ, with Mr. William Anthony Gunsallus and the Rev. Church Garner officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Clark died Thursday, Oct. 26, at Randolph County Hospital after an extended illness. A former resident of Cedartown, Ga., Mr. Clark was born Dec. 11, 1919, in Roanoke, son of John D. and Effie Irene Broacn Clark. He was a World War II navy veteran, a member of Pine Bower Baptist Church in Cedartown, and had worked as a self-employed home builder. Survivors include a sister, Tessie Yaken of Flint, Mich., and several nieces and nephews. Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements __________ Annie Sutton Wright (LAFAYETTE) Annie Sutton Wright, 99, of LaFayette died Sunday, Oct. 22, 1995, at George H. Lanier Memorial Hospital, Valley. Mrs. Wright is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Thelma A. Silmon of LaFayette; a son, Wilson Adamson of Birmingham; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; 14 great- great-grandchildren; three great-great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Services for Mrs. Wright were Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church #2, with the Rev. George L. Silmon officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary of Roanoke. __________ Sarah Luker Prescott (ROANOKE) Sarah Luker Prescott, 90, of Roanoke died Monday, Oct. 30, 1995, in Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Quattlebaum Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Doug Turner officiating. Burial was in Randolph Memory Gardens, Roanoke. Mrs. Prescott is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was a retired salesperson from McGilvray’s and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Roanoke. Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke, was in charge of arrangements. The family requests that there be no flowers but that memorial donations be made to the First Baptist Church. __________ Curtis Rudolph Traylor (WOODLAND) Curtis Rudolph Traylor, 75, of Woodland died Sunday, Oct. 29, 1995, at his residence after an extended illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30, at Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Max New officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Traylor is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Dell Traylor of Woodland; two daughters, Shirlene Stewart and Nancy Fordham, both of Woodland; two sons, Junior R. Traylor and Jimmy Lee Traylor of Woodland; seven grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Clayton of Douglasville, Ga., and Retha Harmon of Wedowee; and two brothers, Evan Traylor of Douglasville and Brady Traylor of Woodland. Pallbearers were grandsons and nephews. Mr. Traylor was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was born on March 6, 1920, the son of Washie and Beulah Henderson Traylor. He was a member of Zion Baptist Church and retired from the wood processing industry. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements. __________ Loretta Sorenson Smith (JACKSON, Miss.) Loretta Sorenson Smith, 75, of Jackson, Miss., formerly of Roanoke, Ala., died Saturday, Oct. 28, 1995, in Whispering Pines Hospice. Memorial services were [sic - will be] at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in Roanoke [sic - Randolph] Memory Gardens. Mrs. Smith is survived by one daughter, Eugenia Evans of Charleston, S.C.; one son, Joseph Smith or [sic] Orleans, France; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Smith had lived in Jackson for the past 25 years. She was retired as executive secretary with Mississippi Office Supply Company and M.P.I. While in Roanoke she was executive secretary of the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce and was actively involved as a Girl Scout leader and homemaker. She was graduated from M and S Business College in Brownsville, Tex., and was a member of the class of 1937 at Lyford High School, Lyford, Tex. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph and daughter Margaret Smith Goodwin. Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke, was [sic - is] in charge of local arrangements. __________ Otis Mitchell (WEDOWEE) Otis Mitchell, 77, of Wedowee died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995, in Traylor Nursing Home, Roanoke, after an extended illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in Benefield Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Donald Spradlin and J. C. Holloway officiating. Burial was in Wedowee City Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vera Mitchell of Wedowee; two sisters, Ms. Lamerle M. Ayres and Mrs. Sarah Adamson of Wedowee; two brothers, Toll Mitchell of West Point, Ga., and Roy Mitchell of Wedowee. Pallbearers were Kenneth Spradlin, Basil Mitchell, Rayford Edmondson, George Waldrop, Eddie Lindley and Ben Milam. Mr. Mitchell was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was born Oct. 14, 1918, son of Fred Thomas and Lela Arizonia Waldrop Mitchell. He was a retired farmer and a member and deacon of Mt. Grove Baptist Church. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements. __________ Marian Pilcher Hooton (LINEVILLE) Funeral services for Marian Pilcher Hooton of Lineville were at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 1995, at First United Methodist Church of Lineville, with the Rev. John Gates officiating. Burial was in Ashland City Cemetery. Mrs. Hooton died Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Baptist Medical Center Montclair in Birmingham. She was a native of Dothan and lived most of her life in Clay County. She was the wife of the late Madison Hilton Hooton and daughter of Clay and Ora Box Pilcher. She was a graduate of the University of Montevallo with a major in sociology and social work. Mrs. Hooton was a member of the executive board of Cheaha Mental Health from its inception. She was active in the Alabama Federation of Clubs and instrumental in organizing the Progressive Study Club of Lineville, in which she served as president for a number of terms. She was a partner in Hooton Lumber Company for many years and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lineville. Mrs. Hooton is survived by one son, Matt Hooton, Jr. and one daughter, Marian Ellen Hooton, both of Lineville. Pallbearers were Walter Farr, Jr., Jack Zorn, Perry Young, Earnest A. Ingram, Ronnie Sudduth, Roy Hayes, Tommy Hudson and James Reeves. Honorary pallbearers were Progressive Study Club members, Bridge Club members, Richard Sudduth, Loyd Sparks, Ernest Wilkinson, Charles William Carpenter, Simon Lipham, Manard Amason, Dr. George Smith, Sr., Mark Bowen, Wayne Terry and Dr. Larry D. Morris. Benefield Funeral Home of Ashland was in charge of arrangements. __________ Glenda Mae Sikes (TULSA, Okla.) Glenda Mae Sikes, 51, of Tulsa died Thursday, Oct. 12, 1995, in an automobile accident in Hugoton, Kansas. She was a native of Siloam Springs, Ark. Funeral services for Mrs. Sikes were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Moore’s Eastlawn Funeral Home in Tulsa. Survivors include her husband, James E. Sikes of Tulsa, formerly of Wedowee, Ala.; three daughters, Cammy L. Cary of Norman, Okla., Kelly D. Sturges of Edmond, Okla., and Kimberly M. Winn of Catoosa, Okla.; and three grandchildren. __________________________________________________ The Randolph Leader November 8, 1995 _________________ OBITUARIES: Mary Sue Adamson (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Sue Adamson, 68, of Roanoke were Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at 3 p.m. from Roanoke First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Milton Booth officiating. Burial will follow [sic- followed] at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Adamson died Wednesday, Nov. 1, at her home after an extended illness. A Randolph County native and lifelong resident of Roanoke, she was born Feb. 13, 1927, daughter of Eddie Hamilton and Laura Lulla Lurlene Waldrep Cottle. She was a member of Roanoke First United Methodist Church and the Wesleyan Service Guild of the United Methodist Women. She had worked with Hall’s Propane Gas Company. Survivors include her husband, Quillian Adamson of Roanoke; one daughter, Anya Jackson of Roanoke; one son, Randy Adamson of Roanoke; three sisters, Elizabeth Chase and Lonita Hallman of Roanoke and Faye Towler of Rock Mills; one brother, Ford Cottle of Anniston; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Chris Towler, Kenny Beverly, Hallman Bradshaw, Jon Chase, Neil Chase, Kenny Chase, Russell Massa and Tim Massa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the church or to Chattahoochee Hospice (106 Stewart Street, Roanoke 36274). Quattlebaum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. __________ Mary Johnson Bonner (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Mary Johnson Bonner, 69, of Roanoke were Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at 2 p.m. at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Frank Foster and Harold Bonner officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Bonner died suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 31, at her home. A longtime resident of Roanoke, Mrs. Bonner was a Chambers County native, born May 28, 1926, daughter of Jackson and Edna Mae Smith Johnson. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Ann May of Roanoke; a son, Lamar Bonner of Roanoke; one sister, Lamerle Wilson of Opelika; two brothers, Curtis Johnson and Charlie Johnson of Roanoke; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Sam Brown, Tommy Yarbrough, Mike May, Larry Wilson, Whit Bonner and Tim Ussery. Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements. __________ Charlie Clinton Powell (WADLEY) Funeral services for Charlie Clinton Powell, 71, of Wadley were Sunday, Nov. 5, 1995, at 2 p.m. from Wadley First United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Jones officiating. Burial was at Wadley Cemetery. Mr. Powell died Thursday, Nov. 2, at his home. A resident of Wadley for the past 23 years, he was a native of Andalusia, born April 6, 1924, son of Grady and Lela Johns Powell. He was an army veteran of World War II and a former resident of Niagara Falls, N.Y. He was a member of Wadley First United Methodist Church and had been employed by Ace Hardware. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Phillips Powell of Wadley; three sons, Scott Powell of Wadley, Charles Grady Powell of West Point, N.Y., and Lance B. Pierce of Brunswick, Ga.; two sisters, Jamus Pullano of Richmond, Va., and Maxine P. Jackson of Wadley; one brother, Winston L. Powell of Niagara Falls; six grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Pallbearers were J. T. Edge, Elliott Gay, John Gay, Pierce Stewart, Charles McKay, Bob Blackwell, Hugh Radney and James Rollins. Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements. __________ Jeanetta Barsh (WEDOWEE) Jeanetta Barsh, 44, of Wedowee died Nov. 3, 1995, at her home. Mrs. Barsh was a member of Stephen Mission United Methodist Church, Wedowee. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Barsh of Wedowee; two sons, Clarence Johnson Jr. of Alpine and Wayne Barsh of Wedowee; one daughter, Belinda Woodgett of Wedowee; her father, John Knight of Wedowee; two sisters, Annie Mae Woodgett of Wedowee and Cora Scott of California; two brothers, John W. Knight and Troy Knight of Wedowee; and four grandchildren, two aunts, three uncles and a host of other relatives and friends. Services for Mrs. Barsh were Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. from Pine Flat Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Thomas Knight officiating. Interment was in the cemetery at Stephen Mission United Methodist Church. Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary, Roanoke. __________ Margie Pollard Richardson (LANETT) Margie Pollard Richardson, 96, of Lanett died Thursday, Nov. 2, 1995, at Lee Manor Health Care Center, Opelika. A native of Randolph County, Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker and resident of Lanett since 1948. She was the widow of the late W. C. “Boss” Richardson and had resided at Lee Manor since 1987. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church of Lanett. Mrs. Richardson is survived by four daughters, Nan Hall of Thomaston, Ga., Myrtle Sides of Auburn, and Evelyn Cobb and Judy Smith of West Point, Ga.; two sons, Griggs Richardson of Lanett and Hershel Richardson of the Little Texas community, Macon County, Ala.; two brothers, C. B. Pollard of Lanett and Fred Pollard of Wedowee; 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Chapel in Valley at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, with burial in Resthaven Cemetery in Lanett, the Rev. Floyd Aikens and the Rev. Gerald Sykes officiating. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley was in charge of arrangements. __________ Osval Curtis ‘Hoss’ Hand (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Osval Curtis “Hoss” Hand, 63, of Roanoke were Friday, Nov. 3, 1995, at 2 p.m. from Southside Baptist Church with the Revs. Tommy Smith and David Kelley officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Hand died Wednesday, Nov. 1, at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange. A former resident of Fort Pierce, Fla., and a Randolph County native, he was born June 24, 1932, son of Robert Ervin and Leava Boyd Hand. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church and had been employed by Southeastern Printing. Survivors include his wife, Faye Kelley Hand of Roanoke; one daughter, Alecia Stewart of Roanoke; two sons, Rodney Osval Hand of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Kevin Curtis Hand of Honolulu; one sister, Edith Edmondson of Roanoke; one brother, Robert Hand, also of Roanoke and four grandchildren. Pallbearers were Steve Hand, Tim Edmondson, Eric Kelley, Donnie Kelley, Jamie Kelley, Lynn Burk, Stacy Mitchell and Anthony Gosdin. Quattlebaum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. __________________________________________________ The Randolph Leader November 15, 1995 _________________ OBITUARIES: Raymond Monroe Whatley (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Raymond Monroe Whatley, 53, of Roanoke were Friday, Nov. 10, 1995, at 3 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church, with the Revs. Wayne Jetton and Vernon Willis officiating. Burial ws in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Whatley died Tuesday, Nov. 7, at his home. A Randolph County native, he was born Feb. 20, 1942, son of Rufus Monroe and Annie Lorene Spears Whatley. He was a member of Highway Congregational Methodist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Beth Ann Watts of Washington (state) and Cathy Lynn Mitchell and Carol Lea Mitchell of Roanoke; two grandchildren, Christopher Watts and Stephanie Watts of Washington; his mother, Lorene Roberts of Roanoke; three sisters, Sandra Farr and Susan Cofield of Roanoke and Jane Garner of Pine Mountain, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews. Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements. __________ Jimmy Paul Henry (BOWDON, Ga.) Funeral services for Jimmy Paul Henry, 42, of Bowdon, Ga., were Saturday, Nov. 11, 1995, at 11 a.m. at Benefield Funeral Home Chapel in Lineville with the Rev. Glenn Cooper officiating. Burial was in Clay County Memory Gardens. Mr. Henry died at his residence Wednesday, Nov. 8. He was a native of Randolph County but had lived in Bowdon for the last 13 years. He was a member of Center Chapel Baptist Church in Roanoke. Survivors include his wife, Donna Henry; son, Joel Aaron Henry; two daughters, April Michelle Peterson of Inman, S.C., and Paula Jean Stamm of Bowdon, Ga.; his mother, Barnelle Nix of Roanoke; three sisters, Jenny Rlea and Jane Henry of Fairfax and Joan Taylor of Lanett; three brothers, Richard Earl Nix of Montgomery, Jamie Henry of Langdale and Braxton Russell Nix of Rock Mills; and five grandsons. Pallbearers were Russell “Rusty” Nix, Ricky Nix, Alvin George, Jamie Taylor, Donald Daniel and Charles Chapman. Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville was in charge of arrangements. __________ Carolyn June Hester (HOGANSVILLE, Ga.) Carolyn June Hester, 40, of 475 Bailey Road in Hogansville, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, Nov. 6, 1995, from injuries she received in an automobile accident on highway 27 south of Franklin, Ga., while on her way home from work. Ms. Hester, an employee of the Kex Plant of Milliken and Co., was born in Tallassee, Ala., and had lived in Hogansville for about two months. She was a Baptist. Her father, James Randel Haggard, preceded her in death. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Carolyn Jeanette Baldwin of Montgomery; three sons, Lamar Scott of Woodland and Shane Scott and James Ellis of Hogansville; two brothers, James R. Haggard and Norman F. Haggard of Tallassee; two sisters, Mrs. Quita Ruff of Montgomery and Mrs. Barbara Robertson of Centre; one grandchild, Allen Michael Dudley; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Thursday, Nov. 9, at Stribling-Lucas Funeral Home Chapel in LaGrange, Ga., with the Rev. Daryl Marbut officiating. Burial was in Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange. __________ Forrest Ray Caldwell (CRAGFORD) Services for Forrest Ray Caldwell, 68, of Cragford were Monday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. at Corinth Baptist Church with Revs. Randy Anderson and Zenus Windsor officiating. Masonic graveside services were in the church cemetery with Clay County Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Caldwell died Saturday at University Hospitals in Birmingham. Survivors include his wife, Ayler Caldwell of Cragford; his mother, Erin Caldwell of Ashland; a daughter, Renee Brewer of Birmingham; two sons, Stan Caldwell of Lineville and Lavoy Caldwell of Roanoke; two step-sons, Jeffrey Austin of Bear Creek, N.C., and Marvin Austin of Shelby, N.C.; four sisters, Mary Alice Fargason of Cragford, Faye Caldwell of Ashland, Winnifred Burger of Portland, Ore., and Pauline Flippin of Los Angeles; [and] seven grandchildren. Pallbearers were deacons of Corinth Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers were members of Masonic Lodge 216 in Lineville. A lifelong Clay County native, Mr. Caldwell was a retired sales manager for Wellborn Cabinet. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 216 in Lineville and a deacon of Corinth Baptist Church. __________ Daniel Pimelton Craft (LANETT) Daniel Pimelton (D. P.) Craft, 83, of Lanett died Monday, Nov. 13, 1995, at Lanier Memorial Hospital. A native of Randolph County, Mr. Craft had been a resident of Lanett for the past 37 years and was a retired employee of West Point Pepperell’s Lanett Mill. He was a member of Caver’s Grove Congregational Christian Church of Randolph County. Survivors include his wife, Mattie Nobley Craft of Lanett; three daughter, Marie Meadows of Newell and Lorene Craft and Shirley Welch of Lanett; a sister, Mavis Parkerson of LaGrange, Ga.; a brother, the Rev. Chester Craft of Molena, Ga.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at Levens Chapel Baptist Church in Randolph County at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, with burial in the adjoining cemetery. The Rev. Chester Craft and the Rev. Ward Doss will officiate. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to one’s favorite charity in Mr. Craft’s memory. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Lanett was in charge of arrangements. __________ Mattie Ruth Cofield (COLLEGE PARK, Ga.) Mattie Ruth Cofield, 72, of College Park, Ga., died Monday, Nov. 6, 1995, at South Fulton Medical Center, East Point, Ga. Mrs. Cofield was a native of Chambers County, Ala. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Evelyn J. Sewell, Ms. Annie J. Cofield and Mrs. Mary V. Willis of Atlanta, Ga., and Ms. Brenda Cofield of College Park; three sons, Joe Cofield and A. C. Cofield Jr. of Roanoke, Ala., and Major Cofield of College Park; one sister, Mrs. Minnie L. Hutchinson of College Park; 11 grandchildren and 12 great- grandchildren. Services for Mrs. Cofield were Friday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. from Canaan Baptist Church, Roanoke (Welch) with the Rev. Rodney K. Turner officiating. Interment was in the Canaan Baptist Church cemetery. Arrangements were by Silmon Mortuary of Roanoke. __________________________________________________ The Randolph Leader November 22, 1995 _________________ OBITUARIES: Jesse Kline Hicks (ROCK MILLS) Funeral services for Jesse Kline Hicks, 66, of Rock Mills were Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995, at 2:30 p.m. from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Louis Olds and O. J. Hodnett officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mr. Hicks died suddenly on Sunday, Nov. 19, at Randolph County Hospital. A native and longtime resident of Randolph County, he was born Dec. 14, 1928, son of Glover and Annie Rae Keeble Hicks. A navy veteran of the Korean War and a member of Center Chapel Baptist Church, he had been a self-employed builder. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Foster Hicks of Rock Mills; two daughters, Dianna Morrison of Roanoke and Elaine Anthony of Rock Mills; two sons, Ken Hicks and Robbie Hicks of Rock Mills; a sister, Betty Gassaway of Roopville, Ga.; and eight grandchildren. Pallbearers were John Pounds, Mike Keeble, Mike Hicks, Dewayne Foster, Frank Foster and Edward Gassaway. Honorary pallbearers were Clarence Booker, Steve Booker, Johnny Deason, Doug Bailey, Joe Ballow, Fred Harcrow, Barry Walker and Stanley Daniel. Quattlebaum Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. __________ Esker Willis Yates (WINCHESTER, Tenn.) Esker Willis Yates, 81, of Winchester, Tenn., formerly of Rt. 1, Woodland, died Friday, Nov. 17, 1995, in Southern Tennessee Medical Center, Winchester, after an extended illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at Providence Baptist Church, Woodland, with the Rev. Jack Rice, Bro. Joe Rutherford and Rev. Tony Morris officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Yates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Yates of Winchester; two daughters, Judy Yates of Indian Rock Beach, Fla., and Jane Brown of Carrollton, Tex.; two sisters, Bernice McManus of Woodland and Lucille Brady of Anniston; one brother, Roy Yates of Woodland; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Michael Rampy, Stephen Rampy, Mark Brown, Tim Keipling, Arnold Garner and Bruce Garner. Mr. Yates was a native of Randolph County, born on Nov. 23, 1913, son of Lester W. Yates and Edna Gertrude Daniel Yates. He moved to Winchester in 1990, having lived until then in Randolph County, Ala. He married Mary Ann Garner on Aug. 11, 1935, was a veteran of World War II and a deacon of Providence Baptist Church since 1925, and was retired from Bremen-Bowdon Investment Co. of Bowdon, Ga. Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements __________ Henry Marshall Gosdin (DOUGLASVILLE, Ga.) Henry Marshall Gosdin, 94, of Douglasville, Ga., died Saturday, Nov. 18, 1995, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Randolph County, Ala., Jan. 18, 1901, son of the late Henry and Martha Hester Gosdin. Mr. Gosdin was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and was a retired farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Idell Mitchell, son Alews Gosdin, and two daughters, Betty Yates and Faye Lounette Gosdin. Survivors include three daughters, Glema Cavender and Shirley Shartzer of Bowdon, Ga., and Christine Stuman of Douglasville; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Blake Gosdin of Roanoke. Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church, with the Rev. W. M. Wiggins officiating. Music was by the church choir and David Parmer. Pallbearers were Steve Caldwell, Larry Traylor, Donnie Gosdin, David Carter, Lee McKenzie and Chris Lovvorn. Interment was in the church cemetery. Rainwater-West Funeral Home of Bowdon was in charge of arrangements. __________ Elsie Jane Harlan (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Elsie Jane Harlan, 73, of Roanoke were Monday, Nov. 20, 1995, at 2 p.m. from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tim Teague officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Harlan died Saturday, Nov. 18, at Randolph County Hospital in Roanoke. A Cleburne County native, she was born Sept. 5, 1922, daughter of Allen and Leslie Adamson Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice J. Harlan. Survivors include two sisters, Aley Cosper and Faye Waldrep of Roanoke, and a brother, Ray Smith of Roanoke. Pallbearers will be [sic - were] Stanley Shelton, Bill Waldrep, Gregg Pennington, Richard Waldrep, James Watts and Bobby Durham. Quattlebaum Funeral Home is [sic - was] in charge of arrangements. __________ Jimmy Paul Henry See obituary in the November 15, 1995, issue of The Randolph Leader. __________ Catherine Crowder (LANETT) Catherine Crowder, 69, of Lanett died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1995, at Lanier Memorial Hospital in Valley. Mrs. Crowder was born in Chambers County, Ala., on Feb. 25, 1926. She was a retired employee of Dixie Mills in LaGrange and was a Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Robert Lee Crowder Jr. of Columbus, Ga., John David Crowder of Lanett and Charles E. Crowder of LaGrange, Ga.; one brother, Olin Dutton of Roanoke; 11 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. The funeral was at Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel in Valley at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Lanett, the Rev. Eugene Striblin officiating. Arrangements were by Johnson Brown-Service in Valley. __________ Grover W. Herren (NEWELL) Grover W. Herren, 85, of Rt. 1, Newell, died Friday, Nov. 17, 1995, at his residence after an extended illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Harmony Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. John Reese, David Daniel and Roy Connell officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Herren is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Herren of Newell; one daughter, Mrs. Jo Anne Blanks of Woodland; two sons, Paul Herren and Billy Herren of Newell; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Gross of Woodland; one brother, Robert L. Herren of Woodland; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. Pallbearers were Mark Herren, Quinton Blanks, Scott Herren, Phillip Edge, Jeff Fuller, Terry Dukes, Sonny Manner and Dale Rush. Honorary pallbearers were C. B. Butler, Jerry Crawford, Troy Butler, Charlie Will Thompson, Albert Herren, Bobby Cofield, Dennis Gosdin and Curtis Stewart. Mr. Herren, a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County, was born on March 6, 1910, son of Daniel A. Herren and Ada Lovvorn Herren. He was a deacon of Harmony Congregational Methodist Church and was a retired farmer. Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements. __________________________________________________ The Randolph Leader November 29, 1995 _________________ OBITUARIES: Rosalyn Handley Lane McMurray (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Rosalyn Handley Lane McMurray, 71, of Roanoke were Monday, Nov. 27, 1995, at 3:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, with Dr. Douglas Turner and the Rev. Milton Booth officiating. Burial was at Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs. McMurray died Sunday, Nov. 26, at her home. A lifelong resident of Randolph County, she was born Sept. 30, 1924, daughter of Paul Faulkner and Margaret Evelyn Handley Lane. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College and had retired after having taught English at Handley High School for 20 years. She was an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Literary Club, Silhouette Club and D.A.R., and for a time was society editor for The Roanoke Leader. Survivors include one daughter, Lane McMurray Saunders of Alex City; three sons, James Leonard McMurray Jr., Dr. Paul Augustus McMurray and Thomas Anglin McMurray II, all of Roanoke; one sister, Margaret Lane Shaffer of Alex City[;] and ten grandchildren. Pallbearers were Blake Shaffer, Frank Hodges, William Lane, Wesley Schuessler, Jim Robinson and Jodie Hamner. Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements. __________ Misty Dawn McCullough (DALLAS, Ga.) Funeral services for Misty Dawn McCollough, 25, of Dallas, Ga., formerly of Rock Mills, were Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1995, at 3 p.m. from Faith Baptist Church in Roanoke with the Rev. S. T. Janney officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Miss McCullough died Monday, Nov. 20, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Lithia Springs, Ga. A Troup County native, she was born April 11, 1970, and lived in LaGrange until age 16. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Tommie and Edward Sanders of Roanoke; father and step-mother, Danny and Lorene McCullough of Douglasville, Ga.; her grandmother, Dorothy May of Roanoke; two sister, Jenny Sanders and Jessica Sanders, both of Roanoke; and a brother, Eddie Sanders of Rock Mills. Quattlebaum Funeral Home is [sic - was] in charge of arrangements. __________ Flora Johnson (GRAHAM) Flora Johnson, 93, of Rt. 1, Graham, died Monday, Nov. 20, 1995, at Heritage Home, Roanoke, after a short illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. CST at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Revs. Ray Runyan, Monroe Wiggins and Thurman Henderson officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Johnson is survived by one brother-in-law, Bob Johnson of Woodland, and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Billy Hand, Ed Hand, Al Hand, Frank Hand, Steve Hand, Harold Craft and Kenneth Spradlin. Mrs. Johnson, a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County, was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Johnson. She was retired as a supervisor at Sewell Mfg. Co. and was a homemaker. She was the oldest member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements. __________ Mildred M. Wortham (WEDOWEE) Mildred M. Wortham, 82, of Rt. 2, Wedowee, died Monday, Nov. 27, 1995, in Randolph County Hospital, Roanoke, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Williams officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Wortham is survived by her husband, Thomas Willie Wortham of Wedowee; one sister-in-law, Lerlene McCarley of Huntsville; [and] a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be John Landers, Bill Landers, Roy Doug Benefield, Wortham Bailey, Jerry Wortham, Terry Sheppard, Winston Benefield, and Ronald Wortham. Mrs. Wortham will lie in state at Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee[,] and the family will receive friends after 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, until time for services. Mrs. Wortham was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. She was born on April 9, 1913, daughter of John Lamar McCarley and Donna Yarbrough McCarley. She was retired from Palm Beach Company and was a member of the O.E.S. Roanoke chapter and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, is in charge of arrangements. __________ Andrew J. Camp (NORTH BROOKFIELD, Mass.) Andrew J. Camp, 69, of North Brookfield, Mass., died Thursday, Nov. 23, 1995, in Mary Lane Hospital, Ware, Mass. Mr. Camp was formerly from Randolph County. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, in Benefield Funeral Home Chapel, Wedowee. Burial was in Pine Grove Cemetery, Malone. Mr. Camp is survived by his wife, Joanne G. Camp of North Brookfield; his mother, Mrs. Bertha C. Wilkinson Camp of Douglasville, Ga.; three brothers, Bud H. Camp of Ellenwood, Ga., Bob Camp of Douglasville, and Bill Camp of Lithia Springs, Ga.; two grandchildren; one stepson, Mark L. Johns of Manassas, Va.; one step-daughter, Raeann M. Caron of North Brookfield; and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Tom Wilkinson, Terry Wilkinson, David Camp, Scott Camp, Eddy Shaw and Devan Seabough. Mr. Camp was born in Malone, the son of Stonewall J. Camp and Bertha C. Wilkinson Camp. He worked for the board of education of Prince George’s County, Maryland, as a bus driver for many years. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force with 21 years of service and was a charter member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars of Clinton, Md. He was married to Betty Jo Wall for many years until her death in 1988. He is a graduate of Prince George’s Community College. The family asks that donations be made to North Brookfield Emergency Squad, 84 South Main St., North Brookfield, MA 01535. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements. __________ Grace E. Morrison (NEWELL) Grace E. Morrison, 90, of Route 1, Newell, died Monday, Nov. 27, 1995, in Regional Medical Center, Anniston, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at Jordan’s Chapel Congregational Methodist Church with the Rev. Leron Murphy, John Tinney and Miriam Shermon officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Morrison is survived by two daughters, Myrtie Brady of Newell and Louise Mitchell of Anniston, and by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Pascal Haynes, Troy Smith, Carl Sellers, Jimmy Triplett, Roger Hammett and Franklin Murphy. Mrs. Morrison was a native of Cleburne County, born on July 4, 1905, daughter of Billy Echols and Laura West Echols. She was a homemaker and a member of Jordan’s Chapel Congregational Methodist Church. Mrs. Morrison will lie in state at Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, and will lie in state at the church for one hour beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29. Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, is in charge of arrangements. __________ Joe Edward Gross (WEDOWEE) Joe Edward Gross, 66, of Rt. 2, Wedowee, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995, in Roanoke. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church, with the Revs. Johnny Bishop, Kenneth Johnson and Frank Sledge officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Gross is survived by two daughters, Genice Wilson and Stephanie Sikes, both of Wedowee; three grandchildren; one step-daughter, Kimberly Sledge of LaGrange, Ga.; one step-grandson; two sisters, Nancy Cummings of Bowdon, Ga., and Sally Sikes of Oxford; four brothers, Blake Gross of Wedowee, Bob Gross of Lanett, Jack Gross of LaGrange, Ga., and Sam Gross of Bowdon, Ga.; five nieces and five nephews. Pallbearers were Shane Strain, Dave Strain, Larry Brown, Ronald Holloway, Robert Taylor and Kermit Hanson. Honorary pallbearers were members of the sheriff’s department, Jeff Fuller and William Dillard. Born Nov. 14, 1929, the son of Ellison Gross and Essie Lee Kirby Gross, Mr. Gross was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was retired from the Alabama Highway Department. He was a member of Wedowee Masonic Lodge, F&AM 93. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements. __________ Norma Jean Gross (ROANOKE) Norma Jean Gross, 47, of Rt. 2, Roanoke, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995, in Roanoke. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Rocky Branch Baptist Church, with the Revs. Johnny Bishop, Kenneth Johnson and Frank Sledge officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Gross is survived by one daughter, Kimberly Driver Sledge of LaGrange, Ga.; one grandson; two step-daughters, Stephanie Sikes and Genice Wilson of Wedowee; and three step-grandson. Pallbearers were Roger Sledge, Ricky Sledge, David Sledge, Kenny Sledge, Eddie Sears and Glenn Vinson. Mrs. Gross was born in Randolph County Jan. 22, 1947, the daughter of Henry Calvin Vinson and Byrda Louise Williams Vinson. She was a member of Noon Day Congregational Christian Church. She was employed as an elementary teacher with Mt. Zion (Ga.) School. Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee was in charge of arrangements. __________ Robert L. Estes (WADLEY) Funeral services for Robert L. Estes, 85, of Wadley were Saturday, Nov. 25, 1995, at 1 p.m. at Benefield Funeral Chapel in Lineville, with the Rev. Zenus Windsor officiating. Burial was in Wadley City Cemetery. Mr. Estes died Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the V. A. Nursing Home in Decatur, Ga. He was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County, a retired farmer, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Malone Baptist Church. He is survived by one daughter, Lorene Wright of Marietta; two sons, Kenneth Estes of Jonesboro, Ga., and Larry Estes of Wadley; four grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Benefield Funeral Home of Lineville was in charge of arrangements. __________ Clara Nell Olinger (ROANOKE) Funeral services for Clara Nell Olinger, 74, of Roanoke were Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995, at 2 p.m. at Bethany Lime Christian Church, with the Revs. Stanley Yarbrough, E. G. Clark and Graham Norris officiating. Burial was at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Olinger died Thursday, Nov. 23, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika after a short illness. A Randolph County native and lifelong resident of Roanoke, she was born Feb. 7, 1921, daughter of Charles Homer and Mary Lou Smith Bennett. She was a member of Bethany Lime Christian Church and had been employed by Roanoke Fashions. Survivors include her husband, Robert L. “Bob” Olinger of Roanoke; four sisters, Odelle Bennett, Rosebud Stanford and Minnie Lou Modjeski, all of Roanoke, and Marie Dudley of Albuquerque, N.M.; two brothers, Charles Cary Bennett of Roanoke and Walter Burton Bennett of Valley; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Wayne Brown, Ricky Beverly, Jamie Burdette, Roger Bennett, Greg Benefield and Hugh Benefield. Honorary pallbearers were Wilson Yarbrough, E. G. Adamson, Raymond Key, Gene Sheppard, Henry Rushton, Harris Kitchens, Leroy Adamson and Curtis Yarbrough. Quattlebaum Funeral Home of Roanoke was in charge of arrangements. __________ Willie Everett ‘Bill’ Lashley (WADLEY) Willie Everett “Bill” Lashley, 80, of Rt. 2, Wadley, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995, in Randolph County Hospital, Roanoke, after an extended illness. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Almond First United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Jones officiating. Burial was in the New Hope West Baptist Cemetery, Cragford. Mr. Lashley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann A. Lashley of Wadley; one son, Vernon Lashley of Wadley; one daughter-in-law, Vicky Lashley of Wadley; two grandchildren, Matthew and William Lashley of Wadley; one sister, Ruby Pugh of Tuscaloosa; and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were nephews. Mr. Lashley was a native and lifelong resident of Randolph County. He was born on Dec. 12, 1914, son of James Jefferson Lashley and Etta McGill Lashley. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of Almond First United Methodist Church and a retired farmer. Benefield Funeral Home, Wedowee, was in charge of arrangements. __________ Murla Johnson (LAGRANGE, Ga.) Murla Johnson, 81, of LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995, at the LaGrange home of her granddaughter, Charlotte Pierce, after several weeks of illness. A native of Lee County, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Daisy Davis Sheppard. She retired from Hillside Plant of Callaway Mills Company, LaGrange, and had lived most of her life in LaGrange. She was a member of East LaGrange Baptist Church. Funeral services were at Hunter-Allen-Myhand Chapel, LaGrange, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, with the Rev. Jesse Lee Gordy and the Rev. Heflin Daniel officiating. Burial was in Restlawn Memory Gardens, LaGrange. Surviving are one daughter-in-law, Bonnell Knight of Ringgold, Ga.; three granddaughters; two grandsons; 10 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Albert Sheppard of LaGrange and Ralph Sheppard of Roopville, Ga.; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Johnson. Hunter-Allen-Myhand Funeral Home of LaGrange was in charge of arrangements. __________ William Thomas Norred (CONYERS, Ga.) William Thomas Norred, 71, of Conyers, Ga., formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, Nov. 20, at Henry General Hospital, Stockbridge, Ga. Mr. Norred was born in Randolph County[,] Ala., June 21, 1924. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his wife, Julia Henry Norred; a daughter, Gloria Norred Blair of Conyers; two sons, Steven Larry Norred of Newnan, Ga., and William Keith Norred of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother, the Rev. Truman Norred of Jacksonville, Fla.; six sisters, Nettie Harris of Talladega, Margie Bishop, Jo Richardson and Willie Pearl Cagle of Roanoke, Billy Fay Gay of Wadley, and Patricia Stringfellow of Florida; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services were at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at Johnson Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Arnold Henry and the Rev. Russell Henry officiating. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley was in charge of arrangements. __________ Thomas F. ‘Rick’ Shreve, Jr. (PROSPERITY, S.C.) Thomas F. “Rick” Shreve, Jr., 38, of 219 J. L. Koon Road, Prosperity, died Friday, Nov. 24, 1995, in Richland Memorial Hospital. Mr. Shreve was born in LaGrange, Ga., son of Thomas F. “Tom” and Janell Stewart Shreve. He was a 1979 graduate of Clemson University and became a certified public accountant in 1981. He was a former controller [sic - comptroller?] for Newberry College, Newberry, S.C., was an accountant for the University of South Carolina, and was a member of Central Baptist Church in Newnan, Ga. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Shreve, Sr., of Wadley, Ala.; two sisters, Sharon S. Hite of Mebane, N.C., and Kathryn S. Wood of Aiken, S.C.; and his grandmother, Lily Mae Stewart of Newnan, Ga., formerly of Wadley. Visitation will be at the home of his parents in Wadley from 6 to 9 p.m. CST Wednesday, Nov. 29. Memorial services for Mr. Shreve will be at 2 p.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 30, at Almond United Methodist Church, Wadley. Memorials may be made to the Almond Cemetery Fund or to the charity of one’s choice. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry, S.C., is in charge. __________________________________________________