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GreenvilleGreenville

LuverneLuverneBeatriceBeatrice

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Sun and Moon

The AccuWeather® Extended ForecastToday’s Forecast for East Alabama

Almanac

Lake Top Gates Observe Change

Lake LevelsYesterday as of 7 a.m. in feet; levelsfurnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Today Tonight Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday

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RF: 90° RF: 65° RF: 92° RF: 70° RF: 93° RF: 68° RF: 93° RF: 70°

RealFeel: 93° RealFeel: 67°

Forecasts and graphics, with the exceptionof today's WRBL forecast, provided by

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Lee County through 4 p.m. yesterday

Sunrise today 5:46 a.m.Sunset today 7:49 p.m.Moonrise today noneMoonset today 12:37 p.m.

George 190 188.68 +0.12Harding 521 520.62 +0.06Jordan 252 251.36 -0.19Lay 396 395.71 +0.09Martin 490 489.50 -0.05Mitchell 312 311.77 +0.11Thurlow 289 287.28 +0.08Wedowee N.A. 792.86 -0.04West Point 635 633.84 -0.20Yates 344 342.51 -0.44

24 hours ending 4 p.m. 0.00"Month to date 0.45"Normal month to date 3.65"Year to date 28.97"Last year to date 29.39"Normal year to date 30.10"

High 81°Low 61°Normal high 91°Normal low 71°

Today Sat. Today Sat. Today Sat.

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Dothan 91 71 pc 86 69 tFlorence 81 63 c 85 67 tGadsden 79 64 c 83 66 tHuntsville 78 65 c 81 69 tMacon 87 68 pc 82 66 tMobile 83 71 t 83 69 t

Montgomery 86 69 c 86 69 tPanama City 88 72 pc 86 71 tPensacola 87 72 c 84 71 tRome 82 65 c 82 66 tTallahassee 93 71 pc 88 71 tTuscaloosa 79 66 c 83 69 t

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PV 2 ASHLEYBRENEE

DAWSONPV 2 Ashley Brenee

Dawson; Funeral servicesfor Ashley Dawson, 18, ofAuburn, Alabama, will beat 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July19, 2014, at St. Paul A.M.E.Church, 713 PowledgeAvenue, Opelika, Alabama36801, with interment inEvergreen Cemetery, Rev.Willie J. Lyles will officiate.

Ms. Dawson, who passedaway Saturday, July 12,2014 in Childersburg, AL,was born July 24th 1995 inLee County, Alabama. Sheattended Auburn HighSchool and was a part ofthe Army JROTC. She at-tended Southern UnionState Community Collegeand proudly committedherself to serve her countyin the Army NationalGuard.

Ms. Dawson will lie inrepose at the church onehour prior to the service.

Public viewing will beFriday, July 18, 2014, from2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thefamily will receive friendsfrom 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Survivors include:daughter, Promyse A.Thornton of Auburn, AL;mother and step-father:Latoya (Anthony) EdwardsSr. of Auburn, AL; father,Kenneth Reynolds ofOpelika, AL; grandmother,Cynthia (John) Jones ofCharlotte, NC; grandfather,Troy Dawson of Tuskegee,AL; honorary grandmotherand grandfather, Cherry &Jimmy Barnett; greatgrandmother, Bessie L.Dawson of Tuskegee, AL;two brothers, Maliq T.Reynolds and AnthonyEdwards, Jr. of Auburn, AL;two sisters, Aoasha L.Reynolds and Anteria S.Jones; four aunts, Tina(Jesse) Dawson of Beulah,AL, LaSonya Callahan ofTyler, TX, Delisa (Warren)Hatcher of Dallas, TX, TeelStyles of Fayetteville, NC;

Styles Fayetteville,honorary aunts, TiffinyVinson of Stone Mountain,GA, Kira Grady of Opelika,AL, Keyare Grady of Valley,AL, Lakeshia Ford, TilaGrady and CheukemiaGrady all of Opelika, AL;special friend, LouwantezFallin of Auburn, AL; a hostof many loved ones,siblings, cousins andfriends.

Harris Funeral Home isdirectingPlease visit www.harrisfuneralhomeinc.com to viewand sign registry

MASTERJAHVON

TYREKDURRELL

Master Jahvon TyrekDurrell; Funeral servicesfor Jahvon Durrell, 13months, of Opelika, AL, willbe at 2:00 p.m., (CST)Saturday, July 19, 2014, atSt. Ellis Full GospelChurch, 5267 US Highway80, Opelika, AL 36804 withinterment in the churchcemetery, Bishop JamesFears officiating.

Master Durrell, whopassed away Wednesday,July 16, 2014 at Children’sHospital in Birmingham,AL, was born May 30, 2013in Lee County, Alabama.No public viewing

Survivors include:parents, Tyrone andMontesha Durrell ofOpelika, AL; three brothers,T.J. Jackson, Tykel Durrelland JaCoree Durrell all ofOpelika, AL; one sister,Ayana Rome of LaGrange,GA; special cousin as abrother, Tyquan Mitchellof Opelika, AL; grand-parents, Mary & CurtisFears of Opelika, AL andPatricia & Benny Love ofLoachapoka, AL; greatgrandparents, JammieMitchell of Crawford, ALand Janie Durrell ofAuburn, AL; four uncles,Treandous (Lagrecia)Fears, Jametrius(Deshonda) Fears ofOpelika, AL, Mario Durrellof Tuskegee, AL andVincent (Beshon) Dowdellof Salem, AL; god-grandmother, Mae PearlCore of Opelika, AL; a hostof great aunts, uncles,cousins and friends.

Harris Funeral Home isdirectingPlease visit www.harrisfuneralhomeinc.com to viewand sign registry

JOHNANDREW

JONESMr. John Andrew Jones;

Funeral services for JohnJones, 58, of Opelika, AL,will be at 11:00 a.m., (CST),Saturday, July 19, 2014, atPleasant View MissionaryBaptist Church, 205 LeeRoad 193, Salem, AL 36874with interment in MercerCemetery in Crawford, AL,Rev. Nelson Fears willofficiate.

Mr. Jones, who passedaway Friday, July 4, 2014 atMidtown Medical Center inColumbus, GA, was bornMarch 31, 1956 in MaconCounty, Alabama.

Public viewing will beFriday, July 18, 2014, from2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mr.Jones will lie in repose atthe church one hour priorto the service.

Survivors include: threechildren, Antwon Latrent(Flo) Jones of Atlanta, GA,Brandon Williams ofAuburn, AL and NiecyWilliams of Birmingham,AL; two grandchildren; twosisters, Renee Buchananand Janet Parsley; twobrothers, Willie Buchanan,Jr. and Shawn Buchanan;step-sister, Marshall AnnByron; six aunts, MollieJones of Opelika, AL, Ola(James) Jones of Plymouth,FL, Annie Whatley Edwardsof Salem, AL, Earnestine(Alvin) Smith of Tuskegee,AL, Gloria Jones of Atlanta,GA and Diane Whittaker ofNutley, NJ; three uncles,James Buchanan ofAuburn, AL, Michael(Cynthia) Whatley ofOpelika, AL and AndrewWhatley of Salem, AL; ahost of nieces, nephews,cousins and friends.

Harris Funeral Home isdirectingPlease visit www.harrisfuneralhomeinc.com to viewand sign registry

MARY EMILY(WHITESIDE)

LANEMary Emily (Whiteside)

Lane died at MagnoliaTrace Nursing Home inHuntsville, Alabama, onJuly 14, 2014. Mary Emily,as she was known to herfamily and friends, wasborn in Anniston, Alabama,to Josiah Phillip (Phil)and Alberta NorwoodWhiteside on March 4,1924. She married WilliamE. Lane, also of Anniston,in December 1942. Theymoved to Auburn afterWorld War II to attendschool on the G.I. Bill andreturned permanently in1953 when Dr. Lane took aposition in the School ofEngineering.

After Dr. Lane’s earlydeath in 1961, she returnedto school and obtained herB.S. and M.S. in speechpathology. She was aspeech therapist for theAuburn City Schools from1966 to 1982 while raisingher two sons MarkNorwood Lane, who livesin Argentan, France, andKeith Whiteside Lane, wholives in Huntsville,Alabama. After Mary Emilyretired, she continued tolive in Auburn for manyyears where she became arecognized potter, painter,and a passionate gardener.She especially enjoyedcreating cut flowerarrangements from flowersin her yard includingbrightly colored zinniasand hydrangeas. MaryEmily read widely and hadmany interests and friendsof all ages. She was amember of the FirstPresbyterian Church ofAuburn and the Studio 218women’s art group. Shestayed in Auburn untilhealth necessitated hermove to Huntsville in 2011to be near her son Keithand his wife Ann. She wasvery proud of raising hersons on her own.

She is survived by thosetwo sons, their wivesand one granddaughter,Martha Jordan Lane. MaryEmily’s brother WhitWhiteside and one sister,Hope Whiteside Kerr,predeceased her. She issurvived by two sistersAlberta Whiteside Turnerof Sylacauga, Alabama, andLucy Whiteside Hanks ofAustin, Texas. In lieu offlowers, please consider agift to a favorite cause, theLee County HumaneSociety, 1140 Ware DriveAuburn, AL 36832 or http://www.leecountyhumane.org. A memorial service willbe held in Auburn; it istentatively scheduled forfall of 2014. If you wish tobe informed of the details,contact Keith.Lane@excite.com. Berryhill FuneralHome is assisting thefamily.

WILLIE MAE"BAMMAW"MCDONALD

1924-2014

Funeral service for Mrs.Willie Mae "Bammaw"McDonald, 90, of Waverly,will be Saturday, July 19,2014 at 10:00 am at theChapel of Langley FuneralHome. Rev. FrankChappell will officiate.Burial will follow in theWaverly Cemetery. Thefamily will receive friendson Friday, July 18, 2014from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm atLangley Funeral Home.

Mrs. McDonald passedaway on Wednesday, July16, 2014 at her residence.She was born on March 15,1924 in Waverly, Alabamato Robert Elbert Chappelland Lila LawrenceChappell. She was amember of Waverly BaptistChurch and lifelongresident of Waverly. Mrs.McDonald retired fromTab Sewing Room as asewing machine operator.She enjoyed fishing andwas an excellent cook.Mrs. McDonald loved herfamily very much and wasalways doing for her grand-kids who she loved dearly.

She is survived by hersons, Jimmy McDonald(Joyce) of Smiths Stationand Tamp McDonald ofBeulah; nine grand-children; twenty-five great-grandchildren; eighteengreat-great-grandchildren;sisters, Lurlene Mann ofCusseta and Nancy

NancyPatterson of Dadeville;son-in-law, Wayne Clark ofOpelika; and numerousnieces and nephews.

She was preceded indeath by her husband,Moses Henry McDonald;her parents; daughter,Mary Clark; son, LewisMcDonald; sister, MaggieCarter; and brothers, JohnChappell, Ed Chappell,Charles Chappell, andRoosevelt Chappell.

Memorial messages maybe sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com

Langley Funeral Home isin charge of thearrangements.

EFFIE M.TORBERT

Funeral service for Mrs.Effie M. Torbert, 88, ofAuburn will be held at11:00 am Saturday, July 19,2014 at White StreetMissionary Baptist Churchwith interment inWestview Cemetery. PastorJamal Oliver will officiate.

Mrs. Torbert passedSunday, July 13, 2014 atDadeville Health CareCenter. She was a memberof White Street MissionaryBaptist Church where sheserved as a member ofthe Missionary Society,director of the J.G.Chatman’s Children Choir,advisor of the Sunbeamsand Red Circle andorganized the Mass JuniorMissionary Society,bringing together membersin the Auburn, Loachapokaand Opelika areas. Mrs.Torbert graduated fromOpelika State VocationalTechnical School ofPractical Nursing and waslicensed by the State ofAlabama in 1969.Preceding her in deathwere: her husband, CaryTorbert, Sr., a son, MelvinTorbert, Sr. and a grand-daughter, Charity Porter.

Her remains will lie in

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