Obituaries
Margaret Peggy E. Dawson
Apr 29, 2026
Margaret Peggy E. Dawson, 90, of Seale, AL died peaceful surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM (EST) on Monday, May 04, 2026, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Richie Ashburn officiating. Interment will follow in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive...
Alice Marguriete Purcell
Apr 27, 2026
Alice Marguriete Purcell, 72, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026, surrounded by loving family. A visitation will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 Hwy 431 N., Phenix City, AL 36867, on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 1:00 pm EDT, followed by a Funeral Service at2:00 pm EDT. Mrs. Purcell will be privately interred...
Margaret Ann Williams
Apr 27, 2026
Margaret Ann Williams, 78, of Smiths Station, Alabama, passed away peacefully at her home on April 27, 2026, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held at Calvary Tabernacle Church in Smiths Station, AL on May 23, 2026, at 12:00 pm EST.
Margaret Williams was born on April 9, 1948, in Opp, Alabama, to the late Quitman Eugene Richardson and...
Harry Leiland Key, Sr.
Apr 26, 2026
Harry Leiland Key, Sr., 79, of Salem, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on April 26, 2026. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Harry was born on January 3, 1947, at Ft. Benning, Georgia, to the late Harry Elbert Key and Lorene Sherrer Key. After graduating from high school, he attended Georgia Tech and went on to...
Patricia Darlene Corlee
Apr 25, 2026
Patricia Darlene Corlee, 75, of Smiths Station, Alabama, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 25, 2026. A visitation will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home (3738 Hwy 431 N., Phenix City, AL 36867), on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 10:00 am, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 am EST. Services will conclude with a committal service...
Jason Lamar Brannon
Apr 23, 2026
Jason Lamar Brannon, 48, of Phenix City, AL died at his home on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
A Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM (EST) on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. A private Service of Remembrance will be held at a later date.
Jason was born November 20, 1977, in Columbus,...
Oscar "Cleve" Bowden, Jr.
Apr 23, 2026
Oscar Cleveland “Cleve” Bowden, Jr., 80, of Phenix City, AL died while at the Oaks at Grove Park, Columbus, GA.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Bud Ruppell officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will...
Velma Jean Hall
Apr 20, 2026
Velma “Granny” Jean Phillips Hall, 84, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully while at Bridgeway Health and Rehab on Monday, April 20, 2026.Private Services were held at Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.
Mrs. Hall was born September 04, 1941, in Clayton, AL daughter of the late Spurgeon Phillips and Bama Belle Williams Phillips. She...
Patricia Lee Osip
Apr 18, 2026
Patricia Lee Osip
Patricia Lee (McGrath) Osip, 83, of Williamsburg, Virginia and Hadley, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2026. She was born in 1942 in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Patricia devoted her life to caring for others, both professionally and within her community. She graduated from Northampton High School. She went on to earn her nursing degree from the Greenfield Community College...
Kenneth Ray Horton, Jr.
Apr 18, 2026
Kenneth Ray Horton, Jr., 39 of Smiths Station, AL passed away unexpectedly after suffering from heart failure on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Piedmont Medical Center Midtown in Columbus, GA while surrounded by all his loving family.
Kenneth was born October 6, 1986, in Phenix City, AL to Kenneth Ray Horton and Connie Rae Kish King. He was a 2005 graduate...
Jeffery Wayne Johnson
Apr 17, 2026
Jeffery “Jeff” Wayne Johnson, 62, of Salem, Al, passed away on April 17, 2026. A celebration of life will be held at the home of Gary and Debbie Johnson, 1308 Lee Road 279, Salem, Al 36874, on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 2:00 pm.
Jeff Johnson was born in Dublin, Ga, on September 28, 1963, to the late James Malcolm Johnson,...
Craig Sterling Corcoran
Apr 16, 2026
Craig Sterling Corcoran, 57, of Seale, AL passed away peacefully at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown, Columbus, GA on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM (EST) on Monday, April 20, 2026, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, Alabama with Bro. Michael Knowles and Rev. Todd Quintard officiating. Interment will follow at Seale...
Darlene Ingram
Apr 15, 2026
Mrs. Darlene Ingram, 68, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at her home.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm EST on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Frank Gussett officiating. A private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 1:00...
Cheryl Irene Carter
Apr 14, 2026
Cheryl Irene Carter passed away on April 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on June 15, 1948, Cheryl’s life was a testament to kindness, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to nurturing the children around her. A funeral service to honor Cheryl’s life will be held at 10:00 AM EST on Saturday April 18, 2026 at Evangel...
Voncile Donaldson Mitchell Hicks
Apr 13, 2026
Voncile Donaldson Mitchell Hicks, 96, of Seale, AL died peacefully while at the Gardens of Calvary, Columbus, GA.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Chris Herbert officiating. Interment will follow in Seale United Methodist Church Cemetery, Seale, AL. The family...
Wiley E. Paul
Apr 12, 2026
Mr. Wiley E. Paul, 91, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the Bethany House in Auburn, AL.
A Graveside service will be held 11:00 am EST Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Joe Timberlake officiating.
Mr. Paul was born December 23, 1934 in Morgan, GA, son of the late...
Donald P. Forrest
Apr 11, 2026
Donald P. Forrest, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and man of profound faith, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2026, at Bethany House, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on December 27, 1939, Donald lived a life marked by dedication, compassion, and unwavering faith. Visitation will be held on Thursday April 16, 2026, from 1:00 PM to...
Brenda Tadlock Melton
Apr 10, 2026
In Loving Memory of Brenda Tadlock Melton
“Well done, good and faithful servant… Enter into the joy of your Lord.” — Matthew 25:23
On the evening of April 10, 2026, heaven grew sweeter as Brenda Tadlock Melton, 79, of Phenix City, Alabama, peacefully departed this life at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, and stepped into the presence of her Savior.
A celebration...
Charles "Butch" Edward Turnage
Apr 10, 2026
Charles “Butch” Edward Turnage, Sr., 80, of Phenix City, AL died at his home on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Joe Morris officiating. Entombment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on...
James Earl Wicker
Apr 9, 2026
James E. Wicker, 81, of Columbus, GA, passed away on April 9, 2026. James was born in Pike County, AL, on December 24, 1944, to the late Ben Wicker and Bertis Joan Harrell Wicker. After high school, James served in the United States Army until retirement. In his younger years he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and being outdoors. As he got...
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