Obituaries

May 30, 2017

Beverly Goins Thurmond, 59, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, FL.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am EDT, Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Vance Memorial Chapel.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm...

May 29, 2017

Irell Wright Mixon, 99, formerly of of Columbus, Georgia passed away peacefully Monday, May 29, 2017 at Gentiva Hospice surrounded by her loving family.  A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, beginning at 1:30 P.M. EST.  Donald E. Mixon will be officiating.  The family will receive friends Saturday,...

May 29, 2017

Shirley “Madge” Lee Harris, 81, of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 surrounded by her family at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

 

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm EST, Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Grantham officiating. A private burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Columbus, GA. The...

May 27, 2017

 

James Edward Shaw, 87, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 pm EDT on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Boyd Cochran and Rev. Ed Bradley officiating.  Interment with Military Honors will follow at Fort...

May 24, 2017

Carolyn Ruth Barnes, 81, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2017, after a long bout of heart-disease. She lived most of her adult life in Columbus, but most recently was living in Port Orange, Florida.  Graveside services will be at Evergreen Memorial Gardens on Friday, May 26, at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Tony R. Dickerson officiating. Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048...

May 22, 2017

Mildred “Millie” East Durham Smith, 92, a long-time resident of Columbus, GA passed into heaven Monday, May 22, 2017 at Magnolia Manor.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, May 27, 2017 beginning at 11:00 AM EST with the Reverend Thad Smith  officiating.  The family will receive friends Friday, May...

May 21, 2017

MSGT (Retired) Lawrence “LP” P. Meadows, 88, of Seale, AL passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at St. Frances Hospital in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm EDT on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Crawford United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Koger officiating.  Interment with Military honors and Masonic Rites will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. ...

May 20, 2017

James Allen Storey, 88, of Columbus, GA passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017 in Pell City, AL.  A funeral service will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4400 Reese Road, Columbus, GA 31907 on Friday, May 26, 2017 beginning at 11:00 A.M. EST with Bishop Heiss officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at...

May 19, 2017

Agnes Phenix Martin, 82, of Phenix City, AL passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

A Funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Monday, May 22, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Don Wilhite officiating.  A private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends this evening from 4:00...

May 19, 2017

Jerry W. “the Can Man” Touchton, 68, of Phenix City, AL passed away Saturday, May 19, 2017 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL.

A Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel with Pastor Francis Corbin and Rev. Barry Danner officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive...

May 19, 2017

Richard Andrew Parkinson, 51, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL.

A Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jimmie Hobbs officiating.  There will be a private interment at Lakeview Memory Gardens following the service.  The family will receive friends Tuesday evening...

May 18, 2017

Infant, Tobias Wayne Martin, of Phenix City, Alabama, returned to the arms of Jesus on May 18, 2017 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM EST on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The arrangements are being handled by Vance Memorial Chapel.

Tobias was preceded in death by his...

May 16, 2017

May 16, 2017

Gery Lamar O’Neal, Jr., 33, of Phenix City, AL, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at Midtown Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon EST, on Friday, May 19, 2017, at Golden Acres Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Cummings officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until...

May 14, 2017

Leigh Walter Smith, CPT, US Army (Retired), 68, of Columbus, Ga passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at his home in Columbus.  A memorial service with full military honors will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Thursday, May 18, 2017 beginning at 11:00 A.M. EST with Eric Smith officiating. The family will receive friends...

May 13, 2017

Tyler David Youngblood, 29, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Columbus, GA.

A Graveside service will be held 11:00 am Friday, May 19, 2017 at Lakeview Memory Gardens, with Pastor Rick Hagan officiating, according to Vance Memorial Chapel.  The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 pm EST, at the funeral home.  Honorary...

May 12, 2017

MSG (Retired) Andrew Jackson “Jack” Clark, Jr. of Phenix City, AL passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 1:00 pm EDT at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Dr. Wayne Scarborough officiating.  Interment with full Military Honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. ...

May 11, 2017

James Michael Brown, 61, of Salem, AL passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at his home. A memorial service will be held 5:30 pm EDT Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Concord Baptist Church in Salem, AL with Rev. Bud Passmore officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 4:30 until 5:30 pm EDT, one hour prior, at the church. Mr....

May 9, 2017

Ronnie Garner, Sr. 72, of Phenix City, AL, passed away Tuesday morning in the care of Gentiva Hospice.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST, on Friday, May 12, 2017, at Vance Memorial Chapel, with Reverend Dewayne Dean officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00...

May 9, 2017

Floyd J. Williams, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, GA.

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 11:00 am EDT at Mount Zion Cemetery in Smiths Station, AL.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm EDT at the Vance Memorial...