Obituaries

Apr 4, 2017

Robin Diane Morris, 52, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

 

A funeral service will be held 12:00 pm EDT Friday, April 7, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City. Visitation will be one hour before the service from 11 to 12 with burial to follow the service at...

Apr 3, 2017

1SG (Retired) James Earl Chester, 71, of Phenix City, AL passed away early Monday morning in the comfort of his home in Phenix City.

A celebration of life graveside memorial service with full Military Honors will take place at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 2:30 pm EDT.  The family will receive friends at the memorial service...

Mar 31, 2017

Johnnie Ruth Cobb Capan, 81, of Phenix City, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 31, 2017 in the comfort of her home.

 Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 1:00 pm EDT at Vance Memorial Chapel with Pastor Paul Thomas officiating. Graveside service will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive...

Mar 30, 2017

Mary Gates Barker, 67, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully Thursday, March 30, 2017 at her home.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm EDT Monday, April 3, 2017 at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA.  The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Barker was born July...

Mar 29, 2017

Katherine (Kitty) Stovall Fair passed away at home with her husband and daughter by her side, on March 29, 2017. Memorial services are scheduled for 11:00 on Monday, April 3rd, at First Presbyterian Church in Phenix City, Al. This service will be presided over by Rev. Taylor Brown, Rev. Nelson Kittle and Rev. Dr. Thom Peavy. Reception will follow immediately...

Mar 29, 2017

Emily Pearlen Jones Speaks, 88, of Salem, AL passed away early Wednesday morning, March 29, 2017 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL.

Graveside services will be held 3:00 pm EDT on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. William C. Jones officiating.  The family will receive friends on Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EDT prior...

Mar 28, 2017

Colter Hamilton Richard, 45, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Northport, AL.

The family will receive friends Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 10:00 until 12:00 EST at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City, AL.

Colter was born in Honolulu, HI son of Chip Richard and the late Martha Lowry Richard.  He worked as a Territory Manager for...

Mar 28, 2017

Tommy Sidney Barron, Sr., 74, of Columbus, GA passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Gentiva Hospice Inpatient Unit.

A visitation will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City. The family will have a private burial.

Mr. Barron was born February 24, 1943 in Columbus, GA to the late H.L. Barron...

Mar 27, 2017

Elsie “Faye” Dykes, 79, of Smiths Station, AL passed away peacefully on Monday, March 27, 2017 in the comfort of her home while surrounded by her loving family.

A celebration of life funeral service will be held 3:00 pm EDT on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Steve Williamson and Rev. Justin Abercrombie officiating. ...

Mar 26, 2017

Hilda Gotz Dumas, 80, of Salem, AL passed away peacefully March 26, 2017 at the Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA.

A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm,  Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Parkhill Cemetery.

Mrs. Dumas was born February 13, 1937 in Frankfurt, Germany daughter of the late Johann Adam Gotz and Hemine Gotz.  She worked at for many years as...

Mar 25, 2017

Lucile Spivey Wilson, 90, of Columbus, GA passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, GA.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm EST, on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the funeral home.

 

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Mar 25, 2017

Mrs. Virginia “Ginnie” Davis Crouch Parris, 91, of Seale, Alabama went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia.

A Memorial Service of Mrs. Parris will be held at 2:00 PM EST on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel, Phenix City, AL with The Reverend Ralph Wooten officiating. The...

Mar 22, 2017

 

Jeffrey Wayne Faulk, 45, of Smiths Station, AL passed away early Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA while surrounded by his loving family.

A celebration of life funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm EDT Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Ladonia Baptist Church with Rev. Greg Hyche officiating.  A private interment will follow on...

Mar 22, 2017

Grace Rhodes Vann Sewell, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Phenix City Health Care.

 

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm EST, on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Union Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Cottonwood, AL.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm EST at the Vance...

Mar 21, 2017

Julia Diane Watkins, 67, of Phenix City, AL, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, GA.

 

A private memorial service will be held by the family at a later date.

 

Diane was born on September 21, 1949, in Coffee County, AL, the daughter of Douglas Glenn Knotts and Maurine Knotts Latimer whom she is preceded in death by.

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Mar 21, 2017

Mar 21, 2017

Mrs. Tina Marie Buchanan Noppenberger passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 21, 2017 following a brief battle with lung cancer. She was 61 years old. Born January 29, 1956, in Columbus, GA, she was the daughter of Willis Garfield and Audra Flowers Buchanan. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, her elder brother Jerry Buchanan, former spouse Robert Stanley...

Mar 17, 2017

Elizabeth McGee Jordan, 80, of Opelika, AL passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 at Arbor Springs in Opelika, AL.

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am EDT, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm EDT at the...

Mar 16, 2017

William C. Van Noy, 57, of Columbus, GA passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at his residence in Columbus, GA.  Memorial service is to be determined.  Vance-Brooks Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

William C. Van Noy was born April 22, 1959 in Wichita Falls, TX to Irma Marie Zimmerman Van Noy and the late William Talbot Van Noy.  ...

Mar 15, 2017

Douglas Jerome Paul, 69, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his home.

Memorial services will be held 11:00 am EST Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the mausoleum at Lakeview Memory Gardens.

Mr. Paul was born November 21, 1947 in Louisville, AL to the late Loyce Paul and Mary Etta Faircloth Paul. He worked at Fieldcrest Mills for...