Obituaries

Aug 4, 2015

James W. Stringfellow, 92, of Crawford, AL passed away peacefully late Tuesday night, August 4, 2015 in the comfort of his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EDT Friday, August 7, 2015 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Steve Williamson and Chaplin Tim Calloway officiating.  A private interment with Military Honors will follow at Parkhill...

Aug 3, 2015

Aug 3, 2015

Robert Gerald Pickrell, 57, of Phenix City passed away Monday morning at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EDT Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Rob Goodman officiating. Private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday night from 6-8 at the funeral home....

Aug 2, 2015

Margaret Elizabeth Graham, 78, of Phenix City, AL passed away Sunday August 2, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EDT Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Union Grove United Methodist Church, with Billy Powell and Pastor Rod Hargrave officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening, from 6:00 to...

Jul 30, 2015

Willie Carl Jenkins, 75, of Salem, AL passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015, at his home. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 am EDT, on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Vance Memorial Chapel with Dr. Kevin Calhoun officiating. Interment will follow at Crawford Cemetery in Crawford, AL. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00pm,...

Jul 29, 2015

Smiths Station, AL – CWO2 King William “Bill” Shuff, 99, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2015 at his home in Smiths Station, AL. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm EDT, on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Vance Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour before the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Interment...

Jul 29, 2015

Ginger Lee Griffith Griffin, 62, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Gentiva Hospice in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday at Epworth United Methodist Church in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Grant Parker officiating, according to Vance Memorial Chapel. A private interment will be held after the service. The family will...

Jul 28, 2015

Robert Prather Brannock, 92, of Phenix City, AL, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2015 beginning at 3:00 P.M. EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA. 31907. Interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. Dr. Tommy Henschel will be officiating services. The family will receive friends an hour prior...

Jul 26, 2015

Elaine “Crimson” Grubb, 30, of Columbus, GA died Sunday, July 26, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 1, 2015 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Aaron Baldridge officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at...

Jul 25, 2015

Mary “Sally” Kennedy, 77, of Phenix City, AL went home to be with her Lord and Savior and join her parents in Heaven on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Canterbury Health Care in Phenix City, AL. Sally was born May 22, 1938 in Phenix City, AL to the late Reuben Ellis Kennedy, Sr. and Mary Ellen Culpepper Kennedy. Sally received...

Jul 25, 2015

Edward T. Warren, 39, of Columbus, GA, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Taylor County, GA. The homegoing service will be held at 1:00 pm EDT, on Friday, July 31, 2015, at First Assembly of God Church in Phenix City, AL with Pastor Barry Danner officiating, according to Vance Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from...

Jul 24, 2015

Ernest S. Evans, Jr., 92, of Smiths Station passed away Friday morning in the comfort of his home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EDT Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Skip Speed officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at...

Jul 23, 2015

Margaret “Patsy” Harvey, 69, of Columbus, GA passed away Thursday July 23, 2015 at the Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EDT Monday, July 27, 2015 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service from 10 until 11 at the funeral home. Mrs. Harvey was...

Jul 22, 2015

Janice Elaine Clayton Shows, 69, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm EDT Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Golden Acres Baptist Church in Phenix City with Dr. Ray Cummings officiating. A private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive...

Jul 22, 2015

Allen Lee Hirsch, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away in the comfort of his home late Wednesday afternoon, July 22, 2015 in Phenix City, AL. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EDT Saturday morning, July 25, 2015 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. M. R. Hamilton officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Lakeview...

Jul 22, 2015

Phyllis Titmus Bowman, 44, of Salem, AL, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Bethany House in Columbus, GA.

A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon EDT, on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Vance Memorial Chapel.

Mrs. Bowman was born on March 5, 1971, in Columbus, GA, the daughter of Philip Jan Eckert and Mary...

Jul 21, 2015

James David Scarbrough, 60, of Warm Springs, GA. Passed away July 21, 2015. The family will receive friends Sunday July 26, 2015 from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA. 31907. A private interment will be held at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. James David Scarbrough was born April 29, 1955, son of the...

Jul 21, 2015

Retired First Sergeant Paul James Ried, of Ellerslie, GA, passed away July 21, 2015. A funeral service is scheduled for Monday July 27, 2015 at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31907, beginning at 12:00 P.M. EST, interment to follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. EST...

Jul 20, 2015

Millard Bruce Herring of Dixie Community passed away at the age of 104, at Magnolia Manor, Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EDT, on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Shiloh Baptist Church, with Reverend Mike Turner officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Cemetery and the family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00...

Jul 20, 2015

Hugh V. Livingston, Sr., 86, of Phenix City passed away late Monday evening in the comfort of his home in Phenix City. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm EDT Friday, July 24, 2015 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00...