Obituaries

Oct 14, 2023

Edd Lee Forsythe, 67 of Smiths Station, AL went home to Jesus on Saturday, October 14th, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM (EST) at Philadelphia Baptist in Smiths Station where Lee was an active member with Rev. Clay Duck officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday Evening at Vance Brooks Funeral Home,...

Oct 14, 2023

Edith Mathews Odom, 92, of Crawford, AL died in the comfort of her daughters’ home in Opelika, AL on Saturday, October 14, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM (EST) on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Sister Frances Corbin officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family...

Oct 12, 2023

Don Richards, Jr., age 69, resident of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at his residence. The family will receive friends at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, on Sunday, October 15, 2023 from 3-5 p.m.

Mr. Richards, son of the late Donald Yvonne Richards, Sr. and Betty Lou Walker Richards, was born May 29,...

Oct 12, 2023

Gerry Eugene Dawson, 63, of Phenix City, AL died at his home on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Monday, October 16, 2023 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Rodney Mitchell officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at the funeral...

Oct 10, 2023

SSG (Ret) Arthur Rolan Burrows, 93, of Seale, AL died surrounded by his family at his home on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

Graveside Services with U. S. Army Honors will be held at 11:00 AM (EST) on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. Charles Keown officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Burrows...

Oct 9, 2023

Ms. Isabelle Leonardo, age 57, of Columbus, GA passed away Monday, October 9, 2023 in Columbus, GA.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA.

Isabelle was born on July 17, 1966 in Turlock, CA, daughter of Sandra L Wade and Anthony Leonardo. She worked...

Oct 9, 2023

Nichole “Nikki” Bezio, 54, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on October 9, 2023. She was born on March 21, 1969, in Reading, PA, to Julie Seymour and Frederick Burke. Nikki was known to her loved ones as a dedicated and caring individual, always putting the needs of others before her own. She cherished her family and friends, and her...

Oct 8, 2023

Ms. Eulin A. Scott Cochran, 97, of Phenix City, AL, formally of Cartersville, GA passed away Sunday evening, October 8, 2023, at TerraBella Riverplace in Columbus, GA.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm EST on Monday, October 16, 2023, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City. A private interment will take place at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery,...

Oct 7, 2023

Nettie Ree Elmore Floyd, 96, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully while at Orchard View Nursing Home, Columbus, GA on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in Lakeview Memory Gardens with Brother Jake Anderson officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends...

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Oct 5, 2023

Ann Elizabeth Owens Martin, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 89, died peacefully October 5, 2023.  She was born November 26, 1933 in Hurtsboro, Alabama.  The daughter of the late Charles H. and Annie (Philpot) Owens.

Ann went to high school in Hurstboro, Alabama and graduated from Montevallo.  She was a schoolteacher throughout her life, spending her last years teaching at Virginia Beach Public ...

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Oct 2, 2023

Edith Styles, age 90, resident of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital.  Private graveside services will be held at Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery, Fort Moore, Georgia.  Final arrangements are being handled through Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus, Georgia.

Mrs. Styles was born July 12, 1933 in Fontana Dam, North Carolina.  She was...

Oct 1, 2023

Logan Marshall Dunman, 16, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023, at his home.

A memorial service will be held 12:00 noon EDT, Friday, October 6, 2023 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Allen Newman officiating.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 12:00 noon EDT, one hour prior to the service,...

Oct 1, 2023

Oct 1, 2023

Mrs. Leona Strong Lake, 98, of Opelika, AL went into her new body on October 1, 2023.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon EDT (11:00 am CDT) Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Dr. Rusty Sowell officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband of 63 years, at...

Sep 30, 2023

John Felton Adkinson, 85, of Smiths Station, AL died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM (EST) on Tuesday, October 03, 2023, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with his grandson, Zachary Jones officiating. A private interment will follow in Lakeview Memory...