Obituaries

Dec 3, 2022

Mrs. Joanne Whitlow Cork, 77, of Opelika, AL passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her home.

A graveside service will be held 1:00 pm CST (2:00 pm EST) Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Garden Hills Cemetery in Opelika, AL with Rev. Mike Newman officiating.  There will be no formal visitation.

Mrs. Cork was born September 16, 1945 in Opelika, AL, daughter...

Dec 2, 2022

Nov 29, 2022

Tami Anne Jones, 62, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Jack Huston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama.

A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 PM EST on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, located at 3738 US Highway 431 North Phenix City, Alabama 36867. The family will...

Nov 29, 2022

William “Billy” Crawford Williams, 76, of Phenix City, AL died at the home of his niece on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 with his family by his side.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Mark Hudson officiating. Interment will...

Nov 24, 2022

Mrs. Sharon Kay Hills, 68, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022 at Piedmont Northside Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A private funeral service will be held by the family.

Mrs. Hills was born January 19, 1954 in Lacey, WA.  She retired from the State of Washington after 30 years of service, having worked in the Labor and Industries Division. ...

Nov 22, 2022

Doris D. Maple, 87 of Smiths Station passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, November 22, 2022.

She was born September 14, 1935 to the late John Saddler and Delia Wharton Saddler in Lonoke, Arkansas.  Doris grew up and attended school in Little Rock, Arkansas.  At the young age of 16, she met and married the love of her life,...

Nov 21, 2022

Nov 18, 2022

Mr. James W. Stewart, 74, of Salem, Alabama, left from the presence of his loving wife and met his Lord and Master as he Stepped Inside the Gate, on Friday, November 18, 2022. “Well done, thy good and faithful Servant.”

A Celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 PM EST, on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, in the Chapel of...

Nov 17, 2022

Nov 12, 2022

Irma Karoline McRae, 96, of Midland, GA passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at her residence.

Irma was born on March 1, 1926 in Worms, Germany to the late Philip and Christine Reis. She was a caring and dedicated homemaker who enjoyed cooking and taking care of her family. Her fingerprint is forever on the hearts of those she so...

Nov 10, 2022

Mr. Kerry Dwayne Johnson, 60, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022 in San Antonio, TX.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm (EST) Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Midway Baptist Church in Smiths Station, AL with Rev. Jonathan Lewis officiating.  The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 until 1:00 pm EST, one hour prior...

Nov 9, 2022

Billy Ray Kelley, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be held at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA on Thursday, November 17, 2022 beginning at 11:00 AM with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. Arrangements are being handled through Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus.

Billy was born on December 3rd, 1935 in Griffin,...

Nov 9, 2022

Nela Delores Lawrence Andrews, 71, of Panama City Beach, FL formerly of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Wednesday November 9, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, November 17, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens,...

Nov 9, 2022

Dorothy Scott Mitchell, 94, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at the Columbus Hospice House with family by her side.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM EST on Saturday, November 12, 2022, in the chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home located at 4048 Macon Road Columbus, Georgia 31908, with Dr....

Nov 9, 2022

Mary Earline Tarvin Thomas, 80, of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Wednesday, November 09, 2022 with her family by her side.

Graveside Services will be held 11:00 AM (EST) on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Nyle Irvin officiating. The family will receive friends Friday...

Nov 8, 2022

Betty Morris Wells, 86, of Salem, AL died at Phenix City Health Care, Phenix City, AL on Tuesday, November 08, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Monday, November 14, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Dr. David Kees officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday from 1:00...

Nov 8, 2022

Robert Howard Schrecengost, a.k.a. Robert Saxman, 92, of Smiths Station, AL died while at Arbor Springs Health and Rehab in Opelika, AL on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 with his daughter by his side.

Graveside Services will be held 2:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with U. S. Army Honors according to Vance Brooks Funeral...

Nov 7, 2022

Ms. Patricia M. Acre, 77, of Opelika, AL passed away Monday, November 7, 2022, at Dadeville Healthcare Center, Dadeville, AL.

A graveside memorial service will be held Friday, December 2, 2022, at 11:00 at 3360 Brookside Dr. Brookside Cemetery in Millbrook, Al with Rev. Vance McCollum officiating.

Ms. Acre was born January 6, 1945, in Columbia, South Carolina, daughter of Elizabeth Allison...

Nov 4, 2022

Randall Dewaine Siers, age 53, resident of Midland, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 4,2022 at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 12 noon, with Rabbi Greg Lehtimaki officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The...

Nov 2, 2022