Obituaries

Oct 7, 2022

Margaret Taylor Clark, 83 of Phenix City, Alabama, walked into the gates of Heaven on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Northside Hospital in Cumming, Georgia, with her loving family by her side.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM EST, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, with Rev. Ronnie Chaney officiating. Interment...

Oct 6, 2022

Hildegard “Hilda” Hurst, 85, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at her residence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2000 Kay Circle, Columbus, GA on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 beginning at 10:00 AM. The interment will conclude at the Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Oct 6, 2022

Juan Roberto “Marty” Martinez, 81, of Salem, AL died peacefully surrounded by his family while at his home on Thursday, October 6, 2022 while bravely battling cancer for many years.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in St. Patrick Catholic Church, Phenix City, AL with Fr. Hamm officiating according to Vance Brooks...

Oct 5, 2022

Joseph Alton Greer, 78, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 while with his family.

Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM (EST) on Friday, October 07, 2022 in Lakeview Memory Gardens with his sister, Lois Greer Redden officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Greer was born September 28, 1944...

Oct 5, 2022

Rev. Paul Arnold, Sr., 71, formerly of Loretto, TN, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2022 at his home in Phenix City, AL.

A memorial service is scheduled for a later date in TN.

Rev. Arnold was born May 24, 1951 in TN, son of the late Bailey Arnold and Berti Mae Roberson Arnold.  Although he worked in many different industries during his...

Oct 2, 2022

Rebecca Lou Suchaski Smith, 74, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 2, 2022, while at Phenix City Health Care with her family by her side.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM EST at Lakewood Baptist Church on Thursday, October 6, 2022, with Rev. Mark Hudson officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview...

Oct 1, 2022

Jim Bowers, also known as “Ranger Jim” and “Cowboy Jim”, was born in a coal mining camp named Cassville, in West Virginia on August 14, 1930. The Angels recruited Jim for their “Ranger Patrol” on October 1, 2022 at his home in Spring Harbor, Columbus, Georgia. He was 92.

Jim was a strong and dedicated family man who was blessed with...

Sep 29, 2022

Thelma Catherine Garrison, 74, of Smiths Station, AL entered peacefully through Heavens Gates while at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA on Thursday, September 29, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:30PM (EST) on Monday, October 03, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Barry Danner officiating. Interment will follow in Ft. Mitchell National...

Sep 27, 2022

Pansy Williamson Slocumb, 90, of Phenix City, AL, joined Heaven’s Choir on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, while at Columbus Hospice House, Columbus, GA, with her family by her side.

Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, September 30, 2022, at Lakewood Baptist Church, Phenix City, AL, with Rev. Charles Keown officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix...

Sep 26, 2022

SFC (Ret) Edward Christian Amon, Jr., 91, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully in Calhoun, Georgia, on September 26, 2022.

A Graveside Service with full military honors, will be held at 11:00 AM EST, on Friday, September 30, 2022, at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. A procession to the cemetery will leave Vance Brooks Funeral Home located...

Sep 25, 2022

Reney Neil Mizell, 68, of Columbus, GA passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memory Gardens, 4500 St Marys Rd, Columbus, GA, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM. The family will receive friends at the cemetery from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, two hours...

Sep 25, 2022

Essie Lee Hawkins, 96, of Seale, AL. and Columbus, Ga., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Oaks at Maple Ridge. A celebration of life will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 6-8 pm.

Essie Lee Hawkins was born on Nov. 25, 1925, in Coffee County, AL. The daughter of the...

Sep 25, 2022

Sandra Kathleen “Kathy” Gaynor, 62, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2022. Born on May 31, 1960 in Tuscaloosa, AL. Kathy was the daughter of Louis D. Gaynor and Glenda James Merrill.

Kathy was a generous and faithful servant of her Lord Jesus Christ and dealt gracefully with her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Kathy was a ’77 graduate of Hardaway High School...

Sep 24, 2022

John Rayford Ledlow, 81, of Smiths Station, AL formerly of Muscle Shoals, AL died at Piedmont, Atlanta, Atlanta, GA on Saturday, September 24, 2022.  He is now with his beloved wife of 60 years, Alberta “Jean”.

A Private Service of Remembrance with immediate family only was held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Ledlow was born March 28, 1941...

Sep 23, 2022

Luther Franklin Fuller, Jr., 67 of Smiths Station, AL died while at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA on Friday, September 23, 2022.

A Private Service of Remembrance will be held at a later date according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Sep 22, 2022

Sep 22, 2022

Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Parry Lowery, 68, of Pittsview, AL died at her home on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

A private Service of Remembrance will be held at a later date according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Lowery was born April 07, 1954 in Provo, UT daughter of the late Russ and Marilyn Parry. She was a homemaker who...

Sep 22, 2022

Billy B. Norris, 97, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, Georgia.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM EST, on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Lakewood Baptist Church with Dr. Jerry Horner officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00-5:00 PM EST on Sunday afternoon at Vance Brooks...

Sep 18, 2022

Sarah Carolyn Sims, 86, of Newnan, GA passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 in her home at Monarch House in Newnan, GA. Funeral services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 606 Turner McCall Blvd., Rome, GA on Saturday, September 24, 2022 beginning at 1:00 PM with Nanci Hicks officiating. The family will receive friends at the church...

Sep 18, 2022

Mr. Robert Earl Schrecengost, 64, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022, at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 pm on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. David Dollar officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home.

Mr. Schrecengost was born May 2, 1958 in Albuquerque, NM the son of  Robert...