Obituaries

Aug 26, 2022

1SG (Ret) Kenneth Neal Gage, Sr., 90, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 beginning at 12:30 PM with Rev. David Kees officiating. The interment will conclude at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Aug 23, 2022

Lee Ann Williams Taylor, 67, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 23, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Saturday, August 27, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Emory Evans and Sister Frances Corbin officiating. Interment will follow in Crawford...

Aug 23, 2022

Aug 22, 2022

Elizabeth Kinzel Letlow, 94, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on August 22, 2022, at her residence, while surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM EST on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. An interment at Ft. Benning Main Post...

Aug 17, 2022

Barbara J. West, 84, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the Columbus Hospice House. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park, 4500 St. Marys Rd, Columbus, GA, on Thursday, August 18, 2022 beginning at 1:00 PM with Rev. Reggie Williams officiating. Arrangements are being made through Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus.

Barbara...

Aug 17, 2022

Sondra Gail Welch Gipson, 73, of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Friday, August 19, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Dwayne Dean officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on...

Aug 16, 2022

Aug 16, 2022

Rickey D. Blair, 74, of Columbus, GA passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at River Towne Center in Columbus. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, August 19, 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM with Rev. Jack Wallace officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00...

Aug 14, 2022

Dorothy Buckles Kash, 90, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 14, 2022, at her residence with her family by her side.

A funeral service will be held Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home located at 3738 U.S. Highway 431 North, Phenix City, Alabama with...

Aug 14, 2022

Eugenia E. Earnest Dixon, 64, of Box Springs, GA passed away while at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA on Sunday, August 14, 2022.

A Celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM (EST) at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Ms. Dixon was born December 18, 1957 in Bainbridge, GA daughter...

Aug 13, 2022

Rachel Kathleen Thomas, age 48, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N/280W, Phenix City, Alabama on Saturday, August 20, 2022, 11 a.m. EST with Reverend Barry Danner officiating.  Interment will follow at Christian Grove...

Aug 11, 2022

Evelyn Thompson Goins, 82, of Fortson, GA passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at her residence.

Evelyn was born on March 10, 1940 in Maryville, TN to Hubert Thompson and Hazel Blevins Patty. Throughout her life, she was blessed with a servant’s heart and a sincere desire to help others. She married the love of her life, Kenneth Goins, and...

Aug 11, 2022

The Chattahoochee Valley has lost a man of powerful and elegant intellect, as Charles Neal Pope, 83, of Salem, Alabama passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta.

Neal was born in Montgomery, Alabama on January 24, 1939, the son of Cannie Kendrick Pope and Imojean Kirkland Pope. He graduated from Auburn University in 1961 and following...

Aug 10, 2022

Aug 9, 2022

Ralph Lamar Stephens, Jr., 70, of Waverly Hall, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at his residence.

Ralph was born on March 25, 1952, in Columbus, Georgia, the son of Ralph Stephens, Sr. and Gaynell Ingram Stephens. He worked for Hodges Trucking Company for many years and was a member of the Waverly Hall Volunteer Fire Department. Ralph enjoyed...

Aug 9, 2022

Aug 6, 2022

Aug 6, 2022

Lonnie Ralph Tilley, 74, of Phenix City, AL died at his home with his family by his side on Saturday, August 6, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM (EST) on Thursday, August 11, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Alan Griffith officiating. Interment will follow in Godwin Cemetery, Phenix City, AL....

Aug 6, 2022

Mrs. Gypsy Evans Gaultney, 81, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Thursday, August 6, 2022 at her home.

The family will receive friends Thursday evening, August 11, 2022 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Gaultney was born May 22, 1941 in Phenix City, AL, daughter of the late Raymond Earl Evans, Sr. and...

Aug 4, 2022

MSgt (Ret.) Maurice William Wright, 77, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital. A private graveside service with military honors will be held according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus.

Maurice was born on July 26, 1945 in Needles, CA to Herbert Alva Vick and Roberta Jean Wright. He proudly served his...