Obituaries

Feb 28, 2021

Feb 28, 2021

Feb 26, 2021

LTC/Ret Terrence (Terry) B. Gumbert, Army Nurse Corps, left us today to be with God and many past relatives, friends, and animals he loved.

He was the son of Bert and Mary Palmer Gumbert of Punxsutawney, PA, and the husband of his beloved wife of 53 years, LTC/Ret Georgiana Gumbert, who survives.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two...

Feb 25, 2021

Feb 23, 2021

Thomas “Tommy” Toole, Jr. 46, of Columbus, GA died Tuesday February 23, 2021 at his residence.

Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Parkhill Cemetery with Reverend Ed Kvietkus, Jr. officiating.  The visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 PM at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA.

Tommy was born February 1, 1975 to Elva Ruth...

Feb 23, 2021

Feb 22, 2021

At the age of 79, Walter Lee Gray, Jr. was surrounded by his beloved wife and son when the Lord called him home, Monday, February 22, 2021.

A gathering will be held 2:00 pm EST Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL to celebrate  his life.

Member of Piney Grove Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge in Hamilton,...

Feb 18, 2021

Feb 18, 2021

Rev. Jimmy Delmar Stephens, 86, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home.

A graveside service will be held 12:00 noon Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Lakeview Memory Gardens Phenix City, AL with Rev. Reggie Andrews officiating.  The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Rev. Stephens was born...

Feb 16, 2021

Steven Jerome Dowdney, 61, of Columbus, GA passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital.  Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Sunday, February 21, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm with Rev. Travis Rigsby officiating.  The family will receive friends Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the funeral home...

Feb 15, 2021

Feb 14, 2021

Feb 12, 2021

Robert Gerald “Jerry” Roper, 71, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, GA.  At the time of his death he had been residing in Bainbridge for several years, but his home was in Columbus, Georgia where he was born and raised. He was a faithful reader of the Bible and loved to sing...

Feb 11, 2021

Lloyd Holley, 90, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at Hilton Terrace Baptist Church, 2236 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus, GA on Saturday, February 20, 2021 beginning at 11:00 am with Rev. John Burnett officiating.  The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, February...

Feb 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

Mr. Thomas C. Robertson, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA, with his daughters by his side.

A funeral service will be held 12:00 noon Friday, February 12, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Brad McDaniel officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. ...

Feb 8, 2021

Annie “Merle” Henderson Williamson, age 88, resident of Waycross, Georgia, passed away on Monday February 08, 2021 at her home attended to by her loving husband.

Funeral services will be held 3 pm (EST) on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Crawford Baptist Church, Crawford, Alabama with Rev. Steve Williamson officiating, according to Vance-Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, Alabama. Private interment...

Feb 8, 2021

Darrie “Dee” Stephens, age 60, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021.  Graveside services are scheduled at Lakeview Memory Gardens on Thursday, February 11, 2021, 11 a.m. with Reverend Ralph Henderson officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama.

Mrs. Stephens, daughter of Raymond Jones and Sheila Gail Nolin Jones,...

Feb 7, 2021

MSG (Ret.) Jose “Joe” P. Diaz passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2021 at the age of 94 at Brookside Glen in Columbus, Georgia where he was loved by surviving family members as well as all of the wonderful staff at Brookside Glen who took care of him every day for the past few years. MSG Diaz suffered from dementia and...

Feb 7, 2021