Obituaries

Dec 20, 2023

Judith A. Johnston Wilks, 75, of Smiths Station, AL died at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, December 22, 2023 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Bud Passmore officiating. A private interment will be held in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery....

Dec 19, 2023

Mrs. Laura Gibbs Myers, 81, of Columbus, GA passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Canterbury Health Care Facility in Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Myers was born on November 5, 1942 in Columbus, GA, the oldest daughter of the late Robert Boyd Gibbs and Margaret Belle Smith Gibbs. She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband George...

Dec 17, 2023

Mrs. Myrtle Marler Wise, 91, of Phenix City, AL passed peacefully early Sunday morning, December 17, 2023, at Magnolia Manor Assisted Living in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City with Rev. Steve Pace officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends...

Dec 15, 2023

Mr. Keith Davis passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL .

Mr. Davis was born November 25, 1953, in Ft. Benning, GA, son of the late Tillman C. Davis and Lillie George...

Dec 14, 2023

Betty Sue White Wadkins, 87, of Salem, AL died in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 PM (EST) on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bud Passmore and Rev. Jarrod Horne officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City,...

Dec 14, 2023

Betsy Michelle Hall Carson, 66, of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Thursday, December 14, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.

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

Mrs. Carson was born November 19, 1957 in Winston-Salem, NC daughter of the late Albert A. Hall and Betsy...

Dec 10, 2023

David Martin Funderburk, 81, of Phenix City, Alabama died Sunday, December 10, 2023 peacefully at home.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. EST on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home , Phenix City, AL with Rev. Dr. Aaron Baldridge officiating. Interment will follow in the family cemetery in Seale, AL. The family will...

Dec 10, 2023

Dec 9, 2023

Mrs. Cheryl Banks Jacquin, 73, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Parkwood Nursing Home in Phenix City, AL.

A graveside service will be at 1:30 pm EST on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. David Dollar officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:30 until 12:30 pm EST, Thursday, prior...

Dec 9, 2023

Cody Oscar Bass, 66, of Phenix City, AL died surrounded by his loving family at his home on Saturday, December 09, 2023 while under the care of Gentiva Hospice.

A Memorial Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM (EST) on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Bass was born February 14, 1957...

Dec 8, 2023

Mr. Paul Douglas Ivey, Sr. (Doug), 79, formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at Legacy Reserve in Columbus, GA.

A memorial service will be held graveside at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston Salem, NC at 11:00 a.m. on December 21, 2023.

Mr. Ivey was born in Burlington, NC on May 17, 1944 , the son of...

Dec 8, 2023

Mr. John W. Calhoun, Jr., 77, of Pittsview, AL passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm EST (1:00 pm CST) Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Cottonton, AL with Dr. Wayne Scarborough officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery. Thursday from 1:00...

Dec 7, 2023

TSgt (USAF Ret) Washington Capers, Jr., age 64, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta.

Funeral services are scheduled at Courts of Praise Worship Center, where Reverend Donald McCormick is founding Pastor, 150 Lee Road 456, Phenix City, Alabama on Friday, December 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Levon Jakes officiating. ...

Dec 6, 2023

William Kenneth “Kenny” Barefoot, 59, of Salem, AL died at his home on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM (EST) on Saturday, December 09, 2023 at Beulah Baptist Church, 5500 Co. Road 270, Valley, AL 36854, with Bro. Mitchell Smith officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. A private interment will follow...

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Dec 3, 2023

Mary Faye Parsons Harper, 97, of Phenix City, AL passed away at Arabella Health and Wellness on Sunday morning, December 3, 2023.

Graveside Services will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, with Pastor Jeremy Johnson officiating at Lakeview Memory Gardens Cemetery 3800 US-Highway 431 North in Phenix City, Alabama.

Mary was born July 9, 1926, in Phenix...

Dec 2, 2023

Dec 1, 2023

SFC (Ret) David Marvin Bailey, 74, passed away on December 1, 2023, at his home in Clewiston, FL. Graveside Services with U. S. Army Honors will be held at 2:30 PM (EST) on Friday, April 12, 2024 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.  

Mr. Bailey was born September 27, 1949, in Oceana, WV,...