Obituaries

Jan 18, 2021

Rodney “Charlie” Thomas Hendricks, 54, of Columbus, GA passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital.

Charlie was born on December 30, 1966 in Stuttgart, Germany to the late Lemuel Hendricks and Gertrude Wenzle Hendricks.

Survivors include his sister, Carola Chappell Everidge (Lee) of Smiths Stations, AL; brother, Darrell Hendricks of Columbus, GA; and nieces, Daryln McNabb and Sidney...

Jan 18, 2021

Mr. Steve Abbott, 78, of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 am (EST) Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Grant Parker officiating.  There will be a visitation Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (EST),...

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 17, 2021

Jan 17, 2021

Mr. Judson Hugh Upshaw, 82, of Hurtsboro, AL passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am EST (10:00 am CST) Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Hurtsboro United Methodist Church in Hurtsboro, AL.  Interment will follow at Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Springhill, AL.  Due to COVID 19, there will be no...

Jan 16, 2021

Jan 16, 2021

Mr. Ronald Stroud, 70, of Salem, AL passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Stroud was born September 5, 1950 in Pratville, AL, son of the late Jerrie K. Stroud and Nellie Golson Stroud.  He worked in the textile industry for many years and then...

Jan 14, 2021

Edna Munday Elrod, 83, Phenix City, AL, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 11:00 am.  Following the service, she will be laid to rest with her love, Charles H. Elrod, Sr.

Mrs. Elrod was born October 24, 1937 in Columbus,...

Jan 13, 2021

Mr. William E. “PeeWee” Simmons, 81, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

The family will hold a private service at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating.  A private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be the funeral home staff and...

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 11, 2021

Charles Wayne Jenkins, Sr., 74, of Salem, AL passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital due to Covid-19 Pneumonia.  A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, January 15, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm with Rev. Charles Graddick officiating. The family will receive friends...

Jan 11, 2021

Ralph McCann “Boots” Carden passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 of Covid 19.

A Private Graveside Service will be held at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Dr. David Kees officiating.

Mr. Carden was born in Fort Mitchell, Alabama to Ralph and Mattie Carden. He later moved to Smiths Station, where he spent most of his life. He moved to Suwanee, Georgia 3 years...

Jan 10, 2021

Jan 10, 2021

SSG (Ret) Chad DeFrates, age 42, resident of Fort Mitchell, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Funeral services are scheduled at the Fort Church at Eastern Heights, 1342 17th Street, Columbus, Georgia, on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 1 pm, with Reverend Matt Stephens officiating. Interment will follow with military honors being rendered at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The...

Jan 10, 2021

Verlon Crenshaw Hurst of Chelsea, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on January 10, 2021 following a long battle with dementia. Graveside services will be held at Lakeview Memory Gardens, 3800 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama, on Thursday, January 14, 2021, 1 p.m. with Reverend Wayne Honeycutt officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy...

Jan 10, 2021

Jan 9, 2021

Patricia Jean Dirke, 67, formerly of Columbus, GA passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Hillcrest Hospital South in Tulsa, OK. Final arrangements are being handled by Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus, GA.

Patricia was born on September 25, 1953 in Newnan, GA to the late Andrew Swanger and Mary Tarvin Swanger. Other than her parents, Patricia is preceded...

Jan 9, 2021

Mr. William H. Lance, 77, of Valley, AL passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at his home.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am EST Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.  The family will receive friends...

Jan 8, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Mrs. Mary B. Threlkeld, 82, of Phenix City, AL passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at her home.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm (EST) on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Woody Brown officiating.  The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 am, one hour prior to the service, at Vance Brooks Funeral...