Obituaries

Sep 19, 2020

Sep 19, 2020

Sep 19, 2020

Riley Phillips, Jr., 81, of Phenix City, AL died Saturday September 19, 2020 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

A graveside service will be held 3:00 pm est Monday, September 21, 2020 at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA.

Mr. Phillips was born March 23, 1939 in Phenix City, AL, son of the late Homer Riley Phillips, Sr. and Lillian Catherine...

Sep 18, 2020

It is with a very heavy heart that Cynthia Watson Lucas and Ronald Watson share with you the passing of their brother, Miles L. Watson. Miles passed at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, September 18th. His passing occurred following complications from surgery he underwent on August 12th.

Miles is survived by his daughter, Ashley Ann Watson Stanfill and...

Sep 18, 2020

John Ekstrom, age 60, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at his residence.  Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia on Thursday, September 24, 2020, 12 noon, with Reverend Mike Reeves officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.  The...

Sep 18, 2020

Martha Faye (Sizemore) Lockhart, 80, of Columbus, GA passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Magnolia Manor West.  A graveside service will be held at Parkhill Cemetery on Monday, September 21, 2020 beginning at 10:00 am with Reverend Jimmy Stubbs officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus,...

Sep 18, 2020

Pamela Norris Sloane, 59, of Phenix City, AL died Friday September 18, 2020 at her home.

The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.

Mrs. Sloane was born Columbus, GA, daughter of late Allen Eugene Norris and Betty Evelyn McCarty Norris.  She was always full of energy, rearranging the house or shopping.  Mrs. Sloane enjoyed sitting on the...

Sep 17, 2020

Sep 16, 2020

Liria I. Sheffield, 69, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital.  A memorial service will be held at The Church of Columbus, 2001 Double Churches Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, September 26, 2020 beginning at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Deawn Richards officiating.

Liria was born on October 30, 1950 in Colombia, South America to...

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Sep 11, 2020

MSG (ret) Marion Thomas Langley, 92, of Salem, AL passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at his home.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Chris Webb and Rev. Tommy Poole officiating.  A private interment will be held following the service at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. ...

Sep 10, 2020

Jessie Mae Winslett Argroves, 94, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Parkwood Nursing Home.  A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 beginning at 1:00 pm with Rev. Dewayne Dean officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at...

Sep 10, 2020

Ava M. Greene, 87, of Smiths Station, AL died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Piedmont Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held 10:00 am Monday, September 14, 2020 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.

Mrs. Greene was born December 6, 1932 in Athens, AL, daughter of the late George A. Nave and Rossie Roberts Nave.  She worked as a manager for...

Sep 10, 2020

Leona Gatewood Gallups, 101, of Phenix City, AL died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Ladonia Baptist Church, 3789 US Hwy 80, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Steve Faulk and Rev. Barry Flemming officiating.  Interment will follow at Ladonia Baptist Chruch Cemetery. ...

Sep 7, 2020

Sep 6, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” Rogers Witzke was born on February 3, 1941 in Columbus, GA to the late Marvin Grimes Rogers and Floreine Edge Rogers. To say she had an eclectic childhood is an understatement. She grew up in her parent’s motorcycle shop, entertained herself at juke joints playing slot machines and could beat any adult in Chinese checkers by the time...

Sep 4, 2020

Kevin Chandra Crouch, age 22, resident of Fort Mitchell, Alabama, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020.  Memorial services are scheduled at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on Saturday, September 12, 2020, 4 p.m. with Reverend Barry Fleming officiating.  The family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from...

Sep 3, 2020

Babette Kimsey Ducharme, 59, of Columbus, died Thursday September 3, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday September 9, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road Columbus, GA.  The family will receive friends from 1-2 Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home.  A private interment will be held after the service.

Babette...