Obituaries

Nov 10, 2016

Julia Mann Tidwell, 94, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, November 10, 2016 at Phenix City Health Care.

Graveside services will be held 3:00 pm EST on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Grant Parker officiating according to Vance Memorial Chapel.  There will no formal visitation, but family and friends are welcome to...

Nov 9, 2016

John “Jack” Henderson, 93, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Phenix City Health Care.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST, on Friday, November 11, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel. Interment will be at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends one hour before the service on Friday at the...

Nov 9, 2016

Nov 8, 2016

Martha Jo Porter Walker, 68, of Smiths Station, AL passed away early Tuesday morning, November 8, 2016 in the comfort of her home while surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm EST Friday, November 11, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Barry Danner officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The...

Nov 8, 2016

Juanita Marie Brassell Wall, 76, of Columbus, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon EST Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Grant Parker officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  There will be a Rosary Friday evening...

Nov 7, 2016

John Martin Noyes, 66, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Noyes was born March 19, 1950 in Boston, Mass to the late Francis P. Noyes and Leila Killam Noyes.  He had worked with Total Systems in Columbus, GA and attended Word of Faith Church in Phenix...

Nov 4, 2016

Nettie Mae Teston, 68, of Columbus, GA passed away Friday, November 04, 2016 surrounded by her family.

A Funeral Service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA at 5:00 p.m. with visitation one hour before on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. A committal service will be Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Evergreen Cemetery in Columbus, GA.   ...

Oct 31, 2016

Wilton Theodore Windham, 83, of Columbus, GA passed away on Monday, October 31, 2016 at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City, AL.

 

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm EST, on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, with Andy Kelly officiating.

 

Mr. Windham was born August 9, 1933 in Midland City, AL son...

Oct 30, 2016

Gladys Gore Sentell, 84, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Phenix City Health Care in Phenix City, AL.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm EST Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Pastor Richie Ashburn officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends...

Oct 28, 2016

 

Joshua Irvin Edwards, 63, of Columbus, Georgia passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 at his home.  A memorial service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 02, 2016 beginning at 6:00PM EST, with Pastor LeBron Matthews officiating.   

Joshua was born October 18, 1953 in Columbus, Georgia to the parents of David T. Edwards Sr. and Elizabeth Ruth...

Oct 28, 2016

Carl Watford, 90, of Smiths Station, AL, passed away Friday morning at his home surrounded by his loving family.

 

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm EST, on Monday, October 31, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Tim Callaway officiating. Interment will be held at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 4:00...

Oct 25, 2016

Katherine Davis Ritchie, 76, of Columbus, GA passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at her residence in Columbus.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, October 29, 2016 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST with the Reverend Lewis Brown officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at Parkhill Cemetery.  The family...

Oct 23, 2016

Guy “Roger” Miller, 73, of Pittsview, AL, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 6:00 pm EST, on Friday, October 28, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel with Pastor Robert Rhodes officiating. Interment will be held at Lakeview Memory Gardens on a later date and the family will receive friends one hour before...

Oct 20, 2016

Ruby Edna Flournoy, 89, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at her home.

 

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm EST, on Monday, October 24, 2016, at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 4:00 until 6:00 pm EST, at Vance Memorial Chapel.

 

Ms. Flournoy was born on October...

Oct 19, 2016

Sgt. Clarence Elvin “Shorty” Young, Sr.,Veteran, 89, of Columbus, Georgia went home Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The family will receive friends at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 with services by Pastor Jack Foran at 11:00 am at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA. Full military services will conclude at Fort Benning Cemetery.

Clarence was born October 12,...

Oct 19, 2016

Infant, Nathan Thomas Newell, one month old, passed away in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Children’s of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham, AL.

A graveside service will be held 3:00 pm EST Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL. Vance Memorial Chapel is handling the arrangements.

Nathan was...

Oct 18, 2016

Travis Oswald Ponder, 85, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm EST, on Friday, October 21, 2016 at Central Baptist Church in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Jim Caldwell and Rev. Dexter James officiating. Interment, with military honors, will follow...

Oct 18, 2016

Marylee Theresa Mabe, 73, of Phenix City, AL, passed away Tuesday morning at East Alabama Medical Center.

 

Mrs. Mabe was born on August 1, 1943, in Presque Isle, MA, the daughter of Llewellen Watson and Yevette Sylvia Watson.

 

Other than her parents she is preceded in death by a son, James John Burns and a brother Thomas Watson.

 

She is...

Oct 13, 2016

Catherine Louella “Wells” Nevels, 84, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm EST Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Father Tom Weise officiating.  A private interment will follow at 11:00 am on Monday at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The...

Oct 13, 2016

Jackie “Sparky” Lee Adkinson, Jr., 37, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 4:00 pm EST / 3:00 pm CST Monday, October 17, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Jack Wallace officiating.  Graveside will follow at 2:00 pm CST / 3:00 pm...