Obituaries

Jan 1, 2017

Elvin Benjamin Johnson, 78, of Phenix City, Al died peacefully at his home Sunday, January 1, 2017.

A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Bethany Baptist Church with visitation 1 hour before the service. Rev. Jimmie Hobbs will officiate and burial will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.

Ben was born March 26, 1938 in Cussetta, GA...

Dec 31, 2016

 

Cleveland Edward Lewis, 74, of Phenix City, AL passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm EST Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City.  Interment with Military Honors will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at...

Dec 31, 2016

Ronald Eugene Hovey, 80, of Smiths Station, AL, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 am Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Stanley Collins officiating. Burial will follow at Lake Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Vance...

Dec 29, 2016

Rebecca Pridgen Turner, 90, of Alabaster, AL, and formally of the Smiths Station – Phenix City community passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Shelby Baptist Memorial Hospital in Alabaster, AL.

Mrs. Turner was born November 7, 1926 in Mississippi to the late Bura Floyd Pridgen and Rebecca Lenora Carter Pridgen.  She was retired from Burnham Van Service and was a...

Dec 29, 2016

Rebecca Dixon Bush, 89, of Seale, AL passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in the comfort of her daughter’s home in Pelham, AL.

Graveside services will be held 1:00 pm CST / 2:00 pm EST Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Hatchechubbee United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hatchechubbee, AL with Rev. Lance Eiland officiating.  The family will receive friends Monday evening from...

Dec 24, 2016

Matthew Clark Floyd, 48, of Columbus, GA passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his residence in Columbus, GA.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, January 04, 2017 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST with Dr. Richard Wright  officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at Parkhill Cemetery.  The family...

Dec 24, 2016

Bonnie Middleton Claridy, 47, of Smiths Station, AL passed away early Saturday morning, December 24, 2016 in the comfort of her home while surrounded by her loving family.

A celebration of life service will be held 2:00 pm EST Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Golden Acres Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Cummings officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The...

Dec 24, 2016

A graveside service with military honors is scheduled for 2:00pm Tuesday, January 3, 2017 for Harvey Ray Kennedy, Jr.

Friends are welcome to meet at the cemetery just before the service.

Dec 23, 2016

 

Carson Delone Mitchell, Jr., 91, of Phenix City, AL passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at Parkwood Health Care in Phenix City, AL.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm EST Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City.  Interment with Military Honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday one...

Dec 22, 2016

Sarah Ramona Thornton, 87, of Columbus, GA passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her residence in Columbus, GA.  A graveside service will be held at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2016  at Parkhill Cemetery with Debra PenМѓa officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 27, 2016 from 12:00PM -2:00 PM EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home 4048 Macon Road...

Dec 21, 2016

 

Helen Boswell Thompson Pearce, 94, of Crawford, AL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at River Place Retirement Home in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EST Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Steve Williamson officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Monday...

Dec 20, 2016

Cecil “Lawnmower Man” Ferguson, 93, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice at Franciscan Woods in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 12:30 pm EST Friday, December 23, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Gary walker officiating.  A private interment with Military Honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. ...

Dec 20, 2016

 

Thomas “Tom” Lloyd Smith, 52, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in the comfort of his home.

Tom was born March 13, 1964 in Fort Benning, GA to Aubrey E. Smith, Jr. and Theresa V. Copus Smith.  He had worked as a Butcher and meat cutter for the Civil Service at Fort Benning and in...

Dec 19, 2016

Patricia Ann “Pat” Eldridge Daugherty, 68, of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

A celebration of life graveside services will be held 12:00 noon EST Friday, December 23, 2016 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. John Eldridge officiating.  The family will receive friends at the graveside on Friday and everyone is...

Dec 19, 2016

Dec 18, 2016

Homer D. Teal died Sunday, December 18, 2016 at home with his family near.

Graveside services will be 3:00 EST Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Seale United Methodist Church Cemetery.

A full obituary will run on Monday.

Dec 17, 2016

Danny Corbett, 67, formerly of Phenix City, AL, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his residence in Pike Road, AL surrounded by his family.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM EST (3:00 PM CST), on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel with Mitch Watts officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2:00 until 4:00...

Dec 17, 2016

Bobby William Cook, Sr., 68, of Phenix City, AL, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM EST, on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Lakewood Baptist Church with Rev. Shannon Poole and Rev. Stephen Paquette officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Monday...

Dec 16, 2016

(Ret) SFC Horace C. White, 86, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, December 16, 2016 at his home.

A graveside service with military honors will be held 10:30 am EST Monday, December 19, 2016 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. Arrangements are provided by Vance Memorial Chapel.

Mr. White was born January 4, 1930 in Hamlin, TX to the late Horace F....

Dec 15, 2016

Wesley Farrell Sumner, 56, of Columbus, GA passed away Thursday, December 15, 2015 in Columbus, GA.

Wesley was born March 2, 1960 in Phenix City, AL to the late Victor Farrell Sumner and Dorothy Jean Chadwick Sumner.  He was employed with PCI at Pratt Whitney in Columbus, GA.  He enjoyed handcrafting knives and was a huge Alabama Crimson Tide fan.

He is...