Obituaries

Dec 14, 2016

Dec 13, 2016

Lydia Ann Foree, 55, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 10:00 am EST Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Buddy Lamb officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends on Friday from 6 until 8 at...

Dec 12, 2016

Margaret Williams Ruth, 91, formerly of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Cobb Hospital in Austell, GA.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EDT Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Rodney Mitchell officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Dec 12, 2016

Lydia Ann Foree, 55, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 10:00 am EST Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Buddy Lamb officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends on Friday from 6 until 8 at...

Dec 11, 2016

Erman Guy Brawner, Jr., 68, of Salem, AL passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Bethany House in Auburn, AL.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Thursday, December 15, 2016 beginning at 3:00 P.M. EST with James Q. Smith officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at Parkhill Cemetery.  The...

Dec 11, 2016

Stella Tovey, 70, of Columbus, GA passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Thursday, December 15, 2016 beginning at 12:00 Noon EST with Reverend Wesley “Lee” Halvorson, Jr. officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Cusseta, GA. ...

Dec 10, 2016

Charles Irvin Bales, 61, of Columbus, GA passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.  A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.  

Mr. Bales was born September 18, 1955 in Fayetteville, NC to Charles Wayne Bales and Virgie Bertha Davis Bales.  He was a member of Beallwood Church of God. He retired...

Dec 10, 2016

Donna Francis Roberts Wetherby, 71, of Cottonton, AL passed away peacefully late Saturday night, December 10, 2016 at Phenix City Health Care.

Graveside memorial services will be held 2:30 pm EST Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the memorial service.

Mrs. Wetherby was born September 27, 1945 in South Carolina to the late...

Dec 9, 2016

Fletcher Findlater, 75, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST, on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Epworth United Methodist Church, with Rev. Grant Parker officiating. A private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Sunday...

Dec 8, 2016

Reba L. Morris, 86, of Midland, GA passed away Thursday, December 08, 2016 at her residence in Midland, GA.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home on Monday, December 12, 2016 beginning at 12:00 P.M. EST with Reverend Barbara Starling officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at Mt. Zion Cemetery, 1232 Double Churches Road, Columbus, GA. ...

Dec 8, 2016

Gloria Gail Wilson, 64, of Columbus, GA  passed away Thursday, December 08, 2016 at her residence in Columbus, GA.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Sunday, December 11, 2016 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST with Pastor Seth Hon  officiating.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service...

Dec 8, 2016

Infant “Little Marv” Marvel Justice Nicholas Horton passed away into the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ early Thursday morning on December 8, 2016 in Auburn, AL.

Little Marv was born August 11, 2016 in Opelika, AL to Kenneth Ray Horton, Jr. and Elizabeth “Liz” Anne Waldorf.  This little angel was loved and cherished dearly by all his family, especially mom...

Dec 7, 2016

Arthur Ronald Todd, Sr., 83, of Peachtree City, GA passed away Wednesday, December 07, 2016 at Piedmont-Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, GA.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, December 10, 2016 beginning at 3:00 P.M. EST with Pastor Charles Hays  officiating.  The family will receive friends prior to the service...

Dec 6, 2016

Colleen L. Little, 84, formerly of Phenix City, AL, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Glenwood Health Facility in Florence, AL.

Services will be held Friday, December 9, 2016 at 2 pm EST at Hillside United Methodist Church in Phenix City, AL. The family will receive family and friends from 12 to 2 prior to the service on December 9,...

Dec 5, 2016

Holly Ann Grudisher, 33, of Columbus, GA passed away Monday, December 05, 2016 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, December 09, 2016 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST with Pastor Kennith Savage officiating.  A private interment will be held at Parkhill Cemetery.  The family...

Dec 5, 2016

Kathleen Miller Harrelson, 84, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2016 at Canterbury Healthcare in Phenix City, AL.

Graveside services will be held 1:00 pm CST / 2:00 pm EST Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Glenwood, AL.  The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm EST...

Dec 4, 2016

Ruth Francis, 87, of Columbus, GA passed away Sunday, December 04, 2016 at Magnolia Manor West in Columbus, GA.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, December 10, 2016 beginning at 11:00 A.M. EST with CH (Maj) Ret. Sandy McLean officiating.  The interment will conclude the service at Evergreen Memorial...

Dec 4, 2016

Kenneth Rayford Weldon, Sr., 76, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 in the comfort of his home.

A private memorial service with Military Honors will be held at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. Grant Parker officiating.

Mr. Weldon was born July 16, 1940 in Nashville, GA to the late William Lum Weldon and Ida Jannie Sumler Weldon. ...

Dec 2, 2016

Dario Lizardo, 54 of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

The family will hold a funeral service at a later date.

 

Dec 1, 2016

James Jerome (Jimmy) Stinson, 68, of Salem, AL passed away early Thursday morning, December 1, 2016 at his home on Lake Harding.  He had defiantly battled Parkinson’s Disease for almost 35 years.

Jimmy, as his many friends called him, was born December 4, 1947 in Phenix City, AL at Cobb Memorial Hospital to the late Jerome James and Inez Terry Stinson. ...