Obituaries

Frances Elizabeth Kelly

Frances Elizabeth Kelly

Jul 15, 2016

Frances Elizabeth Kelly, 89, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama, surrounded by her loving family.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 EDT on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. Charles Keown officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. EDT at Vance...

Fred Warren Spillers

Fred Warren Spillers

Jul 14, 2016

Fred Warren Spillers, 69, of Columbus, GA passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at his residence.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA  on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 beginning at 2:00 PM EST with Pastor Lee Halverson officiating.  A private family interment will be held at Parkhill Cemetery.  The family will receive...

Vivian M. Curliss

Vivian M. Curliss

Jul 14, 2016

Vivian Mildred Adkins Curliss, 72, of Phenix City, AL passed away early Thursday morning, July 14, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice at Franciscan Woods in Columbus, GA.

Graveside services will be held 2:30 pm EDT on Monday, July 18, 2016 at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. David Howle officiating.  The family will receive friends on Monday from 12:00 noon to 2:00...

Dr. Joseph Anthony Lucia

Dr. Joseph Anthony Lucia

Jul 14, 2016

Dr. Joseph Anthony Lucia, 88, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service is scheduled for 4:00pm Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 1st Baptist Church of Phenix City with Dr. Ed Summers officiating. A visitation will be held before the service from 3 until 4. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men’s Wednesday Breakfast...

Otis Allen Jordan

Otis Allen Jordan

Jul 13, 2016

Otis Allen Jordan, 71, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service is scheduled for 3:00pm Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Emory Evans officiating. A visitation will be held Saturday from 6-8 at the funeral home.

Mr. Jordan was born March 25, 1945 in Phenix City, AL to the...

Frances Alice Donmoyer

Frances Alice Donmoyer

Jul 11, 2016

Frances Alice Donmoyer, 79, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully at Gentiva Hospice, Monday, July 11, 2016.

The family will hold a private service celebrating the life of Mrs. Donmoyer at a later date.

Mrs. Donmoyer was born March 19, 1937 in Lebanon, PA to the late Harold Mitchell Uhrich and Frances Mills Uhrich. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

Valentine M.J. Gonzalez

Valentine M.J. Gonzalez

Jul 11, 2016

Valentine M.J. Gonzalez, 79 of Columbus, GA, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST, on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dwayne Dean and Rev. Mark Tharp officiating. Interment, with full military honors, will follow at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Sfc (Retired) Robert Lee Guyse

Sfc (Retired) Robert Lee Guyse

Jul 9, 2016

SFC (Retired) Robert Lee Guyse, 66, of Phenix City, AL passed away early Saturday morning, July 9, 2016 in the comfort of his home while surrounded by his loving family.  Funeral services will be held 1:00 pm EDT Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Chaplain Dean Knipe officiating.  Interment with full Military Honors will...

James E. Allen

James E. Allen

Jul 8, 2016

James Allen, 65, of Phenix City passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital. He was born on August 24, 1950 in Coffee County to the Late C. W. and Daisy Merle Allen. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 11 from 6-8 pm at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday,...

George Parker May

George Parker May

Jul 7, 2016

George Parker May, 102 of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice surrounded by his family.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm EST, on Monday, July 11, 2016 at Lakewood Baptist Church, Phenix City, AL, with Rev. M.R. Hamilton, Dr. Jerry Horner and Rev. Charles Keown officiating.

Pallbearers will be Richard Aderhold, Homer Gray,...

Myrtle Callahan Garrett

Myrtle Callahan Garrett

Jul 7, 2016

Myrtle Callahan Garrett, 82 of Smiths Station, AL, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Midtown Medical Center.

 

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am EST, on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Reverend Roy Lee Williams and Reverend Olivia Poole-Reneau officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening from...

Doris Marie Mccoy

Doris Marie Mccoy

Jul 6, 2016

Doris Marie Linton McCoy, 87, of Opelika, AL passed away in the comfort of her home under the care of her son and daughter on an early Wednesday morning, July 6, 2016.  Now she is strolling and rejoicing on the streets of gold with our Heavenly Father, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 am CDT...

Shawn Melvin Marshall

Shawn Melvin Marshall

Jul 5, 2016

Shawn Melvin Marshall

November 18, 1971 – July 5, 2016

Midland, GA- Shawn passed away unexpectedly in a vehicle accident on the early morning of July 5th.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, July 16, 2016 beginning at 10:00 AM EST with Reverend Bob Hawkins officiating.  The interment will conclude the...

James "Ralph" Deason

James "Ralph" Deason

Jul 5, 2016

James “Ralph” Deason, 76 of Smiths Station, AL, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at his home.

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am EST, on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel. Interment will be at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm EST at the funeral...

Donnell "Don" Shepard

Donnell "Don" Shepard

Jul 5, 2016

Donnell “Don” Shepard, 89, of Phenix City, AL passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice at Franciscan Woods in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm EDT Friday, July 8, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Roosevelt Oakes and Rev. Marvin Minton officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family...

Virginia G. Nelson

Virginia G. Nelson

Jul 5, 2016

Virginia G. Arrington Nelson, 75, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in the comfort of her home.

A celebration of life memorial service will be held 6:00 pm EDT Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Golden Acres Assembly of God Church.  The family will receive friends at the memorial service.

Mrs. Nelson was born September 27, 1940 in...

Melody Marie Brassell

Melody Marie Brassell

Jul 4, 2016

Melody Marie Brassell, 44, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm EST, on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City.  The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm, one hour prior to the service.

Melody was born April 30, 1972 in Atlanta,...

Helen L. Turner

Helen L. Turner

Jul 3, 2016

Helen L. Hancock Turner, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm EDT Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. Udell Addison officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends one...

Robert "Bobby" O Watson, Jr.

Robert "Bobby" O Watson, Jr.

Jul 3, 2016

Robert O. “Bobby” Watson, Jr, 81, of Phenix City, AL Passed away on Sunday July 3, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice Inpatient Center. He was with his family when he lost his battle with cancer.

 

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am EDT on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with Rev. M R...

Joanne Driver

Joanne Driver

Jul 2, 2016

Joanne Driver, 76, of Columbus, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 02, 2016 at the residence of her daughter and Son in law in Cataula, GA while surrounded by her loving family.  A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home Friday, July 08, 2016 beginning at 10:00 A.M. EST with Pastor Tommy Hart officiating.  The interment will conclude the...