Obituaries

James “Jimmy” W. Ray, Jr

James “Jimmy” W. Ray, Jr

Apr 29, 2014

James “Jimmy” W. Ray Jr, 62, passed away April 29, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held, Friday, May 2, 2014 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST at Lakewood Baptist Church, 4011 Lakewood Dr. Phenix City, AL 36867. Reverend M.R. Hamilton will be officiating services. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:30 P.M. EST...

Conner James Dean

Conner James Dean

Apr 27, 2014

Conner James Dean, of Columbus, GA passed away April 27, 2014 at Midtown Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2014 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home; 4048 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA. Reverend David Rathel and Reverend Mitchell Dean will be officiating.

Conner James Dean was born May 24, 2013 son of Darrell Dean and...

Rebeca Villanueva

Rebeca Villanueva

Apr 27, 2014

Abuelita “Rebeca” Villanueva, 87, of Columbus, GA, passed away April 27, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday, May 5, 2014, beginning at 6:00 P.M. at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA, 31907.

Abuelita Rebeca Villanueva was born February 8, 1927 in Panama City, Panama, daughter of the late Toribio Villanueva and Epefanea Orgtega...

Louise Rogers Gage

Louise Rogers Gage

Apr 25, 2014

Louise R. Gage passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014 at the age of 85 at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA. Reverend Udell Addison will be officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 6:00 to...

James Alton Helms

James Alton Helms

Apr 15, 2014

James “Jim” Alton Helms, 77, Columbus, GA, Passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Services will be held at a later date, according to Vance-Brooks Funeral Home.

James Alton Helms was born August 26, 1936 son of the late James Kyle Helms and Betty Lois Helms, in Clarksdale, MS. Jim’s parents were sharecroppers, from an early age Jim was picking cotton and...

Ila Mae Hall

Ila Mae Hall

Apr 10, 2014

Ila Mae Hall, 88, of Columbus, GA, passed away April 10, 2014, at Magnolia Manor. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, April 14, 2014, beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA. 31907. Bishop Ken Savage will be officiating services. Interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends, Sunday, April...

Leonhard Zurawskyj

Leonhard Zurawskyj

Apr 4, 2014

Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:00 AM EST at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. Rosary will be held Monday, April 7, 2014 at 5:00 PM EST Vance-Brooks Funeral Home. Visitation will follow Rosary from 6:00-8:00 PM EST.

Henry “Hank” Eddie Crawford

Henry “Hank” Eddie Crawford

Apr 4, 2014

Henry “Hank” Eddie Crawford, 73 of Phenix City, AL passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

Mr. Crawford was born November 14, 1940 in Bonneau, SC to the late Rudolph Crawford and Dora Barnette DuPree.  He was retired from United of America Insurance Company with 25 years of service and also was retired from the...

Katherine “Kathy” Cecilia Upton Duell

Katherine “Kathy” Cecilia Upton Duell

Mar 30, 2014

Katherine “Kathy” Cecilia Upton Duell, 52 of Phenix City, AL passed away Sunday afternoon at the Columbus Regional Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

Memorial services will be held 11:00 am EDT Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City with James Eiland officiating. A private interment will held by her family at a later date.

Kathy was born August...

Ruby Marie Owens Starling

Ruby Marie Owens Starling

Mar 19, 2014

Ruby Marie Owens Starling was a shining light to those around her, and now her light has ascended into heaven to bless us all.

 Ruby graduated to the next phase of her eternal life on March 19, 2014 due to complications of advanced age, but she left a legacy that will go on forever. She was preceded in death by...

Thomas Clark Hovatter

Thomas Clark Hovatter

Mar 18, 2014

Thomas “Clark” Hovatter, Sr. 83, of Columbus, GA passed away Thursday, March 18, 2014 in the comfort of his home.

Graveside services will be held, Friday, March 21, 2014 beginning at, 1:00 P.M. EST at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, according to Vance-Brooks Funeral Home.

Thomas “Clark” Hovatter, Sr. was born March 21, 1930 in Dianna, WV, son of the late Jesse Hovatter...

Claudia Lou Jones

Claudia Lou Jones

Mar 13, 2014

Claudia Lou Jones, 69, of Columbus, GA, passed away March 13, 2014, at Midtown Medical Center, Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 20, 2014 beginning at 11:00 A.M. EST, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 4400 Reese Rd. Columbus, GA. Bishop Aaron Starbuck will be officiating. Interment will conclude at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. The...

Harold Edwin Reynolds

Harold Edwin Reynolds

Mar 9, 2014

Harold Edwin Reynolds, Sr. of Columbus, GA. passed away March 9, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2014 beginning at 11:00 A.M. at Parkhill Cemetery, Pastor Scott Tucker will be officiating, according to Vance-Brooks Funeral Home. Harold Edwin Reynolds was born August 4, 1927 in Columbus, GA. son of the late Julian Ellis...

Mary Anne Williams

Mary Anne Williams

Mar 3, 2014

Mary Anne Williams, 62, of LaGrange, GA passed away March 3, 2014 at her residence. A memorial service for family and friends will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2014 beginning at 2:00 P.M. at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA. 31907. Reverend David Howel will be officiating. Mary Anne Williams was born May 7, 1951, in Columbus,...

Timothy “Tim” Collins Wilson

Timothy “Tim” Collins Wilson

Feb 26, 2014

Timothy “Tim” Collins Wilson, 52 of Nashville, TN passed away Wednesday night, February 26, 2014 from Heart failure while visiting his brother in Columbus, GA with his brother, Tony by his side. Tim was born August 5, 1961 in Columbus, GA to the late A. L. “Willie” Wilson and Floreed “Flo” Collins Wilson. Georgia-born country comedian Tim Wilson was a...

Earl Charlie Ward

Earl Charlie Ward

Feb 25, 2014

Earl Charlie Ward, 85, of Columbus, GA. Passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home, Tuesday, February 25, 2014. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2014 beginning at 12:00 P.M. EST, at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31907. Reverend Ulus Luker will be officiating. Interment will conclude at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The family...

Johnny E. Lunsford

Johnny E. Lunsford

Feb 21, 2014

Johnny E. Lunsford Sr. passed away on Friday, February 21, 2014 at the age of 91 at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. EST at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA. Reverend Tommy Poole and Dr. Donald Wilhight will be officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, February...

Mary Adell Seckinger

Mary Adell Seckinger

Feb 20, 2014

Mary Adell Seckinger, 86, of Columbus, GA passed away February 20, 2014 at the Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, February 24, 2014 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST at Vance -Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd, Columbus, GA. Reverend Gary Richardson will be officiating. Interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday, February...

Stephanie Jan Smith

Stephanie Jan Smith

Feb 17, 2014

Stephanie Jan Smith, 46, of Columbus, GA, passed away February 17, 2014 at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2014 beginning at 2:00 P.M. EST, at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA, 31907. Brother Ed Brawner will be officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M....

Paulette Garcia

Paulette Garcia

Feb 15, 2014

Columbus, Georgia- Heaven has gained a beautiful angel. Mrs. Paulette Jeannine Garcia, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Garcia was born on December 17, 1935 to the late Henri R. and Claire M. Leroy in Euville (Meuse), France. She was fluent in French, Spanish and English. Mrs. Garcia spent...

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