Obituaries

May 21, 2023

Gina Marie Childers, 55, of Cataula, GA passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Thursday, May 25, 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM with Rev. Jonathan Merritt officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to...

May 18, 2023

Donna Marie Krafcheck, 61, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 beginning at 3:00 PM. The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home two...

May 18, 2023

Mary Judy Thrasher, 77, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Emory Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, located at 3738 U.S. Highway 431 North Phenix City, Alabama, with Reverend Ricky Ward officiating. The...

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May 14, 2023

Mrs. Margaret Lakey Weaver, 102, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at Parkwood Health Care in Phenix City, AL.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends at the cemetery after the service.

Mrs. Weaver was born February...

May 13, 2023

David “Gene” Galbraith, age 72, resident of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital.  Graveside services are scheduled at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, 553 US Hwy 165, Fort Mitchell, Alabama on Friday, May 19, 2023, 11 a.m. with Reverend Isiah Lewis officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia.  The family...

May 12, 2023

Mrs. Betty Crockett Bailey, 92, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Canterbury Health Care Facility in Phenix City, AL.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA. There will be no formal visitation.

Mrs. Bailey was born on April 11, 1931 in Heard County, GA, daughter...

May 12, 2023

William Bennett Fuller, 75, of Panama City Beach, FL formerly of Phenix City, AL died Friday May 12, 2023 peacefully surrounded by family at Vitas Hospice, Panama City, FL.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM (EST) on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Tommy Fountain and Rev. David Hardwick...

May 9, 2023

Patricia Bell Jones, 87, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Savannah Grand Assisted Living with her loving family by her side.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM EST on Friday, May 12, 2023, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home with Rev. Don Abrams officiating. The family will...

May 7, 2023

May 7, 2023

Shelia Diane Chesser, 71, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully in her sleep at her home on Sunday, May 07, 2023.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at 3:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Clayton Chesser officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM...

May 7, 2023

Vickie Cochran, age 56, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, May 7,2023 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center.  The family will receive friends at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on Thursday, May 11,2023 from 6-8 p.m.  Private services will be held by the family at a later date.

Mrs. Cochran, daughter of the...

May 5, 2023

Carol Faye Forsyth Renfroe, 84, of Columbus, Georgia passed away peacefully on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Magnolia Manor West in Columbus, Georgia with her family by her side.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Renfroe will be held at 1:00 PM EST, on Tuesday May 9, 2023, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, located at 3738 U.S. Highway 431 North,...

May 4, 2023

May 4, 2023

Sandra “Nana” Oakes Salazar, 69, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the Columbus Hospice House, with her family by her side.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 PM ET on Monday, May 8, 2023, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, with Rev. Jonathan Pike officiating. The family will...

May 3, 2023

Sharon Wokurka Harkness died peacefully on May 3rd. Born July 22, 1943, in St. Louis, Mo, she was the only child of Bud and Jean Wokurka, who preceded her in death. Besides St. Louis, the family lived outside of Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and settled in Forest Park, Georgia. She met her adoring Robert at Southern Bell, and their active dating included...

Apr 29, 2023

Mr. William “Bill” Parker, 93, formerly of Phenix City, AL, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Cedar Hill Assisted Living in Selma, AL.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm EST (1:00 pm CST) Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Grant Parker officiating according Vance Brooks Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends from 12:30...

Apr 29, 2023

April French Brooks, 39, of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at a later date according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

April was born December 12, 1983 in Columbus, GA daughter of the late George French and Patricia King Revis. She was a homemaker and the...