Obituaries

Nov 9, 2022

Billy Ray Kelley, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital. Graveside services will be held at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA on Thursday, November 17, 2022 beginning at 11:00 AM with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. Arrangements are being handled through Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus.

Billy was born on December 3rd, 1935 in Griffin,...

Nov 9, 2022

Nela Delores Lawrence Andrews, 71, of Panama City Beach, FL formerly of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Wednesday November 9, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, November 17, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens,...

Nov 9, 2022

Dorothy Scott Mitchell, 94, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at the Columbus Hospice House with family by her side.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM EST on Saturday, November 12, 2022, in the chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home located at 4048 Macon Road Columbus, Georgia 31908, with Dr....

Nov 9, 2022

Mary Earline Tarvin Thomas, 80, of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Wednesday, November 09, 2022 with her family by her side.

Graveside Services will be held 11:00 AM (EST) on Saturday, November 12, 2022 in Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Nyle Irvin officiating. The family will receive friends Friday...

Nov 8, 2022

Betty Morris Wells, 86, of Salem, AL died at Phenix City Health Care, Phenix City, AL on Tuesday, November 08, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Monday, November 14, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Dr. David Kees officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday from 1:00...

Nov 8, 2022

Robert Howard Schrecengost, a.k.a. Robert Saxman, 92, of Smiths Station, AL died while at Arbor Springs Health and Rehab in Opelika, AL on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 with his daughter by his side.

Graveside Services will be held 2:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with U. S. Army Honors according to Vance Brooks Funeral...

Nov 7, 2022

Ms. Patricia M. Acre, 77, of Opelika, AL passed away Monday, November 7, 2022, at Dadeville Healthcare Center, Dadeville, AL.

A graveside memorial service will be held Friday, December 2, 2022, at 11:00 at 3360 Brookside Dr. Brookside Cemetery in Millbrook, Al with Rev. Vance McCollum officiating.

Ms. Acre was born January 6, 1945, in Columbia, South Carolina, daughter of Elizabeth Allison...

Nov 4, 2022

Randall Dewaine Siers, age 53, resident of Midland, Georgia, passed away on Friday, November 4,2022 at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 12 noon, with Rabbi Greg Lehtimaki officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The...

Nov 2, 2022

Nov 1, 2022

Mrs. Sara Lynne Duke (Hamilton) Taylor of Hamilton, GA passed away November 1, 2022, at her home in Hamilton, GA surrounded by friends and family, holding the hand of her son, Shannon Hamilton.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, November 9th at Edgewood Baptist in Columbus at 3pm.

Mrs. Taylor was born December 16, 1946, in Atlanta, GA, daughter of the...

Nov 1, 2022

Mrs. Maxine Isler Garner, 90, of Smiths Station, Alabama passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus Georgia.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. EST. Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. Ken Dawson officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Garner was born September 5,...

Oct 31, 2022

Oct 28, 2022

Mrs. Barbara Elkins Churchwell, 65, of Salem, AL passed away Friday, October 28, 2022 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA.

A funeral service will be held 4:30 pm EST Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Philadelphia Baptist Church in Smiths Station, AL with Rev. Clay Duck and Rev. Donald Edwards officiating.  Interment will follow at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will...

Oct 28, 2022

Mrs. Esther Newhouse McClure, 90, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 4:00 pm EDT Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Randy Comer officiating.  Interment will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, FL on...

Oct 28, 2022

William Royce Pippins, 75 of Smiths Station, AL passed away peacefully Friday evening October 28, 2022 at Brookdale Senior Living in Columbus, GA

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon EST on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City with Pastor Matt Stephens and Rev. Tommy Fountain officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at...

Oct 28, 2022

Janice Henderson, 80, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away peacefully at the Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, Alabama on Friday October 28, 2022.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home with Kenneth E. Davis officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to...

Oct 27, 2022

Ms. Kelsey Deriso of Columbus, GA passed away October 27, 2022 at Emory Hospital in Atlanta, GA.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am EDT Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus, GA with Rev. Brad McDaniel officiating.  Interment will follow at Parkhill Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Thursday morning from 10:00 am until...

Oct 27, 2022

Louie Vernon Olds, 74, of Seale, AL passed away while at St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, GA on Thursday, October 27, 2022 after an extended illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Sunday, October 30, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Dr. David Kees and Rev. Mike Grimes officiating. A private...

Oct 26, 2022

Ruth Barbee Ellis, 86, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on October 26, 2022, while a resident at Ridgecrest Nursing Facility in Columbus, Georgia.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 AM EST on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Reverend Steve Williamson officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 AM EST...

Oct 25, 2022

Johanna Marie Willemsen Thomas, age 95, passed peacefully to meet her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, in the presence of her loving family. A Rosary will be said at 6pm, with visitation to follow until 8pm, on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus, GA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held...