Obituaries

Charlie Ray Reeder

Charlie Ray Reeder

Jul 19, 2022

Charlie Ray Reeder, 83, of Smiths Station, AL died while at Piedmont, Midtown, Columbus, GA on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, July 21st at 2:00 PM (EST) in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Dr. David Kees officiating. A private interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family...

Kenneth “Kenny” Jarrell

Kenneth “Kenny” Jarrell

Jul 17, 2022

 

Kenneth “Kenny” Lee Jarrell, 64, of Seale, AL died at his home on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM (EST) on Thursday, July 21, 2022 in Floral Memory Gardens, Albany, GA according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday evening...

Carolyn Joyce Davis

Carolyn Joyce Davis

Jul 14, 2022

Carolyn Joyce Davis, 89, of Cusseta, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at her residence in Cusseta, Georgia.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home – Columbus, with Reverend Mark Hudson officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Vance Brooks Funeral Home...

Ms. Merium Hall Strickland

Ms. Merium Hall Strickland

Jul 13, 2022

On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, The Lord called, and Ms. Merium Hall Strickland left from the love and care of her children and went into the arms of Jesus, hearing the words “Well done, thy Good and Faithful Servant.”

A celebration of her Home Going will be held at 12:00 Noon EST, on Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Vance Brooks Funeral...

Mrs. Frankie Reed Nix

Mrs. Frankie Reed Nix

Jul 9, 2022

Mrs. Frankie Reed Nix, 87, of Smiths Station, AL went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 09, 2022 with her son and family by her side.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM (EST) on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Dr. David Kees officiating. The...

Msg (Ret) Antonio “Tony” Garcia-Velez

Msg (Ret) Antonio “Tony” Garcia-Velez

Jul 8, 2022

MSG (Ret.) Antonio “Tony” Garcia-Velez, 87, of Phenix City, AL formerly of Columbus, GA died at his home on Friday, July 8, 2022.

Funeral services will be held 12:30 PM (EST) on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ken Dawson officiating. Interment with U.S. Army Honors will follow at Ft....

Mrs. Martha Harris Teal

Mrs. Martha Harris Teal

Jul 7, 2022

Martha Harris Teal, 88, of Seale, Alabama, passed away peacefully at Phenix City Health Care on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 AM EST (9:00 CST), on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Seale United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Brady Baird officiating. The family will receive friends after the service inside Seale United Methodist Church...

Mr. Wayne Taft

Mr. Wayne Taft

Jul 7, 2022

Mr. Wayne Taft, 71, of Salem, AL, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022 at his home on Lake Harding.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Monday, July 11, 2022 at the city cemetery in Waverly Hall, GA with Rev. Don Wilhite officiating.  The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Vance Brooks Funeral...

Linda Austin

Linda Austin

Jul 6, 2022

Linda Fay Lindsey Austin, 69, of Salem, AL died while at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL on Wednesday, July 06, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM (EST) on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. A private interment will be held in Lakeview...

Charles Warren Thompson

Charles Warren Thompson

Jul 6, 2022

Charles Warren Thompson, 96, of Ft. Valley, GA died peacefully while at Summerhill Senior Living Community, Perry, GA with his family by his side.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM (EST) on Friday, July 15, 2022 at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Thompson was...

Nathan Wayne Crace

Nathan Wayne Crace

Jul 4, 2022

Nathan Wayne Crace, 62, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 4, 2022.

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

Mr. Crace was born October 30, 1959 in Ohio son of the late Richard Crace and Irene Wright Crase. He was an electrician by...

Mr. Eric Craig Brewer

Mr. Eric Craig Brewer

Jul 4, 2022

Eric Craig Brewer, 41, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away at his residence on Monday, July 4, 2022.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM EST on Monday, July 11, 2022, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Puckett officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service...

Mrs. Kathryn Hobbs Hall

Mrs. Kathryn Hobbs Hall

Jul 4, 2022

Mrs. Kathryn Hobbs Hall, 90, recent long-term resident of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at Porter Hospice Residences in Centennial, CO.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Monday, July 11, 2022 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Grant Parker officiating.  The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 1:00 until 2:00...

Mrs. Marie Bernadette Leal St. Clair

Mrs. Marie Bernadette Leal St. Clair

Jul 4, 2022

Mrs. Marie Bernadette Leal St. Clair, 70, of Phenix City, AL was called home by our Heavenly Father on Monday, July 4, 2022, while at her son’s house in Midland, GA.

A funeral mass will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, July 9, 2022, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Phenix City, AL.  The family will receive friends on Friday evening,...

Tim Clark

Tim Clark

Jul 4, 2022

Tim Monroe Clark, Sr., 79, of Seale, AL died at his home on Monday, July 04, 2022.

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

Mr. Clark was born October 12, 1942 in Graceville, FL son of the late Walter Clark and Desma Bean Clark. He was an Electrician by...

Henry “Jake” D. Jowers

Henry “Jake” D. Jowers

Jun 30, 2022

Henry “Jake” Durwood Jowers, 45, of Phenix City, AL died while at Columbus Hospice House, Columbus, GA on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

A Memorial Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 PM (EST) on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Jowers was born September 6, 1976 in Phenix City, AL son of the...

Mary Avis Pough Mcpherson

Mary Avis Pough Mcpherson

Jun 29, 2022

Mary Avis Pough McPherson, 88, of Smiths Station, AL died peacefully while at her home with her family by her side on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 10:00 AM (EST) in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. John Duffey and Rev. Scott Aspden officiating. A...

Mary Ann Wynn Pickett

Mary Ann Wynn Pickett

Jun 29, 2022

Mary Ann Wynn Pickett, age 92, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at her residence. Graveside services were held at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Alabama on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 11 a.m. with Chaplain Dean Knipe officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama.Mrs. Pickett, daughter of...

Joseph W George

Joseph W George

Jun 27, 2022

Joseph W. George, Jr, 49, of Phenix City, AL died at his home on Monday, June 27, 2022.

A Service of Remembrance will be hosted by the family at Crawford Community Center on Saturday, July 02, 2022 at 1:00PM (EST)  according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. George was born January 25, 1973 in Columbus, GA son of Glenda...