Obituaries

Feb 6, 2022

Robert “Chuck” Croker, 70, of Columbus, GA passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 beginning at 11:00 AM. The interment with military honors will conclude at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February...

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Feb 2, 2022

Mr. Richard K. “Bud” Ward, 83, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends...

Feb 1, 2022

Gloria Ann Chesnut McNeal, 82, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. A graveside service will be held for family and friends on Saturday, February 5, at 11:00 AM at Parkhill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Road, Columbus, GA. Services are being handled through Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus.

Gloria was born in Columbus, GA on May 23, 1939...

Feb 1, 2022

Mrs. Oknan Choe Rasa, 83, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at her home.

A graveside service will be held 10:00 am Monday, February 7, 2022, at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with Rev. Mike Turner officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Rasa was born November 22, 1938 in Seoul, Korea, daughter of the...

Jan 30, 2022

Jan 30, 2022

Rebecca Hamilton “Ms. Becky” Mitchell, 71, of Seale, Alabama, was welcomed into Heavens gates on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, Georgia, while surrounded by her family.

The family will receive friends Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 6-8:00 pm at Landmark Church of the Nazarene located at 270 Lee Road 456 Phenix City, AL 36867. In addition,...

Jan 29, 2022

Rev. Paul Raymond Jacobs, 58, of Fortson, GA passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Assembly of God, 8100 Cooper Creek Rd, in Columbus on Saturday, February 5, 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM with Rev. David Jacobs officiating. The interment will conclude at Evergreen Memory Gardens. The family...

Jan 29, 2022

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Jan 25, 2022

SFC (Ret) Kenneth Lamar Harris Sr., 70, of Columbus, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 beginning at 11:30 AM with Rev. Dean Long officiating. The interment will conclude at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery at...

Jan 25, 2022

Jan 24, 2022

Sonny was born on April 23, 1936 to the late Jesse Galbreath and Louise Taylor Galbreath in Richwoods, TN. He graduated from Dyersburg High School in Dyersburg, TN, then attended the University of Tennessee at Martin, where he played baseball. He married his high school sweetheart, Glenda Pritchett from Finley, TN in 1958. He continued his education at the University...

Jan 23, 2022

Cecil Ray Kite, 74, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama.

A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 PM EST on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 Highway 431N, Phenix City, AL, with Rev. Ralph Henderson officiating. The family will receive friends immediately...

Jan 22, 2022

Jan 22, 2022

Alfred J. O’Neill, 97, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, formerly of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am EST on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 Highway 431 North Phenix City, AL 36867, with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating....

Jan 21, 2022

Mrs. Bobbie Knowles Brown, 65, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Calvary Tabernacle Church in Smiths Station, AL with Rev. Jammie Holloway officiating.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 am until 11:00 am, (EST) one hour...

Jan 21, 2022