Obituaries

Feb 11, 2022

Martha Watson, 92, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022, at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Evergreen Memorial Park Columbus, Georgia with Reverend Willie Martin officiating. The interment will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 10:00...

Feb 10, 2022

Cynthia “Cindy” M. Papenfuss, 65, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown. Funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, February 12, 2022 beginning at 11:00 AM with Rev. David Dollar officiating. The interment will take place Monday, February 14, 2022 at...

Feb 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022

Feb 9, 2022

Robert Earl Kitchens, Jr., 53, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away at Jack Huston Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama, on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM EST on Sunday, February13, 2022, at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 Highway 431N Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Feb 8, 2022

Iris Annette Lloyd, 87, of Pine Mountain Valley, GA passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at Community Chapel, 1626 GA-354, Pine Mountain Valley, GA, on Friday, February 11, 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM with Rev. Ricky Lipp officiating. The interment will immediately follow at Community Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive...

Feb 7, 2022

Freddie Eugene Odom, 87, of Columbus, GA passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 beginning at 3:00 PM.

Freddie was born on May 24, 1934 in Columbus, GA to the late Benjamin Lee Odom and Carrie Wynn Odom....

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...

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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...