Obituaries

Sep 19, 2021

Mrs. Mary Anna Patterson Smith, 93, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Arbor Springs in Opelika, AL after suffering with dementia for several decades.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am (EST) on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Dr. David Kees officiating.  Interment will follow...

Sep 19, 2021

Sep 19, 2021

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Sep 17, 2021

Verlon Boutwell Pilkinton, 84, of Phenix City, AL died at her home on Friday, September 17, 2021 with her family by her side.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Mike Turner officiating. A private interment will follow in Lakeview Memory...

Sep 17, 2021

Sep 16, 2021

Sep 15, 2021

Mr. Thomas “Tom” Burgett Richmond, II, 63, of Columbus, GA , passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 am, Monday, September 20, 2021 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL.  Due to COVID 19 there will be no formal visitation.

Mr. Richmond was born on June...

Sep 15, 2021

U.S. Army SFC (ret) William Hurley Dollar, 75, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday, September 20, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. David Dollar and Rev. Kirby Dollar officiating.  The internment with full military honors...

Sep 15, 2021

Sep 13, 2021

Heaven gained a beautiful angel on September 13, 2021, when Mary Rena Harrell Ellis went from this earthly place to her heavenly home forever to be with her Lord and Savior.  Her passing was peaceful, because she knew she would be with Jesus and her pain was brief.

A graveside service will be held 12:00 noon EST on Thursday, September 16,...

Sep 13, 2021

Sep 12, 2021

Clorinda Carpenter McConnell, 68, of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, Alabama while surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM EST on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 Highway 431 North, Phenix City, AL with Rev....

Sep 11, 2021

Sep 10, 2021

Sep 10, 2021

MSG (Ret) Douglas L. Hall, age 67, resident of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021. Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N/280, Phenix City, Alabama on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 11 a.m. with Reverend Ricky Ward officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National...

Sep 9, 2021

Sep 9, 2021

Sep 8, 2021

James “Jimmy” G. Hall, Jr. was born on January 29, 1953. The son of James G. Hall, Sr. and Margaret Oliver Hall, Jimmy was raised in Columbus, GA and had lived on Lake Harding in Harris County for over thirty years.

Jimmy owned the Kick-N-Chicken Party Line, until his recent retirement, and had extensive commercial and residential real estate holdings throughout...

Sep 8, 2021

Betty Mills Bussey, 87, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at the Columbus Hospice House. Graveside services will be held at Parkhill Cemetery, 4061 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, September 10, 2021 beginning at 3:00 PM with Rev. Shane Green officiating. The family will receive friends Friday, September 10, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home,...