Obituaries

Jan 24, 2021

Jan 23, 2021

Virginia R. Elvington, 96, of Phenix City, AL, died Saturday January 23, 2021 at Muscogee Manor Nursing Home in Columbus, GA.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday January 27, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA with Reverend Shannon Poole officiating.  A private interment will be held at Parkhill Cemetery.

Mrs. Elvington was born March 9,...

Jan 22, 2021

James Randall “Randy” Hester, Sr., 70, of Columbus, died Friday, January 22, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral services will be held 6:00 PM Thursday January 28, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road Columbus, GA with Bettie Haynes officiating.  The family will receive friends after the service.  A private burial will be held Friday at Parkhill Cemetery.

Randy was born...

Jan 22, 2021

Jan 20, 2021

Joseph Ivory Dukes, 35, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital.  The family will receive friends at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Saturday, January 30, 2021 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Joseph was born on July 30, 1985 in Heidelberg, Germany to Delilah A. Dukes and...

Jan 20, 2021

Mrs. Barbara Lee Sievers, 76, of Columbus, GA passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ronnie Madden officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Friday...

Jan 19, 2021

Tony Mercer, a loving husband, father, and grandfather of Columbus, Georgia passed away unexpectedly at the age of 66 on January 19, 2021 at Piedmont Columbus Regional (Northside). He was born on December 26, 1954 in Macon, Georgia to Helen Marie Fountain and Wayne Edward Mercer. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1973. Most of his high school years...

Jan 18, 2021

Rodney “Charlie” Thomas Hendricks, 54, of Columbus, GA passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital.

Charlie was born on December 30, 1966 in Stuttgart, Germany to the late Lemuel Hendricks and Gertrude Wenzle Hendricks.

Survivors include his sister, Carola Chappell Everidge (Lee) of Smiths Stations, AL; brother, Darrell Hendricks of Columbus, GA; and nieces, Daryln McNabb and Sidney...

Jan 18, 2021

Jan 18, 2021

Mr. Steve Abbott, 78, of Phenix City, AL passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, GA.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 am (EST) Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Grant Parker officiating.  There will be a visitation Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (EST),...

Jan 17, 2021

Jan 17, 2021

Mr. Judson Hugh Upshaw, 82, of Hurtsboro, AL passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am EST (10:00 am CST) Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Hurtsboro United Methodist Church in Hurtsboro, AL.  Interment will follow at Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Springhill, AL.  Due to COVID 19, there will be no...

Jan 16, 2021

Jan 16, 2021

Mr. Ronald Stroud, 70, of Salem, AL passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Stroud was born September 5, 1950 in Pratville, AL, son of the late Jerrie K. Stroud and Nellie Golson Stroud.  He worked in the textile industry for many years and then...

Jan 14, 2021

Edna Munday Elrod, 83, Phenix City, AL, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 11:00 am.  Following the service, she will be laid to rest with her love, Charles H. Elrod, Sr.

Mrs. Elrod was born October 24, 1937 in Columbus,...

Jan 13, 2021

Mr. William E. “PeeWee” Simmons, 81, of Phenix City, AL passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

The family will hold a private service at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating.  A private interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be the funeral home staff and...

Jan 12, 2021

Jan 11, 2021

Charles Wayne Jenkins, Sr., 74, of Salem, AL passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital due to Covid-19 Pneumonia.  A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, January 15, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm with Rev. Charles Graddick officiating. The family will receive friends...

Jan 11, 2021

Ralph McCann “Boots” Carden passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 of Covid 19.

A Private Graveside Service will be held at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Dr. David Kees officiating.

Mr. Carden was born in Fort Mitchell, Alabama to Ralph and Mattie Carden. He later moved to Smiths Station, where he spent most of his life. He moved to Suwanee, Georgia 3 years...

Jan 10, 2021