Obituaries

Feb 14, 2021

Feb 12, 2021

Robert Gerald “Jerry” Roper, 71, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, GA.  At the time of his death he had been residing in Bainbridge for several years, but his home was in Columbus, Georgia where he was born and raised. He was a faithful reader of the Bible and loved to sing...

Feb 11, 2021

Lloyd Holley, 90, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at Hilton Terrace Baptist Church, 2236 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus, GA on Saturday, February 20, 2021 beginning at 11:00 am with Rev. John Burnett officiating.  The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, February...

Feb 9, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

Mr. Thomas C. Robertson, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA, with his daughters by his side.

A funeral service will be held 12:00 noon Friday, February 12, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Brad McDaniel officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. ...

Feb 8, 2021

Annie “Merle” Henderson Williamson, age 88, resident of Waycross, Georgia, passed away on Monday February 08, 2021 at her home attended to by her loving husband.

Funeral services will be held 3 pm (EST) on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Crawford Baptist Church, Crawford, Alabama with Rev. Steve Williamson officiating, according to Vance-Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, Alabama. Private interment...

Feb 8, 2021

Darrie “Dee” Stephens, age 60, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021.  Graveside services are scheduled at Lakeview Memory Gardens on Thursday, February 11, 2021, 11 a.m. with Reverend Ralph Henderson officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama.

Mrs. Stephens, daughter of Raymond Jones and Sheila Gail Nolin Jones,...

Feb 7, 2021

MSG (Ret.) Jose “Joe” P. Diaz passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2021 at the age of 94 at Brookside Glen in Columbus, Georgia where he was loved by surviving family members as well as all of the wonderful staff at Brookside Glen who took care of him every day for the past few years. MSG Diaz suffered from dementia and...

Feb 7, 2021

Feb 7, 2021

Gladys passed away peacefully in Phenix City, Alabama, at the home of her daughter, Sandra and son-in-law Richard Sharbaugh, where Gladys had been living for the past 2-1/2 years.

Gladys Lovell Sandefur, the daughter of Emma Gross & Oscar Lovell, was born and raised in Phillips, Wisconsin. She was named for two of her aunts, Gladys Marie Lovell and Marie Gross....

Feb 4, 2021

Michael Rawls, age 41, resident of Columbus, Georgia passed away on February 04, 2021 .  Memorial service and celebration of his life will be at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on Saturday, February 20, 2021, 3 p.m.

Michael, son of Nathaniel Rawls and the late Betty Bradley, was born September 10, 1979...

Feb 4, 2021

USMC (ret) SGT James “Jimmy” Watford, 82, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Canterbury Heath Facility in Phenix City, AL.

A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Monday, February 6, 2021 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Mark Hudson officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. ...

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Jan 28, 2021

Jimmy R. Mitchell, Jr., 51, of Columbus, GA passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital.  A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Monday, February 1, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm with Rev. Danny Courtney officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 31, 2021...