Obituaries

Oct 1, 2020

CSM (ret) George Douglas Mock, Sr., 74, of Seale, AL died Thursday October1, 2020 at his residence.

A graveside service will be held 10:30 am est Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery with full military honors.  The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Mock was born August 20, 1946...

Oct 1, 2020

Sep 30, 2020

Margaret A. Ford, 75, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital.  A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Monday, October 5, 2020 beginning at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. The interment will conclude at Evergreen Memorial Park.  The family will receive...

Sep 30, 2020

Nettie Bell Brooks, age 97, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Columbus Hospice House.  Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, 2 p.m. with Pastor Johnny Ellison officiating. The Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens,...

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Sep 26, 2020

Tyrone Williams Dirke, Sr., 73, of Columbus, GA passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital.  A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Thursday, October 1, 2020 beginning at 2:00 pm with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery.

Tyrone was born on June...

Sep 26, 2020

Jerry Leon Lewis, age 58, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center.  Private services are being held.  Mr. Lewis, son of the late Joe and Virginia Lewis, was born October 20, 1961 in Phenix City.  Working for both Jerry Griffin and Roger Fuller, he remodeled and painted several homes in...

Sep 25, 2020

 

Larry Roberts Kirkland, M.D., a longtime resident of Atlanta and a valued member of Emory’s medical community, died at home of multiple causes on Friday, September 25, 2020. Born in Columbus, Georgia, on November 7, 1937, Dr. Kirkland was 82. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lyn Blanton Kirkland, formerly of Shelby, North Carolina.

Dr. Kirkland attended St....

Sep 22, 2020

Sep 21, 2020

Gerald “Jerry” Thornton, 70, of Phenix City, AL died Monday September 21, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am est Friday, September 25, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Marvin Minton officiating. Internment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  Pallbearers will be Mikey Carlisle, Zachary Carlisle, Holten...

Sep 20, 2020

Randy M. Wangle, 53, of Salem, AL died Sunday September 20, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00pm Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at the funeral home in Phenix City, AL.

Randy was born February 14, 1967 in Columbus, GA, son of the late Ronald Wangle and Christine Winget Wangle.  He was employed...

Sep 19, 2020

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Sep 19, 2020

Riley Phillips, Jr., 81, of Phenix City, AL died Saturday September 19, 2020 at the Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA.

A graveside service will be held 3:00 pm est Monday, September 21, 2020 at Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus, GA.

Mr. Phillips was born March 23, 1939 in Phenix City, AL, son of the late Homer Riley Phillips, Sr. and Lillian Catherine...

Sep 18, 2020

It is with a very heavy heart that Cynthia Watson Lucas and Ronald Watson share with you the passing of their brother, Miles L. Watson. Miles passed at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, September 18th. His passing occurred following complications from surgery he underwent on August 12th.

Miles is survived by his daughter, Ashley Ann Watson Stanfill and...

Sep 18, 2020

John Ekstrom, age 60, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at his residence.  Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia on Thursday, September 24, 2020, 12 noon, with Reverend Mike Reeves officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.  The...

Sep 18, 2020

Martha Faye (Sizemore) Lockhart, 80, of Columbus, GA passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 at Magnolia Manor West.  A graveside service will be held at Parkhill Cemetery on Monday, September 21, 2020 beginning at 10:00 am with Reverend Jimmy Stubbs officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus,...

Sep 18, 2020

Pamela Norris Sloane, 59, of Phenix City, AL died Friday September 18, 2020 at her home.

The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.

Mrs. Sloane was born Columbus, GA, daughter of late Allen Eugene Norris and Betty Evelyn McCarty Norris.  She was always full of energy, rearranging the house or shopping.  Mrs. Sloane enjoyed sitting on the...