Obituaries

Apr 9, 2020

Velda Raye Sturdivant, age 62, former resident of Salem, Alabama and current resident of Largo, Florida, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 in Fairmont, North Carolina.  Private funeral services are scheduled at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama with Reverend Bud Passmore officiating.   Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Sturdivant, daughter of the...

Apr 8, 2020

Mattie Lou Pearson, 90, of Columbus, GA passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Orchard View Nursing Home. The service will be livestreamed on the Vance Brooks Funeral Home (Vance Memorial Chapel) Facebook page on Friday, April 10, 2020 at 3 pm EST.

Mattie was born on August 3, 1929 in Gadsden, AL to the late Horace and Velma Jones....

Apr 8, 2020

Matthew Lane Clegg, 45, of Columbus, GA died on Wednesday, April 08, 2020.

A private service will be held at a later date with burial at Parkhill Cemetery according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Matthew was born April 30, 1974 in Phenix City, AL son of William Joseph “Pete” Clegg and the late Patsy Thomas Kimbrough. He worked for...

Apr 5, 2020

Andrew “Andy” J. Miller, 47, of Salem, AL passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at his home in Salem, AL.

A service will be held at a later date.

Andy was born December 30, 1972 in Columbus, GA, son of the late Thomas J. Miller and Betty Dobbs Miller.  He worked for over 17 years at Pitts Trailer and then worked for...

Apr 5, 2020

Apr 4, 2020

Bessie Powers, 93, of Phenix City, AL died Saturday April 4, 2020 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home.

A private service will be held at Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 HWY 431 N., Phenix City, AL.

Mrs. Powers was born March 17, 1927 in Phenix City, AL to the late Ivy Benjamin Newsome and Rosie B. Wade Newsome. ...

Apr 4, 2020

Ralph Rayford Adams, 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Magnolia Manor in Columbus, GA.

A private graveside service will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Dr. Ralph Wooten officiating.

Mr. Adams was born February 28, 1935 in Troy, AL, son of the late James Bobbie Adams and Ophelia Whittington Adams.  He...

Apr 3, 2020

Mary Anne Dooley Corcoran, 78, of Ft. Mitchell, AL died Friday, April 03, 2020 at Columbus Hospice House, Columbus, GA. 

A private service will be held at a later date at Oswichee Baptist Church Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, AL according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. 

Mrs. Corcoran was born March 01, 1942 in Glencoe, LA daughter of the...

Apr 2, 2020

Rilda Best Miles Martin, age 96, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 2, 2020.  Private graveside services are being held at Marvin Chapel Cemetery, Graceville, Florida.

Mrs. Martin, daughter of the late Cora Best, was born November 18, 1923 in Graceville, Florida.  She was a devoted member of Lakewood Baptist Church. ...

Apr 1, 2020

Katherine Inez Sewell Brown, 73, of Salem, AL died April 01, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family.

A private graveside service will be held at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bud Passmore and Rev. Curt Mize officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. A visitation will be held from 6:00 till 7:00 PM on Thursday,...

Mar 31, 2020

Sarah Frances Lunsford Cooper went home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2020.

Mrs. Cooper was born on October 12, 1927 in Shellman, Georgia.  Daughter of the late Walter Belvin Lunsford and Ruby Nell (Knighton) Lunsford.  Mrs. Cooper was predeceased by her parents, husband of 63 years (Reverend Bruce Cooper), sister’s Cleo Mae Daniels (Lloyd), Wilma Lore Reed (Jack),...

Mar 31, 2020

Sean Francis Smith, 36, of Phenix City, AL died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 surrounded by his family while at his residence.

A private service will be recorded and shared in the near future according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Sean was born November 23, 1983 son of Diane Malcom Reeder and the late Frank Smith. He proudly served in...

Mar 31, 2020

Minnie Bailey, age 85, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Columbus Hospice House, Columbus, Georgia.  Private graveside services are scheduled at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Alabama according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama. 

Mrs. Bailey, daughter of the late Jimmy Johnson and Odessa Hunt Johnson, was...

Mar 31, 2020

Mrs. Rhonda Rowell Gillespie, 61, of Phenix City, AL died Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.

A private chapel service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. The interment will be at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Buchanan, GA.

 

Mrs. Gillespie was born on December 4, 1958 in Jacksonville, AL, daughter of the...

Mar 30, 2020

1SG (Ret.) Alvin Glenn Scott, Sr., 92, of Columbus, GA passed away on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Columbus Hospice House.  A service with full military honors will be held at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery at a later date, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Columbus.

Alvin was born on June 7, 1927 in Sparta, Illinois to the late...

Mar 29, 2020

Wayne “Hoss” Webb, age 82, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his residence.  Private memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mr. Webb, son of the late Harry Blanchard Webb and Minnie Mae Blakeley Webb, was born November 7, 1937 in Phenix City.  At the end of his Junior year at Central...

Mar 25, 2020

Chester “Drew” Golden, age 50, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.  Private funeral services will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, March 27, 2020 from 7 – 8 p.m.

Mr....

Mar 22, 2020

Amy Lynn Hawthorne, 47, of Phenix City, AL died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at her residence while with her family.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Ms. Hawthorne was born December 30, 1972 in Columbus, GA daughter of James Hawthorne and Cathy Dorrill Barfield. She...

Mar 22, 2020

R.C. Adams (Roddie C. Adams), of Crawford, AL passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA surrounded by his loving family.

A private chapel and graveside services will be held Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Steve Williamson officiating.

Mr. Adams was born December 16, 1937 in New Brockton, AL, son...

Mar 21, 2020

James “Jim” Claude Grogan, III, 70, of Ft. Mitchell, AL died at Piedmont Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA on Saturday, March 21, 2020 surrounded by family.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at a later date according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Grogan was born October 20, 1949 in Columbus, GA, son of the late JC Grogan and...