Obituaries

Jul 7, 2020

Miriam Johnson Lamb, 84, of Phenix City, AL died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Canterbury Health Facility.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday, July 13, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Lamb was...

Jul 7, 2020

Tommie T Alaimo, Sr., age 77, resident of Pittsview, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at his residence. Visitation with military honors will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on Sunday, July 12, 2020 from 2-4 p.m. Private interment will be at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery.

Mr. Alaimo, son of the...

Jul 6, 2020

Mary C. Corbett, age 89, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Columbus Hospice House.  Private funeral services are being held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, Alabama.  Interment will be at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Alabama.

Mrs. Corbett, daughter of the late Charlie Monroe Chance and Myrtle Lee Wombles Chance, was born...

Jul 5, 2020

Morris Culpepper, age 85, resident of Smiths Station, Alabama, passed away at his residence on Sunday, July 5, 2020.  Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home on Thursday, July 9, 2020, 2 p.m. with Reverend (Dr.) David Kees officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Jul 3, 2020

Geraldine Wynn, age 86, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at Columbus Hospice House.  Memorial services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 5 p.m. with Reverend (Dr.) Johnny Ellison officiating.  The family will receive friends after the funeral...

Jul 1, 2020

Larry Gerald Willis, Sr., 74, of Phenix City, AL died at his residence on Wednesday July 01, 2020 with his family by his side.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 03, 2020 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memory Gardens. The...

Jun 30, 2020

Mrs. Elyane Richards, 93, of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at home while surrounded by her loving family.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, July 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM EST at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with Father David Hamm officiating. Due to the current Covid-19 risk, face mask will be required and social...

Jun 30, 2020

Jun 28, 2020

John Smith, age 55, resident of Smiths Station, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020.  Memorial services are scheduled at Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 891 Lee Road 197, Phenix City, Alabama on Friday, July 3, 2020, 4 p.m. with Reverend Lynn McManious officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City. 

Mr. Smith, son of the late Wayne Ralph...

Jun 27, 2020

Betty Williams, age 87, resident of Colonial Heights, Virginia and former resident of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at her residence.  Funeral services are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Columbus on Friday, July 3, 2020, 11 a.m. with Reverend Jeff Dravenstott officiating.  Interment will follow at Parkhill Cemetery.  Honorary pallbearers will be Sam...

Jun 26, 2020

Lindsay Lynn Lee, 37, of Phenix City, AL died Friday, June 26, 2020 at her residence.

Graveside services will be held at 12:00 PM (EST) on Thursday, July 02, 2020 in Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Jimmy Stephens officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Wednesday at...

Jun 26, 2020

Keith Daniel Pruski, 52, of Phenix City, AL, died Friday, June 26, 2020 at LaGrange Hospice House in LaGrange, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM (EST) on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Pastors Dewayne Johnson and Mariam Harlon officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 am, one...

Jun 22, 2020

Edgar “Donald” Aldridge, 84, of Columbus, GA passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Columbus Hospice House.  A private burial will be held according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA.

Donald was born on March 9, 1936 in Waycross, GA to the late Edgar Aldridge and Onnie Hickox Popham. Soon after graduating from high school,...

Jun 21, 2020

Helen Covington, age 80, resident of Smiths. Alabama passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Magnolia Manor, Columbus, Georgia.  Graveside services are scheduled at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Alabama on Thursday, June 25, 2020, 10 a.m. with Reverend Robb Goodman officiating, according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, Alabama.  The family will receive friends at the funeral...

Jun 21, 2020

Ramona Jean Davis, 89, of Phenix City, AL died at Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, GA on Sunday, June 21, 2020 with her family close by her side.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Robb Goodman officiating. A private interment will...

Jun 19, 2020

COL (Ret) U.S. Army, John James Zitzelberger, Sr., 87, a follower of Christ, died Friday at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA from complications of COVID-19 infection. He lived a life that spanned continents and touched people with his compassion, sense of duty, and desire to help his brothers and sisters in Christ.

He joined the Army in 1948, served in...

Jun 17, 2020

Hazel Etheridge Willis, age 94, resident of Phenix City, Alabama, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at her residence.  Graveside services are scheduled at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery on Monday, June 22, 2020, 2 p.m.  according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday,...

Jun 14, 2020

  Mable Newman Belk, 96, of Phenix City, AL died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at Canterbury Health Facility in Phenix City, AL.

A graveside service will be held 12:00 pm est (11:00 am cst) Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika, AL with Rev. Mike Newman officiating.  

Mrs. Belk was born January 31, 1924 in Opelika, AL daughter of the...

Jun 14, 2020

 MAJ (Ret) George R. Hall, age 84, resident of Newton, Alabama and former resident of Daleville, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his daughter’s residence.  Memorial services with military honors are scheduled at the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 3738 US Hwy 431N, Phenix City, Alabama on June 27, 2020, 2pm with Deacon Dwayne McVay  officiating. ...

Jun 13, 2020

 Jeffery Lee Massey, 55, of Phenix City, AL passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Ga.

Jeff was born on July 27, 1964 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was the son of Thurston Lee Massey and Glenda Ray Massey of Phenix City, AL. To know Jeff was to love him. He lived big and loved harder....