Phenix City Obituaries

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, April 02, 2020 at the funeral home. Please keep in mind the current restrictions regarding social distancing during the visitation. Mrs....

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 born April 28, 1934 in Opelika, Alabama.  She worked in the restaurant business for many...

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 the U. S. Air Force working in Aerial Electronics. He was always looking out for others and sharing his positive outlook, despite his illness....

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 High School, Mr. Webb was signed by the  Detroit Tiger organization, where he played semi-professional baseball, later finishing his...

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. Golden, son of the late Chester Earl Golden and Daphine Louise Gray Golden, was born May 16, 1969 in Columbus,...

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 of the late Johnnie C. Adams and Ollie B. McClendon Adams. He grew up in Phenix City, AL, lived many years in the...

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 was a Housekeeper for Home 2 Suites in Opelika, AL for many years. We will cherish her memories as a loving daughter,...

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 Alice Lawrence Grogan. He had retired from Dolly Madison and Mead as an Electrical Engineer. He was preceded in death by his...

Gisela Agnes Markert Reynolds, 86, of Phenix City, AL passed away at Piedmont Regional Hospital, Columbus, GA Friday, March 20, 2020 with her family by her side. Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Ft. Benning, Main Post Cemetery with Rev. Ricky Ward officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL. Gisela Reynolds was born April 19, 1933 in Fulda, Germany. She was the daughter of the late Johann Markert and Anna Franziska Laitsch. Gisela will...

Annie Mae Walker, 88, of Ft. Worth, TX went home to meet the Lord on March 13, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. David Dollar officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm, at the funeral home. Annie Mae was born in Coffee County, Alabama to the late IJ Hartley and Selma Bundy...