Phenix City Obituaries

Janice Hightower Knox “Mama Knox”, 79 of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday evening, August 22, 2019 at Columbus Hospice in Columbus, GA. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 pm EDT on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Golden Acres Baptist Church in Phenix City, AL with Dr. Johnny Ellison and Rev. Sammy Turner Officiating.  The family will receive friends 3:30 to 5:00 Saturday, August 24, 2019, one and a half hours prior to the service at Golden Acres Baptist Church.  A...

Douglas A. Brown, 63, of Phenix City, AL passed away Tuesday morning, August 20, 2019 at Piedmont Regional Medical Center in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm EDT on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Dr. Wayne Scaraborough officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EDT, one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home in Phenix...

Lester D. Little, Jr., 91, Phenix City, AL departed this life at Columbus Hospice on Monday, August 19, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 22nd at Vance Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with Brother M. R. Hamilton and Dr. Jerry Horner officiating.  The family will receive friends an hour before the service.  Interment will be in LaFayette, GA. Lester was born May 31, 1928, in LaFayette, GA, the youngest of three children of the late Lester Demond...

Robert Zell Hall, 73, of Smith Station, AL died peacefully Monday, August 19, 2019 at Columbus Hospice surrounded by family and friends.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM (EST) on Friday, August 23, 2019 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Sister Frances Corbin officiating. Committal, with military honors, will follow at 2:30 PM (EST) in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Mr....

Mr. Donald Wayne Dye, Sr., 85, of Phenix City, AL passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 at Piedmont Regional Medical Center in Columbus, GA. Mr. Dye was born May 19, 1934 in Red River, TX, son of the late William Randolph Dye and Nellie Catherine Jones. He proudly served in the United States Army, serving our country in both the Korean and Vietnam War.   After twenty years of service he was a retired war veteran receiving awards such as The Purple Heart and The Bronze Star with many...

  Charles David Morris, 74, of Smiths Station, AL passed away Friday evening, August 16, 2019 at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, AL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City with Pastor Gerald Corbin officiating.  Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm EST at the funeral home.  Serving as...

Jonathan David Blackwell, 26, of Phenix City, AL died at his residence Wednesday, August 14, 2019.  Funeral services will be held at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Norman Garrison officiating. A private committal will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Jonathan was born January 18, 1993 in Columbus, GA son of Lisa Jobson Pruitt and the...

Timothy Wayne Franklin, Sr., 74 formerly of Columbus, GA died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Columbus Hospice House surrounded by family. A Service of Remembrance, with U. S. Navy honors, will be held at 4:00 PM on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Vance Brooks Funeral Home Chapel, Phenix City, AL, with Pastor Walter Johnson and Mr. Steve Thillen officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.  A private committal will be held later at Ft....

John Eugene Childree, 75, of Phenix City, AL died at his residence Friday, August 09, 2019 surrounded by family. A service of Remembrance will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, August 16, 2019 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City with Rev. Emory Evans and Rev. Ronnie Chaney officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Childree was born April 21, 1944 in Ozark, AL son of the late John Houston Childree and Frances Louise...

Betty Parker Adams, 80, of Phenix City, AL, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019, at her home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am EST, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Vance Brooks Funeral Home in Phenix City, AL with Rev. Danny Ryals officiating. Interment will follow at   Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.  The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 pm EST at the funeral home. Mrs. Adams was born on March 4, 1939, in Cottonwood, AL, daughter of the...