All Obituaries

Sheila Dianne Yazzie, 61, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET at New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Phenix City, Alabama with Rev. Brad McDaniel officiating. Mrs. Yazzie was born November 18, 1959 to the late, Charles Smith and Monnie Lee Curtis Smith. She worked at The Southern Credit Union as a bank teller and thoroughly enjoyed working in finances....

Johnny Dale Yazzie, 62, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Piedmont Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET at New Beginnings Fellowship Church with Rev. Brad McDaniel officiating. Mr. Yazzie was born April 23, 1958 to Tom Sulu and Eunice Pavatea Sulu in Keams Canyon, Arizona. He was a member and served as a deacon at New Beginnings Church. Mr. Yazzie enjoyed fishing, archery, bow hunting, as...

Debora B. Chaney passed away Thursday at Emory Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia.  Graveside services will be held Monday July 26th at Fort Mitchell Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. est. Visitation will be Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Colonial Funeral Home.  Debora was born October 20, 1955 in Columbus, Georgia to the late Morris Milton Brown and Flora McDowell Brown.  She was retired from Chastain Properties.   She is survived by her husband James Chaney of Phenix City,...

Ritch Smith Pritchett passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 and Rhett Edwards Pritchett passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, GA and are now in Heaven with Jesus. Funeral services will be private. Surviving are their loving parents, E. Preston Pritchett III and KeLeigh Edwards Pritchett. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Golden Acres Baptist Church Broken Ministry or Children’s Miracle Network.  

Lisa Marie Pursey, 54 of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Monday at Columbus Hospice.  Memorial Services will be held in Missouri.   Lisa was born November 06, 1966 in Cortland, New York to the late Frederick and Doris Pursey.  Lisa was employed with Big Lots as a cashier. She is survived by her children KC (Sandi) Greene of Cortland, New York. Amy (Aelicia) Greene of Campbell, Missouri.  Kimberly (Lauren) Greene of Cortland, New York.  Grandchildren...

Eva Marie Sharpe-Vorgity, 75 years old, from Lee County, Alabama passed away peacefully at her home on July 12, 2021. Graveside Services will be held Friday, July 16, 2021 at 10:30am EST at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, Alabama with Bishop David Jones, Brother James Eiland and Brother Ray Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 9:00am to 10:00am EST prior to the service. She was born on January 5, 1946. She is preceded in death by her...

  Hilma Stevens Carter (Deana) 61, of Salem, AL passed away on July 16, 2021 at her home in Salem, Alabama. Deana was born on November 3, 1959 to Hilton Stevens and Mildred (Padgett) Stevens in Columbus, Georgia.   Deana was the owner and operator of Deana's Styles and Kuts in Smith's Station, Alabama. She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Harvey Keith Carter; one son, Dakota Keith Carter and his wife Nia Faith Carter, three grandchildren: Ava Marie Carter,...

Maria Griselda Lopez, 59, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, Georgia. Memorial services will be held Sunday, July 11, 2021 beginning at 3:00 PM ET at The Village Church located at 1608 14th Court, Phenix City, Alabama 36867. Ms. Lopez was born March 21, 1962 in Dallas, Texas to Francisco Davila and the late, Martha Garza. She enjoyed cooking, baking, driving around, and travelling. Ms. Lopez loved her grandchildren and taking...

Calvin Grady Long, 83, of Salem, Alabama passed away June 28, 2021 at his home. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Rose Hill Church of Christ on Old Moon Road in Columbus, Georgia with Rev. Nathan Dillard officiating. Lunch will be served following the service. Mr. Long was born February 26, 1938 to John "Frank" Wilson Long and Mary Hollis Long in Phenix City, Alabama. He was a master plumber, who owned his own business and former owner of BBQ...

John Joseph Gordon, 42, of Phenix City, AL passed away on July 04, 2021. John Joseph was born on September 7, 1978 to Ronald Gene Gordon and Barbara (Anthony) Gordon in Columbus, Georgia.  He is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Gene Gordon. He is survived by his mother, Barbara (Anthony) Gordon; two brothers, Orie L. Simmons Jr. and Lonnie Gordon; uncle Mark Anthony as well as Numerous Nieces and Nephews.