All Obituaries

Alice Inez Bush Butler, 92, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Columbus Hospice House in Columbus, Georgia. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET at Philadelphia Baptist Church in Smiths Station, Alabama with Donald Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET at Philadelphia Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.  Mrs....

Karen Elaine Reed, 60, of Opelika, Alabama passed away Friday, March 24, 2023 at Canterbury Health Care in Phenix City, Alabama.  Mrs. Reed was born August 12, 1962 to Arthur and Nevada Reed in Fort Benning, Georgia. She worked as a manager at Beauty Alliance for many years.  Surviving are her husband, Robert "Bubba" Gibson; son, Corey Reed; daughters, Ashley Grimes and Stephanie Holman; two brothers, Randy Reed and Dale Reed; and five grandchildren.

Judy D. Ward 67, of Columbus, Georgia died Sunday March 19, 2023 at Piedmont Hospital.  Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Est Thursday March 23, 2023 at Colonial Funeral Home with burial at Parkhill Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. Est . Visitation will be held Wednesday March 22, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. Est. at Colonial Funeral Home. Judy was born January 14, 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Hubbie and Alvia Ruth Teal. She retired as a cab driver with Yellow Cab Company. She is...

Frances E.  Bradley, 96, of Mobile, Alabama passed away March 11, 2023 in Mobile. A graveside service will be held Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10:00am ET at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Jammie Holloway officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday March 15th from 5-7pm ET at Colonial Funeral Home, 613 14th Street, Phenix City, Alabama. Mrs. Bradley was born June 20, 1926 in Crawford, AL, daughter of Fred and Ida Day. She was the widow of Owen C. Bradley. Frances had previously...

Jack Cecil Kittrell, 84, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET at Colonial Funeral Home in Phenix City, Alabama with Rev. Emory Evans and Rev. Frances Corbin officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday, March 10, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM ET at Colonial Funeral Home. Mr. Kittrell was born October 25, 1938 to the late, John and...

Deborah Kaye Hewson, 68, of Phenix City, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Phenix City, Alabama. A memorial service will be held in Newhall, California. She was born July 9, 1954, in Alabama daughter of the late Lewis Ingram and Edna Flaye Nolin. Mrs. Hewson loved the beach, ocean, and the backwaters. She just loved being near the water. She was the office manager of a Trucking Company with her late husband, Bill Hewson. She is survived by her twin daughters, Nikki Lopez...

William "Bill" Everett Sawyer, 86, of Smiths Station, Alabama passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 at Columbus Hospice House. A memorial service with military honors will be held Friday, March 10, 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET at Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory with Pastor Brad McDaniel officiating. Mr. Sawyer was born March 14, 1936 in Macon, Georgia to the late Everett Henry Sawyer and Mildred Elizabeth Reid Sawyer. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a jet engine mechanic,...

Muriel M Copeland, age 71, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Monday morning, March 6, 2023 at Columbus Hospice House. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET at Colonial Funeral Home and Crematory with Pastor Bubba Copeland officiating. Interment will follow at Fort Mitchell National Cemetery. Muriel was born April 16, 1951 at Cobb Memorial Hospital in Phenix City, Alabama to the late Leonard Lee McCard and Doris Odessa Fortune McCard. She worked as a weaver...

2LT Jeremiah Adam Twilley, age 23, of Huntsville, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.  Infantry Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 12:00pm at Fort Benning, GA. A Visitation for Jeremiah will be held Friday, March 17, 2023 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm at Valhalla Funeral Home, 698 Winchester Rd NE, Huntsville, Alabama 35811. A Celebration of Life Service with Military Honors will occur Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 12:00pm at Alabama A & M University in...

Jack Curenton, age 90, passed away Friday evening March 3, 2023 at his sons home. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 6, 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET at Lakeview Memory Gardens according to Colonial Funeral Home, Phenix City, Alabama. Mr. Curenton was born November 28, 1932 in Henry County, Alabama to the late Avner and Eugenia Ingram Curenton. He was the "ice cream man" in Columbus, Phenix City, and the surrounding area bringing joy and happiness to countless...