All Obituaries

Mandy Leigh Downs, 45, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at her home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 11:00AM ET at First Assembly of God Church, Phenix City, Alabama. Mandy was born May 26, 1975 in Columbus, Georgia to the late Larry Dixon and Sadie Alice Reese Thomas. She was a graduate of Columbus College (Columbus State University) with a degree in communications, using her degree while employed at Total Systems (TSYS), she was a...

Robert Hagen, 72, of Phenix City, AL passed away on July 09, 2020 in Columbus, Georgia. Robert was born on July 28, 1947 to Williard and Mary Lee Caldwell Hagen in Columbus, Georgia.  He was blessed with 48 years of marriage to his loving wife Cathy Graham Hagen. Robert graduated from Central High School and Troy University. He served in United States Airforce and went on to become a salesman and worked at Jones Welding for many years. His favorite hobbies were fishing and...

Daniel A. Kirkland II of Seale, Alabama, died on July 7, 2020, under the compassionate care of his family and Columbus Hospice. Mr. Kirkland, son of the late Dan and Freddy Houston Kirkland, was born on December 12, 1950. Mr. Kirkland graduated from Columbus High School in 1969.  Under Coach Joe Sparks, he was chosen as a consensus All-American basketball player by Parade Magazine and others, and was the Orlando Sentinel and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year. He was...

Harold Floyd Burnette, 83, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Piedmont Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM ET, with Rev. Dean Knipe officiating, at Lakeview Memory Gardens in Phenix City, Alabama. Mr. Burnette will lie in state Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET at Colonial Funeral Home in Phenix City, Alabama. Mr. Burnette was born January 17, 1937 to Howard Burnette and Gladys...

David Richard Griggs, 87 of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Columbus Hospice House, Columbus, Georgia. A graveside service with Masonic rites will be held Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 11:00 AM ET at Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Alabama with Chaplain Dean Knipe officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.   Mr. Griggs was born July 14, 1932  son of Alfred Clinton Griggs and Connie Mae Bullock...

Janelyn "Jan" Pagano, 68, of Columbus, Georgia passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at Saint Francis Emory Healthcare. Jan was born January 25, 1952 in Blakely, Georgia to the late Robert and Janet Mann Layton. She was retired, having worked for many years for Judge John Land in Muscogee County Courts System, then with Dr. Hunter at Hughston Sports Medicine Clinic. She later moved to Florida and became assistant manager for Wal Mart in Tampa, Florida. In her leisure time...

June Martin Wasden, 98, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020. Private funeral services will be held due to COVID-19. Mrs. Wasden was born June 26, 1921 to Wayne Elliott Martin and Olive Knudson in Somers, Iowa. She retired from Wilcox Lumpkin Insurance Agency after 40 years, where she worked in insurance sales. Mrs. Wasden was a member of Living Grace United Methodist Church in Columbus, Georgia and was was treasurer and secretary of WMU. She is preceded in death by...

James "Jim" Troud Pope, 70 of Phenix City, AL, passed away at his home, Monday, June 22, 2020. Jim was a retired teacher from The Phenix City School System, he had a Counseling business-Psychiatry, he loved horses, especially corsage riding. He was a Troy State graduate and a graduate from Auburn University. He is preceded in death by his wife Claire Layfield Pope. He is survived by two step sons, James Todd Caldwell and Gordon Scott Caldwell, five grandchildren, Caelie Jo,...

Cammie Lou Vanover, 94, of Columbus, Georgia passed away Monday, June 15, 2020. Cammie was born in Lumberton, North Carolina on August 27, 1925 and moved to Columbus in 1964 to pursue a career as an Electrologist. She worked for over 40 years before her retirement. She is survived by her three children, Dolores Stalker, Jerry Taylor, Bonnie Callahan, four grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Burial will be at Park Hill Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia.

Barbara Mae Halling, 74, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Phenix City, Alabama. Ms. Halling was born December 11, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York to Henry Halling and Dorothy Aemisegger. She was an artist, who worked with water color and acrylics. She loved painting, watching movies and spending time with Gene. Surviving are her husband, Eugene Borom; 2 sisters, Carole Braack and Frances Lanese; brother, Henry Halling and niece, Jennifer Hyttinen.