Columbus, GA Obituaries

Virginia Hay Chambers passed away peacefully on October 23, 2026, at the age of 97, leaving behind a beautiful legacy of faith, family, love, and kindness. She lived a wonderful and fulfilling life, s...

Larry Thomas Holmes, 77, was born February 7, 1949, in Camilla, Georgia, and passed away October 20, 2026. A longtime resident of Salem, Alabama, Larry will be remembered with deep respect and endurin...

Nellie Sapp Parker of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on October 20, 2026, at the age of 101. Nell was born to T.E. and Josephine Sapp on June 19,1925 in Columbus, Georgia and ...

Julie Ann (Fleisch) Ligon passed on October 20, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on September 23, 1957, in Jefferson City, Missouri, Julie lived in Midland, Georgia. A Celebration of Julie's Life Servi...

Roland Lee Smith passed on October 11, 2026, at the age of 61. Born on August 30, 1965, in Emporia, Roland lived in Columbus, Georgia.

Evelyn Jeanette Jones Whitehead, 90, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, October 17, 2026, surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born May 9, 1936, in Coffee County, AL to Henry Hubert Jones and E...

John C. Allesch, formerly of Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, passed on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the age of 76. He was born April 5, 1950 and raised in Northeast Pennsylvania, one of 13 children. Afte...

Anette Heidenthal passed on October 15, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on May 4, 1959, Anette resided in Columbus, Georgia.

Robert “Bob” Lewis Vernie, age 80, of Cataula, Georgia, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026. Formerly of Miami, Florida, Bob was born on October 14, 1946, to Mary and Frank Vernie. Bob devoted ...

William “Bill” David Bagley III, age 83, of Columbus, GA, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Northside Hospital. He was surrounded by his family as Jesus called him Home. He was born March...

Mildred Joyce Patterson, a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and faithful servant of the Lord, entered into eternal rest on October 17, 2026. A woman of deep an...

SSG (Ret) Norman H. Erb (Wyatt), 69, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2026. Born on July 18, 1957, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Norman served his country over 20 years in the ...

Rosemarie “Rose” Anna Clough, 91, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 14, 2026. Born in Bremervörde, Germany, on December 16, 1934, Rose spent her childhood with her mother and grandmother d...

Garibaldi Alejandro, age 76, passed away on October 15, 2026 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 4, 1950, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Gary was a sweet, gentle soul who taught...

Mrs. Marilyn Holland Woods, a retired Program Analyst for the Defense Logistics Agency, passed away on October 8, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on August 10, 1931, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, Marilyn was...

Charles Allen Culpepper, of Splendora, Texas, passed away on October 4, 2026, at the age of 48. He was born on October 14, 1977, in Montgomery, Alabama. Charles will be remembered as a man with a goo...

Mona Marie Bennett, 94, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 9, 2026. Born April 28, 1932, in Cortez, Florida; the daughter of John and Vera Fulford. Mona carried with her a lasting affection ...

Nellie Kate Butterfield, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 6, 2026. She was born September 6, 2026, to Katharine and Lukas Butterfield. Though her time was brief, Nellie’s life carried a d...

Ae Suk “Min” Lynn, 85, of Cusseta, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on October 7, 2026. Min was born on December 13, 1940, in Korea. She was a devoted wife, stepmother, grandmother, great...

Loujetter “Lou” Forehand, 92, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 8, 2026. Born November 8, 1933, in Chipley, Florida, she moved to Columbus when she was three years old and remained deeply r...

Paquita Pena (Picon), age 86, of Columbus, was born on February 28, 1940, in Tingo Maria, Peru, and passed away on October 7, 2026. Paquita and Louis were married in Tingo Maria, Peru, and shared 50 ...

Melinda passed away at her home in Fortson, GA on October 7, 2026. She was the daughter of Elliott Irvin Koon and Faye Tillery Koon. Both parents have preceded her in death. Melinda was retired, she w...

Dorothy Ann Copeland Jeffries, born on February 24, 1958, in Columbus, Georgia, was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and pillar of her community. She was the daughter of Mary Louis...

Patricia Howard Long Smisson Rudulph Passailaigue Patricia Long “String” Passailaigue, 97, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2026 at the Villas of ...

Thomas "Tom" E. Huie, age 81, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 3, 2026. Born on July 6, 1945, in Columbus, Georgia; the son of Edward "Ed" and Eva "Jackie" Huie. Tom graduated from Baker...

Jeanette Zuback, age 97, passed on October 3, 2026. Jeanette was a resident of Columbus, Georgia. Jeanette was born the second of nine children to her parents, Gilbert Ray and Lula Mirandy Peters Zu...

Hortensia Isabel Richards was born on August 10, 1950 in Gatún, Canal Zone, Republic of Panamá, delivered by her father. She passed away on October 2, 2026, at the age of 76. A resident of Columbus,...

Nanette Dunn Wadsworth, 88, of Richland, Georgia, was born in Richland, Georgia, on August 27, 1938, and passed away on October 3, 2026. She will be remembered with deep respect and enduring gratitud...

Charles Edward Lawhon, Sr. was born October 15, 1943, in Loudon, TN. He was the son of the late Mary Elizabeth and Charlie Lawhon of Loudon, TN. Mr. Lawhon moved to Columbus, GA at the age of seventee...

Quoi Van Tran, age 78, passed away on October 2, 2026. Born May 15, 1948, in Ca Mau, Vietnam, he later made his home in Columbus, Georgia. Quoi worked as a fisherman, a life shaped by steady effort a...

Joy Delle Shellnutt, 63, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 1, 2026. Born March 14, 1963, Joy will be remembered with deep respect and enduring affection by all who had the privilege to know...

Tamera Myashell Moseley, 51, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on October 1, 2026. Born on April 7, 1975, in Phenix City, Alabama, Tamera was the daughter of Diane Davis and was later raised with the...

Lonnie Earl Smith, 86, of Columbus, GA, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 1, 2026, Funeral Services will be held at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Edgewood Hall, 4701 Macon Road, Co...

Dale Stanley McLaughlin passed on September 30, 2026, at the age of 87. Dale was born on August 27, 1939 in Columbus, Georgia, and was the eldest of two children of Rudolph S. Stanley and Doris June ...

Myo Son Dyson, 82, passed away on September 30, 2026. Born on February 5, 1944, she was a longtime resident of Columbus, Georgia, and will be remembered with deep respect and enduring affection by all...

Brenda Joyce Martin Medlock, 60, of Columbus, GA, was born on January 28, 1966 and passed away on September 28, 2026. Brenda was a woman whose steady warmth and generous spirit left people feeling see...

Kum Cha Truelove, 85, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Kum Cha was born on October 4, 1940, in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to the United States in 1968. After reti...

Patricia Wood Albright, age 88, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away September 28, 2026. Born in Leeds, Alabama on March 11, 1938, to William Wyatt Wood and Evelyn Chandler Nickerson. Pat moved to Colum...

Carole Ozena Hill, 95, died September 29, 2026. Born June 10, 1931, Carole resided in Columbus, Georgia. She will be remembered as a beloved presence in the lives of those who knew her. Carole gradua...

Naomi Godard Davis, 94, of Upatoi passed away peacefully Thursday, September 24, 2026, at home with her family by her side. Mrs. Davis was born August 15, 1932, in Sunsweet, Georgia, daughter of the ...

Ashlee Laurel Perron Hero, age 35, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2026 at Emory Hospital after a brief but courageous battle with leukemia. She was surrounded by her lo...

Ruth Ostrander Van Etten, 72, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. Ruth was born in Louisiana to the late Charles Ostrander and Betty Irene Casey Ostran...

Betty Marie Johnson, of Midland, Georgia passed on September 26, 2026, at the age of 89. A Visitation will be held at Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Fisher Chapel, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia, on Se...

Command Sergeant Major Floyd Wilbur Walker Jr., U.S. Army (Ret.), age 82, passed away peacefully in his home in Midland, Georgia on September 25, 2026. Born December 18, 1943 to Opal (Lively) Walker ...

Linda Ann Dewhart, 70, was born February 18, 1956, in Wetumpka, Alabama, and passed away on September 23, 2026. She resided in Columbus, Georgia. Linda was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Clar...

Margaret Priscilla Hawkins passed on September 23, 2026, at the age of 77, having been born on January 3, 1949, in Phenix City. Margaret lived in Phenix City, Alabama.

Jessie Willard McAliley, age 90, of Columbus, Georgia (formerly of Eufaula, AL), passed away on September 23, 2026. Born in Pearson, GA on September 18, 1936, Jessie will be remembered as a beloved, k...

Brenda Hardegree passed on September 23, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on January 13, 1951, Brenda was a resident of Columbus, Georgia.

Carol Bonner Atkins, 84, passed away on September 24, 2026. Born January 1, 1942, Carol will be remembered with deep respect and enduring affection by all who had the privilege to know her. Carol g...

Diana Mulkey Baker, 70, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2026. She will be remembered with deep respect and enduring affection by all who had the privilege of knowing her. Diana was a graduate...