Columbus, GA Obituaries

Thomas W. Shehane passed on April 3, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on August 25, 1941, Thomas lived in Columbus, Georgia.

Thomas Shehane, age 84, resident of Salem, Alabama died peacefully on Friday, April 03, 2026, at East Alabama Medical Center. A Visitation for friends and family will be held at Striffler-Hamby Mortua...

JoAnn Louise Register, 75, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away peacefully on April 1, 2026. Born on August 28, 1950 to the late Kenneth and Doris E. Williams of Watertown, New York. JoAnn was a devot...

Woodrow Winters, Sr. 84 of Phenix City, Alabama passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at his home. Celebration of Life Funeral Services will be held Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 2:00pm in the Fisher Chap...

Mrs. Barbara Jean Shackelford Poyner of Waverly Hall Georgia was born on November 5, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She peacefully entered Heaven on March 29, 2026. She was preceded in death by he...

Robert Allen McAlister, age 88, passed away on March 29, 2026. Robert was a resident of Byron, Georgia. Born May 8, 1937, he will be remembered with deep respect and enduring affection by all who knew...

Joan Lovell Price Phillips, 81, of Columbus, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 28, 2026. A Celebration of Life Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 11:00 AM...

Faye Ables Pylant, age 98, passed on March 28, 2026, and was born March 17, 1928 in Fayetteville, Tennessee to the late Virgie Locker Ables and R. A. Ables. Faye received her BA in Elementary Educatio...

Phillip Edward Whitehouse passed on March 27, 2026, at the age of 82. Phillip was born on July 29, 1943, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was a resident of Columbus, Georgia.

Katharine Andrews Triplitt, 100, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 9, 1925 to the late Mabel Pearce ...

Margaret Louise Frey, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 22, 2026. She was 81 years old. Margaret, know...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of our cherished husband, father, and Opa, Col. Donald R Johnson Jr., on March 20, 2026, at the age of 79. Donald’s memory will be forever...

David Anderson Giles passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026. Dave was born to Arthur and Margaret Giles in Duluth, Minnesota on January 7, 1931. He was the third of four children. His father was a Pres...

Alma Marie Martin, 90, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026. Marie was born in Brunswick, Georgia, on October 1, 1935, to the late James Oliver Davis, Sr. and Lola Mae Freeman Davis. Marie worked...

Jeanne “Pat” Norris Walters died on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital. A church service will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at St. Paul Church of Columbus, with t...

Date of Birth September 19, 1926 Date of Death March 18, 2026 Richenda Kelly (Cindy) Straus, 99, of Columbus, Georgia died at her Spring Harbor home in Columbus, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 after l...

Donna M. Conroy LaBoeuf, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. She was born on April 10, 1953, in Worcester, Massachusetts and passed away in her current home in Columbus Georgia. Donna wa...

William Claude Etchison passed away on March 19, 2026, at the age of 81. He was born on April 7, 1944, and was a resident of Columbus, Georgia. William is survived by his loving wife, Margaret Etchis...

Christina Marie Cole passed away on March 15, 2026, at the age of 43. Born October 5, 1982, in Georgia, she was a resident of Columbus, Georgia.

William Waddell "Billy" Winn, author, journalist and historian, died March 17 at Columbus Hospice House on Moon Road. He was 87. Billy was born in 1938 in Columbus, where he would spend most of his l...

Richard Melvin Smallridge passed away on March 16, 2026, at the age of 91; he was born on August 31, 1934, in Rochester, New York, and was a resident of Columbus, Georgia.

Bette Jean Barr, 98, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 1:00 PM at St. Mark Church, 6795 Whi...

Robert "Bobby" Grover Jones III passed on March 16, 2026, at the age of 77. Born November 28, 1948, Bobby was a resident of Columbus, Georgia and is survived by his daughter, Allison B. Jones. A Fune...

Barbara “Bobbie” Jean Rolling, age 84, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on March 17, 2026. Bobbie will be remembered as a beloved, cherished, and devoted presence in the lives of all who knew her. ...

Patricia Diane (Renka) Watts, aged 65, of Flippin, AR passed on to her Heavenly home Sunday, March 15th 2026 while surrounded by family. Patricia was born in Milledgeville, GA. She was the third chil...

Aaron Phillip Hodges passed away on December 30, 1973, at the age of 23.

Ladye Arnold Hughes, 96, passed peacefully and went to be with the Lord on March 14, 2026. She was born in Winder, GA on February 27, 1930, to John Robert Arnold and Ladye Greene Arnold. She attende...

Maria B. Quinn, age 70, passed on March 14, 2026, at 4:15 pm; she was born June 7, 1955, in Panama and was a resident of Columbus, Georgia. Maria was a devoted, caring, and compassionate woman whose l...

Miguel “Mike” Wise Jackson, III, age 76, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on March 14, 2026. Born March 19, 1949, in Columbus, GA, he lived a devoted, hard-working life marked by deep commitment to f...

Ralph Carroll, 81, of Fortson, Georgia, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, March 15, 2026. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Striffler Ha...

Shefford Ubonny Stone passed away on March 13, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on October 8, 1947, in Jamaica, he was a resident of Fortson, Georgia.

Leeland Buffenbarger passed away on March 10, 2026, at the age of 46.

Jimmy Wayne Jarrett Sr., 83, passed away on March 10, 2026. Born November 19, 1942, in Wetumpka, Alabama, Jimmy was a hard-working, humorous, wise, faithful, and devoted man whose steady presence and ...

Martha Ann Greene of Columbus, GA was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. She passed away on March 9, 2026, at the age of 83. Born April 20, 1942, in Columbia, South Ca...

Douglas Johnson passed away on March 7, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on August 14, 1934, in Harris County, Georgia, Douglas was a resident of Box Springs, Georgia. A Visitation will be held at Striff...

Mark Andrew McMurphy passed away on March 6, 2026, at the age of 63. Born on July 26, 1962, in Owasso, Michigan. He joined the army at the age of 18 and was moved to Ft. Benning Georgia where his fa...

Annie Louise Thompson passed away on March 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 20, 1939, in Fort Benning, Georgia, Annie Louise Thompson was a resident of Unicoi, Tennessee.

Earl Lennard Suggs was born May 13, 1952 as the sixth child of Benjamin Suggs Sr. and Julia Mae Suggs. After graduating from Thompson High School in Savannah, Georgia, he enlisted into the United Stat...

Brenda Carol Bloodworth, 75, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on March 5, 2026. Brenda was beloved and cherished by all who knew her. Brenda was born on November 20, 1950. She graduated from Jordon ...

Philip Edward Cain, 77, of Fortson, Georgia, passed away on March 3, 2026, at Columbus Hospice House. He was born November 17, 1948, to the late Elisha Judkins Cain and Margaret Lucie Maroney Cain. ...

Clifford “Sonny” Lee Lipford Jr. was born February 21, 1934, in Muscogee, Georgia, and passed away on March 3, 2026, at the age of 92. A beloved, hard-working man, Sonny lived in Columbus, Georgia, an...

Mazie L. White, age 100, of Columbus, GA, formerly of Salem, AL, passed away on March 2, 2026. She was born May 17, 1925, in Pahokee, Florida; the daughter of Grover and Pearl Cranford. Mazie was hone...

Mr. Russell Wayne Sparks, age 65, was born on November 25, 1960, and passed away on February 28, 2026. He was a resident of Phenix City, Alabama. After this introduction, Russell will be remembered as...

Virginia Ovelene Cochran, 90, passed away on March 2, 2026. Born April 1, 1935 in Ringgold, Georgia to the late Earl and Iduma Grant, Virginia was a resident of Columbus, Georgia. Virginia is survi...

Richard Manly Smallwood, 69, of Columbus, Georgia, passed away on February 28, 2026. Ricky attended Jordan High School and graduated in 1975. After high school, he became a fabricator, working in tha...

William Edward Pyron, 88, of Phenix City, Alabama died peacefully with his family by his side at Piedmont Midtown while under the care of the wonderful staff of the 8th floor ICU. A visitation will b...

Linda Coulter passed away on February 25, 2026, at the age of 78. She was born on January 3, 1948 in Greenwood, SC to the late Billy Shaw and Inez Hudson Shaw. Linda was a loving mother, grandmother...

George Andrew "Andy" Farmer, age 81 passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. A family graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, with Dr. Jimmy Elder officiating in Park...

James Stanford, a beloved figure, passed away on February 23, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on August 11, 1943 in Columbus, Georgia to the late Sarah Crosby Stanford and James C. Stanford, Sr. James le...

Charlotte Louise McRae Johnson of Columbus, Georgia passed away on February 22, 2026 at the age of 86. She was born in Picher, Oklahoma on December 20, 1939 to the late Eunice Hurt Bolin and Leroy Bol...