Vince was born to Vincent E. Woodward, Sr. and Kathryn Neper Woodward in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was later joined by two brothers, Bill and Bob, and a baby sister, Susan. Their happy family suffered a tremendous loss when Vince’s parents died very young. The family was held together by his grandmother, Blanche, Vince, and his new bride, Gloria. One of...
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Robert Dennis Woodward, 70, of Phenix City, Alabama passed away on May 4th, 2020. He graduated in 1968 from Palmetto High School in Miami, Florida and took photography classes at Miami Dade Community College. He was a brick, block, and stone mason by trade, but also worked as a barber, and later in life, until his death, worked for JVL...
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Tommy Eugene Burke, 82 of Mauk, GA formerly of Columbus passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at his home. A memorial service will be held later when conditions allow. Mr. Burke was born May 4, 1938 in Colquitt, GA the son of Joe and Pearl Braswell Burke. He joined the army as a teenager and served for eight years. Mr....
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Mr. Roy Paul Felix, age 61, of New Orleans, LA, was ushered into Heaven by the Angels on the 30th of April after a long battle with Cancer. Roy was born in New Orleans, LA to the late Albert Anthony Felix, Sr. and Lee Pearl Duplessis. He grew up in New Orleans as one of five children and graduated from...
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Mr. Albert Paul, Jr., age 65, of Fayetteville, GA passed away on April 30, 2020. Mr. Paul was born in New Orleans, LA, on December 27, 1954. Mr. Paul was raised in the Baptist Church alongside his brother and three sisters. He graduated from Walter L. Cohen Senior High School. In 1986, Mr. Paul relocated to Georgia. He spent 28 years working as a Heavy Diesel Mechanic for MARTA....
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Passed in peace on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the age of 69. Preceded in death by mother Vilma Braswell, grandparents Mack (Ocie) Smith, Uncle Thomas (Christine) Braswell, and sister Helen Davis. Loving and devoted husband of 47 years to Sandra Drummond Smith (Stockbridge, GA). Loving father of Tameka Michelle Few (Decatur, GA), Larry Charles Smith, Jr (Stockbridge, GA), and...
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James Buford Langdon, Jr. passed away Monday night, April 27, 2020, in Phenix City, Alabama. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no funeral is planned. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Remains will be interred at the Boykin Church of God cemetery, the site of his last pastorate. James Buford was born September 7, 1950, in Columbus, Georgia,...
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Mrs. Mary Taylor Lawrence, age 81, of Whitesburg, passed away April 27, 2020. Mary was born on December 19, 1938 in Colquitt, Georgia to the late Grady Ezekiel Taylor and Beulah Flemming Taylor. She spent her childhood in the small farming community alongside her three older sisters. Mary attended Miller County High School where she was an exceptional basketball player...
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Mr. Noel Roy Foreshaw, age 63, of Brooklyn, NY, passed away April 16, 2020. Noel was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, on October 12, 1956. He grew up in his beloved country, Jamaica, as his mother’s only son. “Blacka” as Noel was known, enjoyed playing soccer as a young man. In 1981, he was wed to Rhoma Creary and the...
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Mr. Larry Charles Smith, Sr., age 69, of Stockbridge, passed away April 23, 2020. Mr. Smith was born in Atlanta on June 1, 1950 to the late Vilma Braswell. Along with his mother, Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his grandparents: Mac and Ocie Smith; uncle: Thomas Braswell; sister: Helen Davis. He is survived by his wife: Sandra Smith...
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