Vance Memorial Chapel

Our History

Lesley Vance
Lesley Vance -- President

Mr. Lesley Vance has been serving the needs of this community for over 40 years. He began his career in funeral service in 1958. In 1972 Mr. Vance became the owner of Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City, AL and in 1984 he opened a new funeral home in Columbus, GA. Most recently, in 2002, Mr. Vance partnered with his daughter and son-in-law, Carmen and Lance Brooks, and opened a new facility on Macon Road in Columbus, GA. The new facility has a new name, Vance-Brooks Funeral Home.


Shirley McClain - office Manager
Vicki Cross -- director of Pre-need services

Office Staff:
Carmen Brooks
Geri Stecenko
Sharon Carpenter
Cyndi Henderson

Funeral Staff:
Lance Brooks
Charles Shaw
Harold Barrow
Kevin Acre
Will Jones
Barbara Jean Melton
Bob Herron
Bill Harden
W. E. Simmons
Keith Griggs
Rae Taylor
Leslie Ann Vance



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