OBITUARIES
Recent obituaries in Brandon, Forest, Morton Mississippi
The obituaries in the Brandon, Forest, and Morton area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy.
Glen Quinn
Mar 22, 2021
Donald Glen Quinn, age 48, passed away on Monday March 22, 2021.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2:00pm from the chapel of Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon with Rev. Floyd Steverson officiating. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 12:00pm Friday till service time.
Glen was...
Edna Purvis
Mar 22, 2021
Mrs. Edna Lou Purvis, age 98, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 in Perkinston, Mississippi. Formerly of Scott County, Mrs. Edna was born on November 27, 1922 to John Thomas and Lenora Diggs Warren in Pulaski, Mississippi.
Over the years, Mrs. Edna worked as a custodian with the school system...
Infant Jax Neal Rader
Mar 22, 2021
Infant Jax Neal Rader passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood. A graveside service will be held Friday at 10 am from Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon.
Survivors include his parents, Jeff Rader and Abbey Scallorn of Brandon; brother, Jenson Rader of Brandon; Paternal Grandparents, Ann and Dr. Minor Pace of Brandon;...
Preston Holmes
Mar 21, 2021
Preston Alan Holmes, age 18, a resident of Braxton, MS passed away March 21, 2021. Visitation will be held 5-8 pm Tuesday, March 23, 2021 and 12:30-2:00 pm Wednesday at Walker Hill Baptist Church in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday at the church with interment in Mount Zion Cemetery in Braxton, MS.
Preston was born in Ukraine on February 22,...
Brenda "Brenda P" Porter
Mar 21, 2021
Mrs. Brenda J. Porter, age 73, a resident of Lena passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at MS. Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be held 5-8pm Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton and Wednesday from 8:30am-1pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Graveside service will be...
Bobbie Dodson
Mar 20, 2021
Services: 10:30am Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Harperville Baptist Church
No public visitation will be held.
Interment will follow the service in the Harperville Memorial Park.
Mrs. Bobbie Maxine Dodson was born in Scott County Mississippi October 10, 1935 to the parents of Charles Evans and Undean...
Eleanor Rommerdale
Mar 19, 2021
Eleanor Jean Rommerdale, better known as Ellie or Mimi to all who loved her, passed away peacefully at her home on March 19, 2021. Ellie, the oldest of 10 children, was born on December 25, 1943, in Utica, New York. She married the love of her life, Eric Rommerdale in 1964. After his retirement from the Navy in 1978,...
Sue Nichols
Mar 18, 2021
Glenda Sue Nichols
Pearl, MS
Glenda Sue Martin Nichols, 79, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 2-5 PM Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside services will be 10am Monday, March 22, 2021, at Floral...
Heather Taylor
Mar 18, 2021
Heather Tadlock Taylor was born on the 17th day of October, 1970 and went home to her Lord on the 17th day of March, 2021. She was 50 years of age.
Heather was a graduate of East Rankin Academy and continued her education at the University of Southern Mississippi where she received her Bachelors, Masters, and Nurse...
Ronald Mccombs
Mar 17, 2021
Oh the stories he will be telling in Heaven now! And any relatives or friends that knew Ronald “Mac” McCombs, can certainly vouch for that! His endless storytelling was second only to his abilities as a master mechanic. Our Dad could repair anything and usually with fewer parts than originally required to make something work. He would say...
Joe Parker
Mar 17, 2021
Joe W. Parker, MAI, CRE, FRICS, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. He was born on August 19, 1948, in Newton, Mississippi. Joe was proceeded in death by his parents, Willie and Ilene Hollingsworth Parker; and sisters, Sharron Parker, Bernice McConnell, Irene Fenton and Johnnie Grigsby. He is survived by his wife,...
Christian "Chris" Haslob
Mar 16, 2021
Christian “Chris” M. Haslob, Pearl, MS, passed away peacefully at the age of 57 in Brandon, MS on March 16, 2021. Chris was born on November 22, 1963 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to his parents Mary Haslob (Castelot), and the late Christian J. Haslob. The family moved to Mississippi in 1976.
Chris worked at Mid-South X Ray for...
Steven Ragland
Mar 16, 2021
Steven Mark Ragland was born May 10, 1963, in Jackson to Reverend Calvin E. Ragland, Jr. and Pauline Hart Ragland and went to rest in the arms of his Savior March 16, 2021.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, David and James Ragland.
He is survived by his wife of 9...
Dan Myers
Mar 16, 2021
Mr. Dan Myers, 73, passed away on Tues. March 16, 2021 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. March 19, 2021 from 10am-11:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 12pm on Fri. March 19, 2021 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in...
Doris Boggan
Mar 16, 2021
Doris Jackson Boggan of Brandon, MS, peacefully passed on March 16, 2021 in her home. Doris was born Oct. 13, 1928 in Neshoba County. She was 92. Doris worked at Deposit Guaranty National Bank for many years. She loved her family and had a love for flowers especially her roses. Doris enjoyed being outdoor. She enjoyed needle point work,...
Bennie "Scotty" Denson
Mar 15, 2021
Scotty Denson, age 68, a resident of Lena passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be held 11am-2pm Friday, March 19, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Chapel service will be held at 2pm Friday in the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton. Burial will be...
Martha Tarrer
Mar 15, 2021
Miss Martha May Tarrer, age 79, and a resident of the Badour Center for the last forty years, passed away Monday, March 15, 2021 at the Badour Center in Senatobia.
Graveside services will begin at 11:00 am on Friday morning, March 19, 2021 from the Eastern Cemetery in Forest. Rev. David Slaughter, pastor of...
Mack Wiltcher
Mar 14, 2021
Mack Henry Wiltcher was born on Friday, July 14, 1944 and passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at the age of 76.
The Rankin county native made accomplishments in his education by furthering his studies past the high school levels to collegiate levels and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Christian ministries. He served his...
Billie Tullos
Mar 13, 2021
Mrs. Billie Lee (Johnson) Tullos, 91, passed away March 13, 2021 at Castlewoods Place, Brandon after a brief illness. She was born on October 29, 1929 and always when giving her birth date, would say “I started the Great Depression” as that was the day of the infamous stock market crash of 1929. She was born in Felsenthal, Arkansas...
Helen Fortenberry
Mar 12, 2021
Mrs. Helen Beatrice Fortenberry was born in Scott County on St. Patrick’s Day 1935 and passed away just five days shy of her 86th birthday at her residence in the early morning hours of March 12, 2021.
She was a lifelong resident of Scott County, was a retired inspector for USDA, and a member...
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