OBITUARIES

Oct 20, 2018

Mrs. Myrtle Walters Primm, age 89, and a lifelong resident of the Ringgold community in Scott County, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest.

Graveside services will be conducted from Antioch-Steele Cemetery on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 10:00 am with Bro. Bobby Warren officiating under the direction of Ott...

Oct 19, 2018

Ward Dalton Whisenant

Morton, MS.

Dalton Whisenant, age 61 passed away Friday October 19, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland,MS.

Visitation for Dalton will be Monday, October 22, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

Services for Dalton will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,...

Oct 18, 2018

Janet Keith Heriard, 73, passed away Thurs. Oct. 18, 2018 in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Oct. 22, 2018 from 12pm-2:30pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. A private family graveside service will follow the visitation.

Mrs. Heriard was born in Morris, IL, was raised in Yazoo City, MS and has...

Oct 18, 2018

Ike Cannon

Morton, MS

Ike Cannon, age 53, a resident of Morton passed away at his residence in Morton.  Visitation will be held 5pm-8pm Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.  Funeral services will be held 3pm Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton.  Bro....

Oct 17, 2018

David Williamson, age 53 and a resident of Forest, was born in Jackson on May 31, 1965, and passed away at Hospice Ministries at Ridgeland, on October 17, 2018 at the age of 53 after an extended illness.

A Service of Remembrance will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from the Hillsboro...

Oct 16, 2018

Joshua James Stodghill

Pearl, MS

Joshua James Stodghill, 32, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.  There will be a Celebration of Life Service at 10am Friday, October 19, 2018, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with visitation starting at 9am.  There will be a second Memorial Service following at 2pm...

Oct 15, 2018

Clara Mae Davis, age 85, of Brandon, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 2:00pm from Oakdale Baptist church with Rev. Ty Danielson officiating.

Visitation will start at 12:00pm until service time.

She was born to...

Oct 14, 2018

William D. “Sonny” Powell, 82, passed away Sun. Oct. 14, 2018 at Anderson Regional Hospital in Meridian, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. Oct. 18, 2018 from 11am-12:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 1pm on Thurs. Oct. 18, 2018 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with...

Oct 13, 2018

Johnny E. Leach, 86, passed away at his home in Brandon, MS on Sat. Oct. 13, 2018. Visitation will be held on Tues. Oct. 16, 2018 from 5pm-7pm and on Wed. Oct. 17, 2018 from 10am-10:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Wed. Oct. 17, 2018 at the Ott & Lee...

Oct 13, 2018

Clifton Douglas Rouse

Brandon, MS

Clifton Douglas “Doug” Rouse, 66, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  Visitation will be 4-8pm Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Services will be 12 Noon Friday, October 19, at All Seasons Worship Center in Forest, MS with a visitation...

Oct 11, 2018

Thomas “Tom” Emile Courtney, age 81, of Brandon, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at a local hospital.

Funeral services will be Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 12:00pm from Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon with Dr. Steve Jussley officiating. Graveside service will follow at 3:00pm at Prentiss Cemetery in Prentiss, MS. Visitation will be Friday,...

Oct 10, 2018

William Gaston Holyfield, Jr.

Brandon, MS

William Gaston Holyfield, Jr., passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.  Visitation will be 1-3pm Friday, October 12, 2018, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with services starting at 3pm in the chapel.  Interment will follow in Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS.

Oct 10, 2018

Dr. Kenneth Gerald Strong, 69, of Forest, MS was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, just 6 days shy of his 70th birthday.

Funeral arrangements will be Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Forest Baptist Church. Visitation will be at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest, MS on...

Oct 10, 2018

Schley Purvis, 61, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am Friday, October 12, 2018 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Brother Rodney Bounds and Bobby Huff will officiate.

Schley spent most of his life in Brandon and was a graduate of Brandon High School where he played many...

Oct 9, 2018

Robert Clarke “Bob” Readel

Brandon, MS

Robert Clarke “Bob” Readel, 93, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS.   A Memorial Service will be conducted at St. Mark's United Methodist Church at 400 Grants Ferry Rd., Brandon, MS 39047, on Saturday, October 27th.  Visitation starts at 10 AM with the...

Oct 9, 2018

Jeffery Hudson Jenkins, 63, of Fayetteville passed away Tuesday, October 9th. He is survived by his daughter, Emily Todd (Julian); son, John Elliot Jolly; sister, Judy Jenkins Thrash (Tommy); grandchildren, Eden Bhika, Asha Bhika, and Zoe Bhika. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reid and Julia Jenkins. A visitation was held Thursday, October 11th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m....

Oct 7, 2018

Mr. Jesse Irvin Robinson, age 76 and a lifelong resident of the Pine Ridge community at Lawrence, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian after a brief illness.

Funeral services will be conducted from the Pine Ridge Missionary Baptist Church at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 with...

Oct 7, 2018

Emily C. Robinson

Newton, MS

Emily C. Robinson, 84, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS.

Mrs. Robinson was born in Newton County, on June 30, 1934, to Arthur Q. Carson and Alice Dennis Carson.

Survivors include her daughter,...

Oct 6, 2018

Catherine Monette Adams, age 63, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. She was born in Greenwood, MS on May 3, 1955 to Jack Smith and Geneva, Smith. Visitation will be Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 11:00am until 8:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon. She is preceded in death by her...

Oct 6, 2018

Garry Isom Smith, 68, joined his Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS.  Visitation will be 4:30 - 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Crossgates Baptist Church and starting at 11:00 AM on Wednesday until the 12 Noon Celebration of Life Service at Crossgates Baptist Church.  Interment will follow in Lakeland...