OBITUARIES

Mar 6, 2018

Robert (Buddy) May, 80 years old, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2018, at Hilltop Manor Nursing Home in Union, MS.  He was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ezra E. May, his wife Patsy, and siblings Lucy McDonald, Hazel Grafton, Codille Smith, Joyce Lassiter, E.J. May, James May, Raburn May, and Edward May.  He is...

Mar 6, 2018

Jerry “Jake” Carl McCoy, age 70, a resident of Brandon, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at a local hospital.

A Celebration of Life will be Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2:00 PM from Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with Rev. Brent Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in Pearl,...

Mar 5, 2018

Cherry Ann Barlow Fulton

September 16, 1946-March 5, 2018

Cherry is survived by her sons, Robert Anthony Fulton and Nicholas Barlow Fulton, his wife Michelle and her two grandchildren Nicholas and Miranda. She is also survived by her sister, Dee Miley and sister in law, Deborah Fulton. She is preceded by...

Mar 4, 2018

Rebecca Ann Jones

Pearl, MS

Rebecca Ann “Becky”  Jones, 58, passed away on March 4, 2018, at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood, MS.  Visitation will be held 5pm – 8pm Tuesday, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and 9:30am Wednesday.  Services are 11am Wednesday in the chapel of the...

Mar 3, 2018

Kenneth Millis, 74, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with interment following in Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 5-8 pm Monday and 11am-1 pm...

Mar 3, 2018

Lumous, L. Dunn, Sr., age 65, passed away, on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2:00 PM from Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until 1:45 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Dunn was born to...

Mar 1, 2018

Kenneth Scott Murphy, 56, passed away Thurs. March 1, 2018 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. A memorial service will be held at 3pm on Tues. March 6, 2018 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS.

Mr. Murphy is survived by his wife, Juliane Murphy; daughter, Kaitlin Elizabeth Murphy and a close...

Feb 28, 2018

Billie K. Beatty, 64, passed away Wed. Feb. 28, 2018 at Merit Health Hospital in Flowood, MS. Visitation will be held from 11am-1:45pm on Sat. March 3, 2018 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm Sat. March 3, 2018 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with burial to...

Feb 28, 2018

Helen Lois Lee, 95 passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest. Visitation is 9 am Friday, March 2, 2018 at Forest Baptist Church. Services are 11 am Friday at the church with burial in Eastern Cemetery in Forest. Dr. Gordon Sansing and Dr. Joe Pate will officiate. Harold Harris and Gordon Sansing will provide...

Feb 28, 2018

Graveside services will be conducted  at 2pm Sunday March 4, 2018 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery north of Morton.  Rev. Matt Armstrong will officiate.

Visitation will be held from 12pm to 1pm  Sunday  March 4, 2018 at Ott &  Lee Funeral  Home in Forest.

Mrs. Latham was born  November 29, 1916 in Homewood to...

Feb 27, 2018

Bruce Michael Reiss, Sr., 72, of Forest, MS, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS.

He was born in Danville, IL, on November 29, 1945, to Ralph Reiss and Charlotte Unger (who later married Bill Kitchen).

He married Marilyn Murdock in Danville, on May 14, 1965.

...

Feb 27, 2018

Larry "Skipper" Cleveland

Conehatta, MS

Mr. Larry "Skipper" Cleveland, age 61, a resident of Conehatta, MS passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at Rush Hospital in Meridian.  Graveside service will be held 1pm Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Conehatta Methodist Cemetery.  Bro. Tommy Anderson will officiate the services.  Arrangements were entrusted to the care...

Feb 25, 2018

Rickey Steve Alexander, 65, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held 4 pm Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 2-4 pm at the funeral home.

Mr. Alexander was...

Feb 24, 2018

James Nolan Westbrooks, 68, of Brandon, MS passed away February 23, 2018.  There will be a memorial service at 2pm Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Andrew Chapel Church off of Trickhambridge Rd. in Brandon, MS.

James was born February 8, 1950 in Pelahatchie, MS. He was the son of Vassie Serra and Roy Westbrooks.

Feb 24, 2018

Gracie Bridges Brown

Gracie Bridges Brown, 79, passed away on Saturday, February the 24th, 2018 surrounded by her family at the Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland MS.  The visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, February the 27th, from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm continued with the funeral service at 2:00 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home...

Feb 24, 2018

Annette Marie Franks Hargett

Arrangement entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon.

Feb 24, 2018

Mr. Jimmy Ray Harrison, age 83, and a resident of Pulaski passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clayborn Huff officiating. Interment will follow...

Feb 24, 2018

Michael Burnham Vinson

Brandon, MS-

Michael Burnham Vinson, 76, died Saturday, February 24, 2018.

During a 35 year career in public education, he served as a teacher, coach, principal and Superintendent of the Rankin County School District and Superintendent of the Tupelo Public Schools.  Even in retirement, he continued to work...

Feb 22, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Stella Mae Morgan will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at the Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Forest, Mississippi, with the Rev. Victor Bugg officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service, starting at 1:30 p.m. in the Ott and Lee Chapel.  Interment will follow in the Pine Ridge Cemetery...

Feb 22, 2018

William “Bill” Watson Cagle, age 50, a resident of Brandon, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at a local hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 2pm Sunday, February 25, 2018, at Pearson Baptist Church, Pearl, MS, with brother Calvin Williams officiating. He was preceded in death by his father, Claude Cagle. Bill was born in Memphis,...