OBITUARIES

Dec 29, 2017

Donna Kay Dessert, 52, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 3 pm Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Park Place Baptist Church in Pearl.  A memorial service will follow at 5 pm with Dr. Keith Grubbs and Dr. Chad Hunsburger officiating.

Donna was a loving wife, but more so a great...

Dec 28, 2017

Charlotte Hunt, 77, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at her residence. Visitation is 9 am Friday, December 29, 2017 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services are at 11 am Friday at the funeral home with a 2:30 pm graveside in Pachuta Cemetery in Clarke County.

Mrs. Hunt was a graduate of Meridian High...

Dec 28, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Herbert Leon Thrash will be conducted at 3:00 pm on Saturday, December 30, 2017 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bobby Boyles and Bro. James Shoemaker officiating. Interment will follow in the Ephesus Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest.

Visitation will be on...

Dec 28, 2017

John Mitchell Westerburg, 48, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at his home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the First United Pentecostal Church in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 11am-12:45 pm at the First Untied Pentecostal Church in Brandon, MS.

Mr. Westerburg was a native of...

Dec 28, 2017

Sandra Kay “Linda” Steadham, 66, a resident of Pelahatchie, MS passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held 2 pm Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with interment in Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held 5-8 pm Saturday...

Dec 27, 2017

JoAnn Smith Walton of Morton, MS went to be with her Lord on Wednesday December 27, 2017.  Mrs. Walton was born on July 3, 1950 in Wilmington, NC.  She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph J. Smith Sr. and Betty Murray Smith of Hampstead, NC.  Mrs. Walton is survived by her loving husband of 46 years Rev....

Dec 26, 2017

William Brian Booker, 55, went to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his home in Pearl, MS.  Visitation will be Friday, December 29, 2017 from 5 until 8 pm and Saturday, December 30, 2017 beginning at 10 am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Funeral Services will begin at 11 am...

Dec 26, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Frank William Colbert, III will be conducted at 11:00 am on Friday, December 29, 2017 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Reggie Williams and Rev. Randall Creel officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastern Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest.

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Dec 26, 2017

Dixie M. Craig, 93, a resident of Pearl, MS passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Robinson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Little Rock, AR. Funeral services will be held 2 pm Friday, December 29, 2017 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with interment to be held in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS....

Dec 26, 2017

Reggie Kenneth Hunter, Sr., 75, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his home in Brandon, MS.  Visitation is Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 12 Noon until 2 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Funeral Services are 2 pm Saturday, December 30, 2017 from the Chapel of Ott & Lee...

Dec 24, 2017

A graveside service will be held 1:00 pm Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS.

Mr. Toles was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Marie Bell Toles; two sons, George Allen Toles and Thomas Allen Toles; parents, Claude T. Toles and Thelma Huffman Toles.

Mr. Toles is survived by his...

Dec 24, 2017

J. Dale Risher passed away early Sunday morning, December 24, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson, MS.

Visitation will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm with the funeral service to follow at the Ott &  Lee Chapel in Morton, MS.  Interment will  follow at the Pulaski Cemetery.  Reverend...

Dec 24, 2017

Martha Ellen Wallace

Brandon, MS

Martha Ellen Shepherd Wallace, 65, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017, at her home.  Visitation will be 10am – 2pm Thursday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Services will follow at 2pm in the chapel on Thursday.  Interment will be in Crestview Memorial Gardens...

Dec 23, 2017

Lucy Thornton, 87, passed away Sat. Dec. 23, 2017 at Merit Health Rankin Hospital in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Tues. Dec. 26, 2017 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with burial...

Dec 23, 2017

Ina Claire Manney, 77, passed away Sat. Dec. 23, 2017 at her home in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held on Tues. Dec. 26, 2017 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 2pm on Wed. Dec. 27, 2017 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS.

Mrs. Manney was born...

Dec 23, 2017

Mr. Charles Thompson, age 76 passed away at the MS Care Center in Morton on Saturday, December 23, 2017.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am at the Leesburg Baptist Church on Wednesday, December 27, 2017.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 from 5:00 until 8:00 pm at the Ott and Lee Funeral Home In...

Dec 23, 2017

Judy Laverne Hopkins, age 70 and a resident of Forest, died Saturday December 23, 2017 at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest following a brief illness.

Judy was laid to rest Tuesday December 26, 2017 at the Homewood Methodist Cemetery.

Judy was born on February 9, 1947 in Houston, TX to her...

Dec 22, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Vernon Robinson will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joey Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Antioch-Steele Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest.

Visitation will be from 5:00 pm...

Dec 20, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Winstead-Daniel will be conducted at 2:30 pm Sunday, December 24, 2017 from the Union Baptist Church with Bro. Charles Ray Burnham, Bro. Brooks Porter, Bro. Alvin Doyle, and Bro. Vernell Daniels officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

Visitation...

Dec 20, 2017

Dorothy Louise Spears died peacefully at her home on December 20, 2017 in Pelahatchie, MS with her

beloved husband of 67 years, Robert by her side. Our mother had been ill for some time and true to his

vows, our father was there through sickness and in health. He provided exceptional care and was