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.
Bailey Smith
Jul 8, 2017
Bailey Alexander Smith Brandon, MS Bailey Alexander Smith, 6months, passed away on July 8, 2017, at Blair Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 9am Monday at Pinelake Church with the service following at 11am in the Theater. There will be a 2:30pm graveside at Old Harmony Baptist Church in Mize, MS. Survivors include his grandparents, Curtis (Bobbye) Smith; parents,...
Paul Barnes Jr.
Jul 7, 2017
Paul Dewey Barnes, Jr., 51, a resident of Tuscaloosa, AL passed away on July 7, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. Funeral services will be held 1 pm Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with interment in the Allen Chapel Cemetery in Ludlow, MS. Visitation will be held 4-7 pm...
Charles Lester
Jul 7, 2017
Charles Bedford Lester Morton, MS Mr. Charles Lester, age 85, a resident of Morton passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 from a automobile accident. Visitation was held 5-9pm Thursday, July 13, 2017 from Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Services were held 2pm Friday, July 14, 2017 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial in Hodge Hill...
Dr. Harold Henderson
Jul 5, 2017
Harold McDonald Henderson, MD, 61, of Pearl, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at UMMC after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was the beloved husband of Christy (Norwood) Henderson and father of Jonathan Lee Henderson. Harold was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi on April 6, 1956, and grew up in Iberia, Missouri and the New Orleans area. He was the son...
Mr. Hulon Smith
Jul 5, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Hulon H. Smith will be conducted at 2 pm on Saturday, July 8, 2017 from the Clifton Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Henry, Rev. Marshall Lum, and Rev. Charles Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Clifton Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be on Friday,...
Jimmy Smith
Jul 3, 2017
Jimmy Wright Smith Bullhead City, AZ Jimmy Wright Smith, 73, passed away July 3, 2017. Services are 11am Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Lake Harbor Baptist Church in Sandhill, MS, with visitation starting at 10am. Interment will follow in Florence Cemetery. Mr. Smith loved being outdoors and playing folk music with his friends in Mountain View, AR. He was a member of Lake...
Mr. Daniel Ferguson
Jul 3, 2017
Daniel Lawrence Ferguson, 72, went to be with his Lord on Monday, July 3, 2017 at his home in Byram. Memorial Services are Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 3 pm at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon, MS. Visitation will begin at 2 pm at Crossgates. Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Brandon had been entrusted to the care of his arrangements....
Mr. Howard Robinson
Jul 2, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. Howard Glen Robinson will be conducted at 3:00 pm on Monday, July 3, 2017 from the Pine Ridge Cemetery at Lawrence under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Rev. Ken McLemore will officiate. There will be no visitation. Howard Glen Robinson was born in Newton County on January 22, 1937 to his parents...
Fred Tolleson
Jul 1, 2017
Fred Don Tolleson Brandon, MS Fred Don Tolleson, 100, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2017, at home. Visitation will be 4-8pm Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside services are 1pm Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Rocky Point Baptist Cemetery in Leake County. Mr. Tolleson attended Rocky Point Baptist Church. He married Girdie Mangrum, his...
Jessie Roberts
Jun 30, 2017
Mrs. Jessie Oleta Roberts, age 92, a resident Woodland Court in Newton, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 following an extended illness. A native of Canton, TX, Mrs. Roberts was born November 11, 1924 to her parents Columbus Knowles and Allie Burns Knowles. Her family relocated to this area and she has resided here for many years. She was a Baptist. She retired from...
William Bowman
Jun 30, 2017
William Wayne Bowman Brandon, MS William Wayne “Billy” Bowman, 74, departed this life and entered into his heavenly home June 30, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer at the Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 4pm until 8pm today at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Services are 3pm Monday, July 3, 2017, in the chapel...
Douglas Moore
Jun 30, 2017
A memorial service will be held at 10 am Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Hudspeth Regional Center at Whitfield. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Mamie Moore. Survivors include cousins, Billy F. Alford, Judy Stone, Wayne Stone and John Stone.
Sarah Allison
Jun 29, 2017
Sarah Elizabeth Allison, 91, passed away at her home in Jackson, MS on Thurs. June 29, 2017. She was born in Baltimore, MD on July 10, 1925 to James W. Allison and Beatrix Steinacker Allison. Dr. Allison was a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1953 and received her BS in nursing from Hopkins in 1959....
Mrs. Janet Mclaurin
Jun 29, 2017
Janet Adalyn Fox McLaurin, 88, of Brandon, died from complications of a stroke on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon on Saturday, July 1, 2017 from 2 pm to 5 pm. The funeral service will be at Brandon First United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at...
Billy Scarberry
Jun 29, 2017
Mr. Billy Glen Scarberry, age 67, a resident of Leesburg passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. His visitation was held 5pm-8pm Friday, June 30, 2017 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 2pm Saturday, July 1, 2017 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with Bro. David Bryant and...
Thomas Pierce
Jun 29, 2017
Thomas Earl Pierce Brandon, MS Thomas Earl Pierce, 67, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at his home. Visitation is 9am Wednesday, July 5, 2017, until the 11am chapel service at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Military services will follow at Mississippi Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Michael Bradley officiating and pallbearers are Houston Jennings, Beau Jennings, Nicholas Edwards,...
Mr. Ronald Christopher
Jun 28, 2017
Ronald Wayne Christopher, of Brandon, Mississippi, born June 8, 1942, in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, to James Edwin Christopher and Florence Mae Breakiron Christopher, died June 28, 2017, at seventy-five years old. He entered Heaven’s gates after a lengthy illness under exceptional care at Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Ron, as he was known to most, was a man of character. He...
Mr. Robert Long
Jun 28, 2017
Mr. Robert Earl Long age 74 passed away at his residence on June 28, 2017 in Morton, MS. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 10:00 am from the Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Morton, MS with Rev. Marty Wilson officiating the services. Visitation services were held on Friday June 30, 2017 from 5:00 pm until 8:00...
Corine Harberson
Jun 27, 2017
Corine S. Harberson Brandon, MS Corine Stevenson Harberson, 87, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be 1-2pm today at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside services will be at 2:30pm today at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Blvd in Jackson, MS. Mrs. Harberson was born in Jackson, MS on July...
Ernest Alber
Jun 26, 2017
Ernest Brian Alber Philadelphia, MS Ernest Brian Alber, 60, passed away on June 26, 2017, at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A memorial services will be announced at a later date. Mr. Alber was born in Grand Junction, CO on August 11, 1956. Before moving to Mississippi to start a family, he owned and operated a successful auto...
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