OBITUARIES

Oct 28, 2015

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 Almetus McKinley Reeder, 99, passed away on Wed. Oct. 28, 2015 at her home in Brandon, MS. She was born in Grande Glaze, AR on January 22, 1916. She was a native of Vicksburg, MS until moving to Baton Rouge, LA...

Oct 27, 2015

Mrs. Bonnie Jane Smith, age 82 and a resident of Lena, MS passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Baptist Medical Center – Leake Hospital in Carthage, MS. Funeral services will be held from the Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton at 10:00 am on Saturday October 31, 2015 with Bro. Larry Duncan and Bro. Billy Henry officiating....

Oct 27, 2015

Gloria Bates Turner Morton Mrs. Gloria Bates Turner, age 52, a resident of Morton passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at her residence. Visitation was held 5-8pm Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at New Liberty Baptist Church and 8am -2pm Thursday at the church. Funeral services were held 2pm Thursday, October 29, 2015 at New Liberty Baptist Church with burial...

Oct 27, 2015

Brian Bishop, 42, formerly of Pearl, passed away on October 27, 2015. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Survivors include his daughters, Keeley Bishop and Sara Kate Bishop; mother and step father, Kathy and Bobby Brock; aunt and uncle, Bill and Betty Horn; and friend and caretaker, Shawn Gayle Dunne....

Oct 26, 2015

Mrs. Edna Bates, age 88 passed away on October 26, 2015 at the MS Care Center in Morton, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, October 31, 2015 from the Leesburg Baptist Church with Bro. Andy Boles, Bro. Joseph Oster, Bro. Kenny Lang officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday, October 30,...

Oct 25, 2015

Matthew Lord, 36, a resident of Brandon, MS died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS with a family burial to follow at New Chapel Hill Cemetery in West Monroe, LA . Visitation will be held from 9-10:45...

Oct 25, 2015

Uriel Leonard Hamburg Brandon, MS Uriel Leonard Hamburg, 3 days old, passed away on October 25, 2015. Visitation is 6-8pm Wednesday, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside services are 1pm Thursday, October 29, 2015, at St. James Cemetery in Jefferson County. Survivors include his parents, Sam Hamburg and Collice Kerr; brother, Walker Lansing Hamburg; sister, Abigail...

Oct 24, 2015

Wayne Freeman Cherry Richland, MS Wayne Freeman Cherry, 56, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 24, 2015. He is preceded in death by his father, Richard Freeman Cherry, and mother, Doris Loretta Cherry. He leaves behind his oldest brother, Richard Stanley Cherry (Sue) of Pearl, MS, Harvey Clinton Cherry (Lena) of Pontotoc, MS. He was a...

Oct 24, 2015

Minrose Searcy Bridges Morton Minrose Searcy Bridges, age 84, passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015. Visitation was held 5-8pm Monday, October 26, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 10am Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial in Pulaski Cemetery. Bro. Earl Clark and Bro. Jason...

Oct 23, 2015

Donald Lee Bowman Jr. Pelahatchie Donald Lee Bowman Jr., age 59, a resident of Pelahatchie passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 at his residence. Visitation was held 4-7pm Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 2pm Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial...

Oct 22, 2015

Despina H. Riggs Brandon, MS Despina H. “Desi” Riggs, 80, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 1:30 – 3:45pm Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. The service will be 4pm Saturday in the chapel. Interment will follow in Fannin Baptist Cemetery. Despina was born...

Oct 22, 2015

Stephen Dubose Ravesies, 73, passed away Thurs. Oct. 22, 2015 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sun. Oct. 25, 2015 from 3pm-6pm and on Mon. Oct. 26, 2015 from 1pm-1:45pm at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm on Mon. Oct. 26, 2015 at the Ott...

Oct 21, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM FRIDAY,OCTOBER 23, 2015 GRAVESIDE AT LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK IN JACKSON VISITATION: 6-8 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON Beatrice “Bea” Alford passed from this life into Heaven on October 21, 2015. She was born on July 11, 1930 to L. C. and Polly Wolverton in Damascus, Mississippi and grew up in the Demascus-Sebastapol area. She...

Oct 21, 2015

Mr. Olney Bryant Alexander, of Alexander Business of Morton, age 87, passed away at his home on October 21, 2015 in Morton. There will be a Memorial Service held by the family at a later date. Mr. Alexander was born to his parents Olney Bryant and Treva "Smallwood" Alexander Sr., on April 27, 1928 in Richmond, Hanover, Virginia. He was...

Oct 20, 2015

SERVICES: 10 AM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN RICHLAND BURIAL: CLEARY CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-7 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN RICHLAND

Oct 18, 2015

SERVICES: 1:30 PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON BURIAL: LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK VISITATION: 12 NOON FRIDAY UNTIL SERVICE TIME James Nickles, 95, passed away Sunday, October 18, at home. Visitation will be Friday, October 223, 2015 at 12 noon with Funeral Services at 1:30 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon,...

Oct 17, 2015

Della N. Priest, 82, passed away Sat. Oct. 17, 2015 at the Lakeland Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Oct. 19, 2015 from 5pm-8pm and Tues. Oct. 20, 2015 from 12pm-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm Tues. Oct. 20, 2015 at the Ott & Lee...

Oct 17, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2015 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON BURIAL: SALEM CEMETERY, LAKE, MS VISITATION: 5-8 PM MONDAY AND 10 AM TUESDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON

James Daniel Skinner Jr., 75, of Pelahatchie, MS went home to be with his Jesus on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the home...

Oct 16, 2015

Anthony Lance Brown Pearl, MS Anthony “Lance” Brown, 44, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015, at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS. Graveside services were 3pm Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Crestview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Rev. Jeff Parker officiated the service. Survivors include his parents, Maxie...

Oct 16, 2015

Edward Joseph Mazur, 97, passed away at the VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Mr. Mazur was born in Plymouth, PA on January 10, 1918 to Joseph and Margaret Smith Mazur. He met the love of his life, Clemie Inez Hughes in Jackson, MS and married her in 1940. Shortly after marriage he was stationed in the Pacific, New Guinea...