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.
Betty Waddell
Jul 27, 2015
Betty Jean Brown Waddell went to her eternal home in Heaven on July 27, 2015. She was born Oct. 6, 1928 in Pulaski, MS to Virnadia Tadlock and Wallace E. Brown. She was raised in the Homewood Community where she graduated from Homewood High School in 1946. Betty married Alvin Michael “Mike” Waddell in Jackson, MS at Calvary Baptist Church...
Barbara Carole Bean
Jul 26, 2015
BARBARA CAROLE BEAN, age 66, a resident o Forest, died Sunday July 26, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland following an extended illness. The family will receive friends from 5:30pm to 6:30pm Thursday July 30, 2015 in the new chapel of the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest with services at 6:30pm. Rev. Jimmy McDill and Elder George Gardner...
Morris Gray
Jul 25, 2015
Morris Lavonne Gray, 71, was born on June 4, 1944 in Stonewall, MS, to Reverend R.C. and Earline Gray. He passed away on July 25, 2015 from heart disease. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Nelson Gray. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Carol White Gray, his daughters Katie and Rebecca Gray,...
Sandy Adams
Jul 25, 2015
Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS will handle the arrangements.
Mary Carr
Jul 24, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Allen Carr will be conducted Sunday afternoon, July 26, 2015 at 3:00 PM from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Banes officiating. Interment will follow in the Carr Methodist Cemetery in Smith County under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM...
Arthur Register
Jul 24, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Arthur Register, were conducted on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 10:00 am from the Chapel of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton, MS with the Rev. Earl Clark officiating the service. Interment followed the service at the Morton Memorial Gardens with the Masonic rites given. Visitation was Sunday evening, July 26, 2015 from 5:00 pm,...
Michael Butler
Jul 21, 2015
Visitation: Thursday, July 23, 2105, 5pm-7pm, Ott & Lee Richland Service: Friday, July 24, 2015, 11am, Ott & Lee Richland Chapel Michael Butler Florence, MS Michael Butler, 33 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his home. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 pm Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home...
Nenita Espiridion
Jul 17, 2015
Visitation: 5-6pm Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Service: 2pm Sunday, July 19, 2015 in the chapel of the funeral home Interment: Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Pearl, MS Nenita del Rosario Espiridion Pearl, MS Nenita del Rosario Espiridion, 78, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at home. Services are 2pm Sunday, July 19,...
John Hyde
Jul 17, 2015
John H. Hyde Brandon John Hyde, faithful servant of Jesus, died in his home in Brandon on July 17, 2015 after a lengthy struggle against cancer. Visitation will be July 19 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. The funeral service will be conducted July 20 at 10:00 AM at Meadow Grove Baptist...
Audria Denton
Jul 16, 2015
Visitation: 9am-11am Monday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home - Morton Graveside Service to follow at Leesburg Church of Christ Cemetery Maybel Audria Denton, age 65, a resident of Carthage, formerly of Morton, died Thursday July 16, 2015 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS following a brief illness. Graveside services will be held Monday July 20, 2015...
Letha Carpenter
Jul 15, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Letha C. Carpenter will be conducted Friday afternoon, July 17, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Forest. Private interment will follow in the Eastern Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home. Dr. Sonny Adkins will officiate. The eulogy will be delivered by Mr. George Taylor. Music will be...
Helen Reeves
Jul 14, 2015
Helen C. Reeves Brandon, MS Helen C. Reeves, 87, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Brandon Nursing and Rehab. Services are 10am Friday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with interment in Clifton Cemetery in Scott County. Visitation will be Thursday 5-7 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home. Mrs. Reeves was born in Scott County to...
Paul Nichols
Jul 14, 2015
Paul Michael Nichols, 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Mississippi Baptist Hospital. Visitation will be 11am Saturday until the 1pm Memorial Service in the chapel Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Paul was the oldest of ten children born in New Orleans, Louisiana and he lived most of his life in Houston, MS. He...
Elijah Cline
Jul 13, 2015
Elijah “Eli” Michael Cline, 21 Months, was carried away in Jesus’s arms Monday, July 13, 2015 at Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. Eli is the chosen son of Brandon and Meagan Cline of Brandon, Mississippi. Eli is survived by is his two brothers Brandon “Carter” and Baker. He is also survived by Grandparents Hal and Sandy Blackwell of Florence,...
Dr. Leonard W. Niewald
Jul 12, 2015
SERVICES: 11 AM THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015 AT GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH BURIAL: NATCHEZ TRACE CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-7 PM WEDNESDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON 10 AM THURSDAY AT GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH Dr. Leonard W. Niewald, a retired Optometrist, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the V. A. Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is 5-7 pm Wednesday,...
Terry Ainsworth, Jr.
Jul 11, 2015
Funeral Services are 2pm Tues. July 14, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be on Mon. July 13, 2015 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Burial will follow the services at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Terry Lewis Ainsworth Jr. Pearl, Mississippi Terry Lewis Ainsworth Jr.,...
Amy James
Jul 9, 2015
Amy Irene James, 34, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 9, 2015. Visitation for Amy is Monday, June 13, 2015 from 5 until 8 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland. Amy Irene James is so loved and so missed. She was the embodiment of life and love. In everything she did, she did it...
Willie Bethany
Jul 8, 2015
Visitation: 9:00am Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home, Brandon, MS Service: 11:00am in the Chapel of the funeral home Interment: Lakewood Memorial Park South on 430 McCluer Rd., Jackson, MS 39212 Willie J. “Pete” Bethany Brandon, MS Willie J. “Pete” Bethany, 89, passed away on July 8, 2015, at Merit Health Rankin in Brandon, MS. Visitation...
Charles Jerome Gildon
Jul 8, 2015
Charles Jerome “Jerry” Gildon Brandon, MS Charles Jerome “Jerry” Gildon, 62, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 9, 2015. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 11 am to 1 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Conerstone...
Jimmie Carpenter
Jul 8, 2015
Jimmie Elizabeth Carpenter, 81, passed away Wed. July 8, 2015 at the St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 10, 2015 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 1pm on Sat. July 11, 2015 at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Clarksdale, MS. Mrs. Carpenter was born...
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