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.

Katie Macdonald

Katie Macdonald

Apr 13, 2015

There are no services at this time for Mrs. MacDonald. Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Apr 12, 2015

SERVICES HELD AT A LATER DATE Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS 601-824-6018

Robert Earl Lipscomb

Robert Earl Lipscomb

Apr 12, 2015

Robert Earl Lipscomb, 71, a resident of Brandon died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at home. Visitation will be held 5-8 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2015 and 12-2 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral services will be held 2 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the funeral home with burial in the Crestview...

Margaret Dewitt

Margaret Dewitt

Apr 12, 2015

Margaret Janis DeWitt, 85, passed away Sun. April 12, 2015 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Tues. April 14, 2015 from 12:30pm-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm Tues. April 14, 2015 in the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the...

Robert Grady Fortenberry

Robert Grady Fortenberry

Apr 10, 2015

Visitation: 4-9pm Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Services: 2pm Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton. Burial: Leesburg Church of Christ Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

Michael Frank Varga, Sr.

Michael Frank Varga, Sr.

Apr 9, 2015

Visitation: 1 - 2pm Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Graveside: 3pm Saturday, April 11, 2015 at McNair Cemetery in Mt. Olive, MS Michael Frank Varga, Sr. Brandon, MS Michael Frank Varga, Sr., 93, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson, MS. Visitation was 1pm...

Wade Gilbert Hammett

Wade Gilbert Hammett

Apr 9, 2015

SERVICES: 1 PM MONDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON\ GRAVESIDE AT 3 PM MONDAY IN CEDAR HILL CEM. IN VICKSBURG VISIT: 3-5 PM SUNDAY AND 12 NOON MONDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON Wade G “Butch” Hammett Pearl Wade G “Butch” Hammett, 71, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation...

Mack Harris

Mack Harris

Apr 9, 2015

Funeral services for Mr. Mack Carl Harris will be conducted Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest with the Rev. Danny Dickerson officiating. Interment will follow in the Providence Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Sunday beginning at 11 A.M....

Watson Purvis Sr.

Watson Purvis Sr.

Apr 8, 2015

James Watson Purvis Sr., 85, of Brandon passed away on April 8, 2015. Visitation will be held Friday, April 10, from 9:00 – 10:45 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon followed by a graveside service at the Old Brandon Cemetery at 11:00. Born in Pelahatchie April 14, 1929, to Cleve and Myrtle Glisson Purvis he moved to Brandon...

Doris Calhoun

Doris Calhoun

Apr 7, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM FRIDAY AT HOMEWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BURIAL: HOMEWOOD CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-8 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN FOREST Katie Doris Calhoun, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is 5-8 pm Thursday at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Services are 11 am Friday at Homewood United...

Max Cole

Max Cole

Apr 7, 2015

Max Murphree Cole Brandon Max Murphree Cole, 84, passed away April 7, 2015, at Merit Health (formerly Crossgates River Oaks) in Brandon following an extended illness. Visitation will be from 10am until 11am Thursday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home, 1360 West Government Street, Brandon, followed by the funeral service at 11am. Dr. Keith Grubbs, pastor of Park Place Baptist...

Allen Austin Vest

Allen Austin Vest

Apr 6, 2015

Allen Austin Vest, 71, a resident of Pearl, MS died Monday, April 6, 2015 at his home in Pearl. Funeral services will be held 11 am Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon with burial in the Crestview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held April 8, 2015 from 5 pm until 8 pm at Ott and...

Rev. Richard Forsythe

Rev. Richard Forsythe

Apr 6, 2015

Service: 2pm Friday April 10, 2015 Ott & Lee Chapel Forest, MS Visitation: 5pm-8pm Thursday 12pm Friday until service time. Graveside Services: 2pm Saturday April 11, 2015 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Corinth, MS. Rev. Richard W. Forsythe, 85, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Lackey Hospital in Forest. Visitation is 5-8 pm Thursday and 12 noon Friday at Ott...

Ann W. Shepherd

Ann W. Shepherd

Apr 5, 2015

Ann W. Shepherd, 84, died Sunday, April 05, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. She was buried on Easter Sunday, April 05, 2015 in the Old Brandon Cemetery next to her mother and father. Mrs. Shepherd was a native of Rankin County and lived most of her life in Hinds County. She was the daughter of Allen Vardaman (A.V.)...

Robert Brasfield

Robert Brasfield

Apr 5, 2015

Robert Brasfield, 73, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015. Visitation will be 4-7pm Friday, April 10, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services will be 11am Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home with visitation starting at 10am. A family graveside will be at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery on Monday, April 13, 2015. Robert leaves behind...

Barbara Rawls

Barbara Rawls

Apr 5, 2015

Barbara Dean Rawls, 59, passed away Sun. April 5, 2015 at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. April 6, 2015 from 6pm-8pm and Tues. April 7, 2015 from 10am-11am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am Tues. April 7, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in...

Richard Larry Clay

Richard Larry Clay

Apr 4, 2015

Richard Larry Clay, 79, a resident of Jackson, MS died Friday, April 3, 2015 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson, MS. Interment services will be held Sunday, April 12, 2015 in the Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery immediately following the morning worship. Family and friends are welcome to attend. Mr. Clay was preceded in death by his parents,...

Edna Westbrook Salem

Edna Westbrook Salem

Apr 4, 2015

Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Westbrook Salem will be conducted Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest with Bro. Mike Walker and Bro. Dennis Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Lemon Christian Church Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Monday,...

Elsie Traxler

Elsie Traxler

Apr 4, 2015

SERVICES: 10:30 AM WEDNESDAY AT SOUTHSIDE ASSEMBY OF GOD BURIAL: TERRY CEMETERY VISITATION: 9:30-10:30 AM WEDNESDAY AT THE CHURCH Elsie Barlow Traxler entered Heaven on April 4, 2015. Funeral services will be held at Southside Assembly of God Church, 665 Raymond Road, Jackson, MS on Wednesday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow...

Joan Shorter

Joan Shorter

Apr 2, 2015

Services are 11am Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Redmon Funeral Home in Stow, OH Graveside services are 10am Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Brandon Memorial Gardens.

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