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.

Edith Marie Wright

Edith Marie Wright

Dec 21, 2014

SERVICES: 11 AM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014 AT PROVIDENCE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BURNS, MS BURIAL: CHURCH CEMETERY VISITATION 10 AM WEDNESDAY AT THE CHURCH Edith Marie Wright, 94, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at The Nichols Center in Madison. Visitation is 10 am Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Providence Lutheran Church in Smith County. Services will follow at 11...

Juanita Onie Meek

Juanita Onie Meek

Dec 19, 2014

Visitation services for Mrs. Juanita Meek will be held from 5:00pm until 8:00 pm Sunday 12/21/2014 and Monday 12/22/2014 from 8:30am until 1:00pm. There will be a graveside service held at the Leesburg Baptist Church Cemetery at 2:00pm Monday 12/22/2014. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

Timothy Tharp

Timothy Tharp

Dec 19, 2014

Timothy Guy Tharp, 50, passed away December 19, 2014. Visitation will be 5-8pm Monday, December 22, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside services are 11am Tuesday at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Mr. Tharp was a lifelong resident of Brandon and he was preceded in death by his father, Donald Kelly Tharp. He...

Jimmie Thompson

Jimmie Thompson

Dec 18, 2014

Jimmie B. Thompson Leesburg Jimmie B. Thompson was born on April 17, 1941, and lived a wonderful life until his heavenly mansion was completed on December 18, 2014. He was the baby boy of 10 children born of parents, Jim & Lorene Thompson, in Scott County, MS. After battling melanoma cancer, he won the fight at 73 years of age....

Teddy Paul Ogletree

Teddy Paul Ogletree

Dec 17, 2014

VISITATION: 10am til 1pm Saturday Dec. 20, 2014 at Ott & Lee/Forest. GRAVESIDE SERVICE to follow at SALEM CEMETERY. Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Tel. 601-469-3412

Anna Robey

Anna Robey

Dec 14, 2014

Visitation will be held on Wed. Dec. 17, 2014 from 5pm-7pm at Leesburg Baptist Church with a prayer service at 6:30pm at the Church. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling the arrangements.

Elma Haynes

Elma Haynes

Dec 14, 2014

Elma Lea Haynes Pearl, MS Elma Lea Haynes, 93, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 14, 2014 from her home in Pearl, MS. Visitation was Monday, December 15, 2014 from 5 until 8 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and again on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 from 11 am until the 12 Noon Service...

Dorothy Beatty

Dorothy Beatty

Dec 12, 2014

Dorothy Jean Beatty, 77, a resident of Polkville died Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services were held at 2 pm Sunday, December 14,2014 at the Polkville United Pentecostal Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation was held from 5 pm until 9 pm Saturday and from 12 pm until 2...

Peggy Ann Barnes

Peggy Ann Barnes

Dec 12, 2014

Funeral services for Mrs. Peggy Ann Breedlove Barnes will be conducted on Sunday afternoon, December 14, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest with Bro. Clayborn Huff, Bro. David McLaurin, and Bro. Robert Fortenberry officiating. Burial will follow in the Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home...

Edwin Moss

Edwin Moss

Dec 11, 2014

SERVICES: 2 PM MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON BURIAL: LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK VISIATION: NOON MONDAY UNTIL SERVICE TIME Edwin R. Moss Brandon, MS Edwin R. Moss, 96, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at Peach Tree Village. Visitation will be 12 Noon until 2pm Monday, December 15, 2014, at Ott & Lee...

Gary Claypool

Gary Claypool

Dec 11, 2014

Remembrance Memorial Service will be held on Wed. Dec. 17, 2014 from 3pm-7pm at 34 Sunline Dr. in Brandon, MS 39043. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled the arrangements.

Ray Morris

Ray Morris

Dec 9, 2014

SERVICES 7 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN RICHLAND VISITATION: 5-7 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN RICHLAND Thurman "Ray" Morris passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Visitation is 5-7pm Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS, with a memorial service to follow at 7pm in the chapel. Ray was...

Christopher Freeman

Christopher Freeman

Dec 8, 2014

Christopher Lee Freeman Morton Baby Christopher Lee Freeman passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 in Morton. Graveside service was held 1pm Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Independence United Methodist Cemetery in Morton. Bro. Buddy Bayliss officiated the services. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. He is preceded in death by grandfather,...

Edna Dearman

Edna Dearman

Dec 8, 2014

Edna Earle Dearman, 90, affectionately known as Nana, went home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2014. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, in the parlor of the Family Life Center, Forest Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of the church with Dr. Gordon Sansing officiating....

Rita Davis

Rita Davis

Dec 8, 2014

SERVICES: 10 AM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 AT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS IN BRANDON BURIAL: 2 PM THURSDAY AT THE MS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY IN NEWTON VISITATION: 5-8 PM WEDNESDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON AND 9 AM THURSDAY AT THE CHURCH IN THE RELIEF SOCIETY ROOM Rita Kaye Davis, 64, passed...

Joseph Sims

Joseph Sims

Dec 8, 2014

Family to make arrangements in Richland at 11 am Tuesday

Diana Pricila Puac

Diana Pricila Puac

Dec 7, 2014

SERVICES: 2 PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON, MSVISITATION: 10 AM SATURDAY UNTIL SERVICE TIME.

J C Thomas

J C Thomas

Dec 7, 2014

J C Thomas Pearl J C Thomas, 89, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Brandon Nursing and Rehab in Brandon. Visitation is 9-10:45 am Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services are 11 am Thursday at the funeral home with a 2 pm graveside at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Leake County. Mr. Thomas...

George Yelverton

George Yelverton

Dec 4, 2014

George M. Yelverton Brandon, MS George M. Yelverton, age 74, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Hospice Ministries, Inc. in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 10 am until 12 Noon at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the Unity Methodist Church Cemetery...

George Edward "Eddie" Barnes, Jr.

George Edward "Eddie" Barnes, Jr.

Dec 2, 2014

SERVICES: 10 AM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN RICHLAND BURIAL: LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK VISITATION: 5-7 PM WEDNESDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN RICHLAND AND 9 AM THURSDAY George Edward “Eddie” Barnes, Jr. , age 63, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS....

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