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.
Steve Ivey
Nov 1, 2014
Mr. F. Steve Ivey, 71, passed away Sat. Nov. 1, 2014 at the Nichols Center in Madison, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Nov. 3, 2014 from 6pm-7:30pm and on Tues. Nov. 4, 2014 from 9am-9:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 10am on Tues. Nov. 4, 2014 at the...
William Bryan Ward
Nov 1, 2014
William Bryan Ward Morton William Bryan Ward, 86, a resident of Morton, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Mississippi Care Center of Morton. Visitation was held from 4 pm until 7 pm Monday, November 3, 2014 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 11 am Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at the funeral home with...
Barney Ray Sessums
Oct 29, 2014
FUNERAL: 10 AM SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 OTT & LEE CHAPEL BURIAL: CASH CEMETERY VISITATION: 5 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2014 OTT & LEE Mr. Sessums, age 68, a resident of Lena, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Specialty Hospital in Jackson. He was a farmer and a member of Cash Baptist Church. He was...
Rita Dianne Lyle
Oct 29, 2014
Private family services for Rita Dianne Gainey Lyle will be held at a later date. Dianne is survived by her mother: Walterine Babb Gainey of Forest; three children: Jimmy Glover, Jr. of Pearl; Brianne McClendon and her husband, Timothy and John Lyle, both of Mendenhall; one brother: Shannon Gainey and his wife, Sue of Brandon; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. She...
Robert Fulton
Oct 29, 2014
Robert Larry Fulton, 68, passed away Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 at the UMMC hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be on Sun. Nov. 2, 2014 from 2pm-4pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and from 1pm-2pm on Mon. Nov. 3, 2014 at Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS. Funeral Service will be 2pm on Mon. Nov. 3, 2014...
Howard Walker Jr.
Oct 29, 2014
Mr. Howard Lee Walker, Jr., age 50, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at his residence. A memorial service was held 5pm Friday, October 31, 2014 at Eastside Baptist Church in Pelahatchie. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Howard was born in Los Angeles, CA on July 3, 1964. He enjoyed...
Colan Creel
Oct 28, 2014
Mr. Colan Creel, age 90, of Walnut Grove died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest. Funeral services of Mr. Colan Bradley Creel were conducted Friday, October 31, 2014 at 10am from the Reid Chapel Church of God near Sebastopol with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation was held from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Reid...
Janette Haralson
Oct 28, 2014
FUNERAL: 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 OTT & LEE CHAPEL BURIAL: CONEHATTA CEMETERY VISITATION: 12:30 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. THURSDAY PRIOR TO FUNERAL Mrs. Janette P. Haralson was born in Newton County on September 16, 1922 and passed away October 28, 2014 at the age of 92. She was a lifelong resident of this area, residing most of those...
Mary Chalk
Oct 27, 2014
Mary Allean Errington Chalk, 73, passed away Mon. Oct. 27, 2014 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Magee, MS. Visitation will be held from 5pm-8pm on Thurs. Oct. 30, 2014 and on Fri. Oct. 31, 2014 from 10am-10:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Fri. Oct. 31, 2014 at the Ott & Lee...
Mary Jane Griffith
Oct 27, 2014
Mary Jane Daniel Griffith, age 73, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, O.D. Daniel and Myrtle Hegwood Daniel. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2014, from 11:30 am- 1:30 pm at the Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS, with graveside services at 3:00 pm at Goodwater Baptist Church...
Louise Whitehead
Oct 27, 2014
Louise T. Whitehead Sadie Louise Turner Whitehead, a resident of Brandon, Mississippi, died October 27, 2014, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital after a brief illness. Ott and Lee Funeral Home of Brandon is in charge of arrangements, with visitation scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00...
Herbert Simpson
Oct 25, 2014
Herbert B. Simpson Brandon, MS Herbert B. Simpson, 88, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Visitation will be 5-8pm Monday, October 27, 2014, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral services will be 2pm Tuesday, at Brandon Baptist Church with Military Honors to follow at Crestview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Simpson was a member of Brandon Baptist Church...
Joe Odom
Oct 23, 2014
Oliver Joe Odom, age 89, a resident of Morton died Thursday October 23, 2014 at the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Veterans Hospital in Jackson following an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted at 11am Saturday October 25, 2014 from the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton with interment in the Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery near Lena. Visitation was...
Dr. Kermit Reynolds
Oct 22, 2014
SERVICES: 11 AM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2014 AT FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH BURIAL: HARPERVILLE MEMORIAL PARK VISITATION: 9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL SERVICE IN TRINITY HALL AT FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. W. Kermit Reynolds was born September 1, 1924, in the rural community of Damascus, Mississippi. At the age of six, his family moved to Harperville, Mississippi. From childhood on, Kermit demonstrated...
Ilene Hollingsworth Keahey
Oct 22, 2014
GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT 2 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014 AT SHARON PRIMITVIE BAPTIST CHURCH IN LAKE VISITATION: 2-5 PM SUNDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON AND 1 PM MONDAY AT SHARON PRIMITVE BAPTIST CHURCH Ilene H. Keahey Brandon, MS Ilene Hollingsworth Parker Keahey, 91, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in Ridgeland, MS. Graveside services are...
Margaret Turner
Oct 22, 2014
Margaret P. Turner, 81 passed away Wed. Oct. 22, 2014 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Friday Oct. 24, 2014 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will be 11am on Sat. Oct. 25, 2014 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS....
Sherli Morris Frith
Oct 22, 2014
Sherli Corrine Morris Frith Denham Springs, LA (formerly of Brandon) Sherli Frith, age 53, a resident of Denham Springs, LA passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at her residence. Visitation was held 5-8pm Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 3pm Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Ott & Lee Chapel...
Terri Zebert
Oct 21, 2014
Terri Lea Zebert passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 11:26am at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. Oct. 23, 2014 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and from 9:30am-10:30am on Fri. Oct. 24, 2014 at the St. Richards Catholic Church in Jackson, MS. Memorial Services...
Mary Beth Haguewood
Oct 21, 2014
Mary Beth Haguewood Brandon, MS Mary Beth Haguewood, age 75, affectionately known by those that loved her as M. B., passed away after a lengthy illness Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services will be held Friday, October 24, 2014 at 11:00 am in Crestview Memorial Park in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be...
William David Ainsworth
Oct 20, 2014
William David Ainsworth, 61, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014 in Florence. A memorial service will be held at a later date. David was a native of Pelahatchie, having lived in Hattiesburg and New Orleans, but spent most of his life in the Jackson area. He was an avid supporter of the University of Southern Mississippi and loved his Golden...
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