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.

Robert Morris

Robert Morris

Apr 29, 2014

Mr. Robert L. Morris, age 79, a resident of Greenville, MS passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, MS. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Corner Stone Baptist Church, in Greenville, MS. Rev. Justin Heins will officiate the services. Arrangements were entrusted to the care...

James (Jim) Barnes

James (Jim) Barnes

Apr 29, 2014

James C.Barnes Homewood, MS James (Jim) Cooper Barnes, 90, passed away Tues. April 29, 2014 at his home. Visitation will be held on Thurs. May 1, 2014 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 11am Fri. May 2, 2014 at the Homewood United Methodist Church with burial to follow in...

Carolyn Wade

Carolyn Wade

Apr 25, 2014

There will be no services for Mrs. Wade at this time.Ott & Lee Funeral Home in RichlandHwy 49 SouthRichland, MS 39218601-939-1900

John Gurvis Walker

John Gurvis Walker

Apr 24, 2014

Visit: 5-7pm Saturday, April 26, 20147 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.Service: 1pm Sunday, April 27, 2014 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton.Burial: Rehobeth Baptist Cemetery.Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------John Gurvis WalkerPelahatchie, MSMr. John Gurvis Walker, age 78, a resident of Pelahatchie, MS passed away on Thursday,...

Jimmy Jolly

Jimmy Jolly

Apr 23, 2014

Jimmy Van JollyMorton, MSMr. Jimmy Van Jolly, age 50, a resident of Morton, passed away on April 23, 2014 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation was held 5-9pm Friday, April 25, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 11:00am Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton with graveside...

Patricia "Pat" Presley

Patricia "Pat" Presley

Apr 22, 2014

Patricia Hines “Pat” Presley, 64, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm Friday, April 25, 2014 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services will be 1:00 pm Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ludlow Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Charles L. Presley;...

Jason David Thompson

Jason David Thompson

Apr 21, 2014

Jason David Thompson, age 37, a resident of Leesburg passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 from a motor vehicle accident. His visitation was held 5-9pm Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton and 9am-11am Wednesday at Leesburg Baptist Church. Funeral service was held 11am Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Leesburg Baptist Church with burial...

Jerry Robertson

Jerry Robertson

Apr 19, 2014

Jerry Wayne Robertson, 68, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Hospice Ministries, Inc. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 2 – 4 pm in the Theater of Pinelake Church Reservoir with a memorial service following at 4:00 pm. Mr. Robertson was a family man in every sense of the word. He was a very active athlete, and...

Joe Manton

Joe Manton

Apr 19, 2014

Joe B. Manton, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend died on Saturday April 19, 2014 at the age of 93 in Houston, Texas. He was born in Columbia, MS and was a long time resident of Jackson and Brandon before moving to Houston in late 2011 to be closer to his sons. Joe served in the Army...

Melinda Burns

Melinda Burns

Apr 18, 2014

Melinda Stewart Burns, age 62 of Covington, LA died on Friday, April 18, 2014. Born, Wednesday, December 05, 1951 in Forest, MS to the late Ben Guthrie Stewart and Audrey Nell Sones Stewart. Survived by her Husband Shannon A. Burns, Sons Andrew Stewart Burns, and Micah Aaron Burns, Granddaughters Mikaila Daigle, and Evie Marguerite Burns, Grandson Seth Benjamin Burns, and...

Charlotte Barlow

Charlotte Barlow

Apr 18, 2014

Charlotte Ann Barlow, 69, passed away Friday April 18, 2014 at the Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. April 21, 2014 from 9am-10am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 10am Mon. April 21, 2014 at the funeral home with burial in the Merchant Cemetery in White Oak,...

Denver Daniel

Denver Daniel

Apr 17, 2014

Denver D. Daniel, age 80, a resident of Forest died Thursday April 17, 2014 surrounded by his family following an extended illness.Funeral services were conducted at 2pm Saturday April 19, 2014 from the Leaf River Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation was held from 5pm-8pm Friday April 18, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest...

Audrey Johnson

Audrey Johnson

Apr 17, 2014

Funeral Services: 2pm Mon. April 21, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MSVisitation: 12pm-1:45pm Mon. April 21, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MSBurial: Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS Audrey Goodman Johnson, 88, passed away peacefully at home on the Johnson Farm April 17, 2014. Visitation is Monday, 12:00, followed by the service...

Betty Garvin

Betty Garvin

Apr 16, 2014

Betty Garvin, 69, of Pearl, MS, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Betty was born in Lancaster County, SC on July 21, 1944. She was a successful licensed realtor in Rankin County for 28 years, where she was a multi-million dollar producer & “Realtor of the Year” for several years. She was the first child of Steve West and...

Mary Ragan

Mary Ragan

Apr 16, 2014

Mrs. Mary Ragan, age 73, a resident of Pelahatchie passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Rolling Acres Retirement Center in Raleigh. Visitation was held 5-8pm Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 11am Friday, April 18, 2014 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial in Ragan...

Sotira Evatte

Sotira Evatte

Apr 16, 2014

BRANDON: INCOMPLETE;

Harold Richardson

Harold Richardson

Apr 15, 2014

Harold Richardson, 73, passed away Tues. April 15, 2014 at his home in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held Wed. April 16, 2014 from 6pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm Thurs. April 17, 2014 at the funeral home with burial in the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Mr. Richardson was...

Darce Parnell

Darce Parnell

Apr 15, 2014

Darce Lunsford Parnell, age 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Woodland Court Personal Care Center in Newton, MS. Dee, or "Shorty", as he was known by many, was born September 25, 1920 to Thomas L. and Annie Batton Parnell of Humphreys County, TN. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater....

Edward Ealy

Edward Ealy

Apr 15, 2014

Edward Floyd Ealy Edward Floyd Ealy, 90 passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at MS State Veterans Home in Jackson, MS with his family by his side. A graveside service will be announced by the family during the summer 2014, at which time Ed and his wife Edy’s cremains will be interred in the family plot in The Beaver Cemetery...

Leona H. Kuykendall

Leona H. Kuykendall

Apr 15, 2014

BRANDON: THERE WILL BE NO LOCAL SERVICES. INTERMENT WILL BE HELD LATER IN GREENVILLE, AL. Leona H. Kuykendall, 78, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. There will be no local services and interment will be held in Magnolia Cemetery in Greenville, Alabama at a later date. Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon is handling...

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