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.
Charles Michael Knight
Aug 15, 2023
Charles Michael Knight, age 74 of Florence, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, with his family by his side.
A Celebration of Charles’s Life will be at Star Baptist Church 11:00am Thursday, August 17, 2023. Visitation will be from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, Wednesday,...
Ruby Mae Wedgeworth
Aug 14, 2023
Ruby Mae Wedgeworth “Nannie”
Ruby Mae Wedgeworth passed away on Monday, August 14, at Merit Health Hospital in Vicksburg, MS. She was in the presence of her loving family. Ruby was 78 years old.
Ruby was born April 1, 1945, at her childhood home in Smith County. She was the oldest child of Willie Ray and Cora...
Duncan Alfred McCallum
Aug 14, 2023
Duncan Alfred McCallum went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 14, 2023, at the age of 89. He was born in Mize, Mississippi on September 5, 1933 to the late Charles and Mattie McCallum. After growing up in Mize, Duncan joined the Army, where he served in Germany with the tank division from 1955 to 1957. ...
Edison "Buddy" Lee Holder
Aug 14, 2023
Edison “Buddy” Lee Holder, 75, passed away on August 14, 2023, at Jasper General Nursing Home. There will be a visitation held in honor of Buddy on Friday, August 18, 2023 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Forest from 9-10am, followed immediately by a Graveside service at Louin Cemetery in Louin, MS.
Buddy is preceded in death...
Howard Wiltcher
Aug 13, 2023
Howard Wiltcher, age 68, a resident of Pelahatchie passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held 10am-2pm Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Chapel service will follow at 2pm in the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with a graveside at Leesburg Church of...
Lola Dean Kelly
Aug 12, 2023
On Saturday, August 12, 2023, in the early morning hours, Lola Dean Brown Kelly passed away at Woodland Court Care Facility in Newton, MS. Mrs. Lola passed away at the age of 86 following a short illness.
She was born on May 10, 1937 in Conehatta, MS to Kyle Andrew Brown and Nina Elma French Brown. Being the...
Mary Ann McNeer
Aug 11, 2023
Mary Ann McNeer, 83, passed away on Fri. Aug. 11, 2023, at Lakland Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. Aug. 17, 2023 from 12pm-1pm at Bluff Springs Church located at 684 Bluff Springs Church Rd. Eupora, MS 39744. Funeral Services are 1pm on Thurs. Aug. 17, 2023, at Bluff Springs Church with burial...
Leslie Susan Truitt
Aug 8, 2023
Leslie Susan Truitt
Brandon, MS
Leslie Susan Truitt, 61, passed away at her home. There will be a 10:00 am graveside on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.
Leslie was born in Pacoima, CA on July...
Wilma Faye McCrimon
Aug 6, 2023
Mrs. Wilma Faye Easterling McCrimon, age 90, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, in Tupelo, MS. born in Smith County on August 21, 1933 to Homer and Ruth Traxler Easterling. She was Christian and attended East Morton Baptist. Mrs. Wilma took pride in being a homemaker, where she enjoyed sewing, gardening, and the out doors, but most of all...
Keith Thornton
Aug 6, 2023
Surrounded by his loving wife and three daughters, Billy Keith Thornton (74) of Pineville, MS, passed away on August 6, 2023, at Asbury Hospice House in Hattiesburg, MS. He was born on November 1, 1948 in Raleigh, MS.
Keith was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Winnie Mae Newcomb Thornton; father, Bennie William Thornton; brother, Donald...
Murrel Edward Smith
Aug 5, 2023
Murrel Edward Smith, 63, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, August 5, 2023 after a long battle with lymphoma. Murrel was born in March of 1960 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Lewis Clayton Smith and Margaret Ann Gray. He grew up in Chattanooga and was a lifelong Tennessee Volunteers fan. He met his beloved...
Mark Jones Risher
Aug 5, 2023
Visitation: 5pm - 8pm Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.
Visitation: 12pm - 12:45pm Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.
Chapel service: 1pm Wednesday from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton.
Burial: Sims Hill Cemetery.
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MARK JONES RISHER
Pelahatchie, MS
On Saturday afternoon,...
Louise Rogers
Aug 4, 2023
Brandon, MS – Betty Louise Rogers, 89 died peacefully at home on Friday morning August 4th, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was born October 24, 1933, in Winona, MS to William Clarence and Willie Mozelle Overstreet. Louise attended Winona Public Schools and worked to help support her family throughout her teen years. She met and married her husband...
Dennis Maxell Godby
Aug 2, 2023
Dennis Maxell Codby, 69, passed away on August 2, 2023, at his home in Jackson, MS. There will be a graveside service 10:00am Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Brandon Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his son, Dagan James Godby; mother, Betty Graham Godby; sisters, Jannette Godby McCoy and Connie Godby Highfill; and brother, James Ray Godby. He was preceded in...
Jackie Janell Bush
Aug 2, 2023
Jackie Janell Bush, 76, passed away on 08/02/2023 while on hospice at The Madison Health and Rehab in Madison, MS. Funeral services will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation on Saturday, 08/05/2023, will be from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. There will also be visitation on Sunday, 08/06/2023, from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30...
Ronnie Lee Harrell
Aug 1, 2023
Ronnie Lee Harrell, a beloved member of the community, passed away on August 1, 2023, at the age of 73 in Jackson, MS. He was born on December 30, 1949, in Rankin County to Arnold Lee Harrell and Martha Jewel Renfroe Harrell. Ronnie is a loving husband to Nadeen Harrell and a loving father to Richie Harrell and wife Lori...
Arthur "Jack" R. Crimm
Aug 1, 2023
Arthur “Jack” Crimm passed away on August 1, 2023 at the age of 86. Visitation will be held on Thurs. Aug. 3, 2023 from 11:00 am until 4:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Forest, MS. Immediately following visitation, a graveside service will be held at Antioch-Steele Cemetery in Steele, MS.
He was born in Scott County,...
Anthony Joseph DiMartino, Jr.
Jul 31, 2023
Anthony “Tony” Joseph DiMartino, Jr. aged 84, a 46 year-resident of Williamstown, New Jersey who recently moved to Brandon, Mississippi, died peacefully on July 31, 2023. Born Anthony William DiMartino to Anthony Joseph and Helen DeCicco DiMartino in West Philadelphia on March 30, 1939, upon enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1958 DiMartino officially changed his name...
Willie Jewell Hayman
Jul 31, 2023
Mrs. Willie Jewell Hayman, age 88, a resident of Morton, MS , passed away on July 31, 2023, at MS Care Center in Morton.
Born May 11,1935, to Elmore and Minnie Wade Hawkins in Scott County and lived all her life in Scott County. Jewell was married to the late Edward Hayman. Jewell and Edward had two children, son,...
Marlon Rawson
Jul 31, 2023
Edward Marlon Rawson, born on Oct 6, 1935, in Singleton, MS to the late Mack and Bertha Rawson. He passed from this earth on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 87 years of age at home, surrounded by his family.
Visitation will be Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and...
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