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.

Joseph Gomillion

Joseph Gomillion

Nov 21, 2010

Joseph Cardell Gomillion Forest, Ms Joseph Cardell Gomillion, age 87, of Forest passed away Sunday November 11, 2010 following a lengthy illness. Graveside services were conducted at 2pm Wednesday November 24, 2010 from the Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Aaron Lewis and Rev Bob Smith officiated the services. Mr. Gomillion was a lifelong resident of Scott County, a member of...

Melissa Reid

Melissa Reid

Nov 20, 2010

Melissa Faye Reid Forest, Ms 39074 Melissa Faye Reid, age 38, a resident of Forest passed away suddenly Saturday November 20, 2010 in Vicksburg. Funeral services were conducted at 11am Tuesday November 23, 2010 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Forest with interment in the Homewood Methodist Cemetery. Rev. James Mitchell and Rev. Reggie Tatum officiated the services. Visitation...

Frances Vance

Frances Vance

Nov 20, 2010

Mrs.Frances V. Vance, age 95, passed away Saturday November 20, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Tuesday November 23, 2010 from the Temple Baptist Church in Forest with interment to follow in the Erin Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Union. Visitation will be held Tuesday November 23rd from Noon to 1:45pm at Temple Baptist Church. Ott & Lee Funeral...

Carol Mclaurin

Carol Mclaurin

Nov 19, 2010

VISITATION: 2-5PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010 SERVICE: 11 AM MONDAY, BRANDON FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INTERMENT: OLD BRANDON CEMETERY Carol Carson Noel McLaurin, 57, died November 19, 2010, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon on Sunday, November 21, 2010 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Funeral Services...

Layne Gaston

Layne Gaston

Nov 19, 2010

Layne Grace Gaston, Brandon, MS Layne Grace Gaston, 5 weeks old, passed away Fri. Nov. 19, 2010 at her home in Brandon. Graveside Services are 2pm. Sun. Nov. 21, 2010 at the New Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, MS, with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at the First Baptist Church of Brandon, 309 South College St., Brandon, MS. Ott...

Meleter Pennington

Meleter Pennington

Nov 18, 2010

MELETER PENNINGTON BRANDON Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Meleter Keen Pennington, 87, of Brandon, MS and formerly of Polkville, MS will be at 10:30 am Monday, November 22, 2010 at First Baptist Church, Polkville, MS with the Rev. Dewain Miller of New Life Assembly of God (Brandon, MS), Rev. Aaron Safley of Polkville Baptist Church and Rev. Clifton Purvis of...

Curtis Thornton

Curtis Thornton

Nov 18, 2010

CURTIS “SONNY” THORNTON MORTON Mr. Sonny Thornton, age 86, went home to be with his Savior after a brave and courageous fight with end stage renal disease. He died at Fresenius Dialysis Center in Forest on Thursday, November 18, 2010. Services were held at Ott & Lee Funeral home in Morton at 10am Monday, November 22, 2010 with burial in...

Mary Graves

Mary Graves

Nov 17, 2010

Mary F. Graves, Richland,MS Mary Frances Graves (Fran), resident of Richland, Mississippi, passed away on November 17, 2010 at her home in Richland. Visitation will be held 10am. Friday Nov. 19, 2010 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland. Funeral Services are 11am. Friday Nov. 19, 2010 at the funeral home with interment following in the Lakewood Memorial Park...

Gloria Downs

Gloria Downs

Nov 17, 2010

Gloria King Downs Brandon, MS Gloria King Downs, 79, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Brandon Court in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 11 am Friday, November 19, 2010 in Hebron Cemetery, Brandon, MS with Rev. Bernard Nail and Dr. Clarence Cooper officiating. She was a charter member of Brandon Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Fred A. Downs of...

Douglas Phipps

Douglas Phipps

Nov 15, 2010

Service: 11 am Thursday O&L ChapelBurial: Searcey CemeteryVisit: 5-9 pm Wednesday O&L ForestDouglas B PhippsPulaski, MSDouglas B Phipps, age 75, a resident of Pulaski, passed away at University of MSMedical Center on Monday, November 15, 2010 following a short illness.Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Ott & LeeFuneral Home Chapel in Forest with burial...

Mary Derrick

Mary Derrick

Nov 15, 2010

VISITATION: 4-9PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 AT OTT & LEE FUNERAL HOME IN MORTON. MARY GRAY DERRICK MORTON Mrs. Mary Derrick, age 70, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2010 at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton. Visitation was held 4-9pm Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home. Funeral Services were held 1pm Wednesday, November 17, 2010 from...

Jeanette Heck

Jeanette Heck

Nov 13, 2010

Services are 11 am Wednesday, November 17 in the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon; Interment: Lakeland Place Garden Park Cemetery in Brandon, MS Visitation: 5 pm until 9 pm Tuesday and starting 10 am Wednesday Jeanette Frank Heck, 79, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away lovingly into the arms of Jesus, on Saturday, November 13,...

Elizabeth Wilkerson

Elizabeth Wilkerson

Nov 13, 2010

Mrs. Elizabeth McNeal Wilkerson, age 74, a resident of Jackson, Ms formerly of Forest passed away Saturday November 13, 2010 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson following a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted at 10:30am Monday November 15, 2010 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Forest with interment to follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery...

Joann Manus

Joann Manus

Nov 11, 2010

SERVICES: 1 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN FOREST BURIAL: EASTERN CEMETERY VISITATION: 11 AM MONDAY

Peggie Robinson

Peggie Robinson

Nov 10, 2010

Peggie Ann Robinson, Pearl, MS Peggie Ann Robinson, age 76, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be 5 till 7 pm Thursday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services will be held at 11am Friday in the Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Floral...

Billy Wiggins

Billy Wiggins

Nov 9, 2010

BILLY WAYNE WIGGINS JACKSON Mr. Billy Wayne Wiggins, age 59, a resident of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Central Ms. Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation was held 2-3pm Thursday, November 11th at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. A Memorial Service was held 3pm Thursday, November 11, 2010 from the Ott & Lee Chapel with...

Sammy Shoemaker

Sammy Shoemaker

Nov 8, 2010

Sammy Haywood Shoemaker Morton, MS Sammy Haywood Shoemaker, 82, a resident of Newton, formerly of Morton died Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Bedford Care Center in Newton, MS. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton with burial in the Harperville Memorial Park. Visitation was held 5-8 pm Monday at the...

Thomas Diaz

Thomas Diaz

Nov 8, 2010

Thomas A. Diaz, Brandon, MS Thomas A. Diaz, 20, passed away Mon. Nov. 8, 2010 in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held Fri. Nov. 12, 2010 from 5pm.-8pm. at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral Services are 10am. Sat. Nov. 13, 2010 at the funeral home with interment to follow in the New Brandon Cemetery. Thomas was born...

Ben Cole

Ben Cole

Nov 8, 2010

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COLE MORTON Mr. Benjamin Franklin Cole, age 73, a resident of Morton, but formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, November 8, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A Memorial Service will be held 11am on December 21, 2010 at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, TX. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton...

Jim Wade

Jim Wade

Nov 7, 2010

SERVICES: 3 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON. VISITATION: 1 PM WEDNESDAY Jim Eddie Wade, 71, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation is from 1:00 pm –3:00 pm Wednesday at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with a memorial service at...

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