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.

Betty Huff

Betty Huff

Mar 28, 2022

Betty Joyce Huff age 87, died Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Mississippi Care Center in Morton.

Funeral services will be conducted at 12pm Thursday, March 31, 2022, from the chapel of the OTT & LEE Funeral Home in Forest with visitation starting at 11am till the service time.  Interment...

Harriet Lowe

Harriet Lowe

Mar 28, 2022

Harriet Trammell Lowe, age 62 of Brandon, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 28, 2022.

A Graveside service will be 1:00pm Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Hebron Cemetery in Sardis, MS, with Rev. Steve Wilson officiating. Pallbearers will be Malcolm Lowe, III, Andrew Sikorski, Robert Lowe, Eddie Shepherd, Trammell Shepherd, and...

Hilda Janelle Bethany

Hilda Janelle Bethany

Mar 28, 2022

Hilda Janelle Bethany

Brandon, MS

Hilda Janelle Bethany, 90, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Merit Health Rankin.  Visitation will be 1pm until 2pm Friday, April 1, 2022, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS, with the funeral at 2pm in the Chapel of the funeral home.  Burial will...

Roy Coward

Roy Coward

Mar 28, 2022

Mr. Roy Glen Coward, age 56, a resident of Morton passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at his home.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 5-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton and Friday from 12-2pm at the funeral home.  Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Friday, April 1,...

Otto Johnson

Otto Johnson

Mar 27, 2022

Otto Mack Johnson, a resident of Lena Mississippi passed away on March 27, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Mack was born on December 25, 1945, in Morton MS to Howard Earl Johnson and Willie Grace Lindsey. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, cooking, mowing the grass, and killing flies on his front porch. He was a...

Patricia Davis

Patricia Davis

Mar 26, 2022

Mrs. Patricia Davis, age 84, a resident of Forest passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at MS. Care Center in Raleigh.  Visitation will be held 5-8pm Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest and on Friday from 10am-11am at the funeral home.  Services will be held 11am Friday, April 1, 2022 from the...

Berta Squires

Berta Squires

Mar 26, 2022

Mrs. Berta D. Parker Squires, age 95, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 3:15 am at MS Care Center in Morton, MS. She had been a resident of the Leesburg Community for 60 years.

Mrs. Berta D. was born in Eden MS on April 25, 1926, to Billy and Lillie Parker.

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Jacob West

Jacob West

Mar 25, 2022

Jacob Russell West passed away unexpectedly at home at the age of 18 on Friday, March 25, 2022. He was kind and generous to his friends, incredibly loyal, and unconditionally loved by his family. Jacob loved the outdoors, and immensely enjoyed duck hunting and fishing with his brother and his friends. During his time in Utah, he became an...

Michael "Mike" Noel

Michael "Mike" Noel

Mar 25, 2022

Michael Howard Noel (Mike)

Michael Howard Noel, 71, of the Lillian community of Scott County, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 25, 2022. Visitation will be from 1 – 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, with service following at 3 p.m. at Ott and Lee Funeral Home...

Mary Sue Hammons

Mary Sue Hammons

Mar 25, 2022

Mary Sue Hammons, age 87,  passed away Friday, March 25, 2022, following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Monday, March 28, 2022, from the Leaf River Baptist Church with an interment to follow in the Pineville-Leaf River Cemetery.  Bro. Jerry Holmes will officiate and Bro Danny...

Joseph Burnley

Joseph Burnley

Mar 24, 2022

Wayne Burnley, aged 77 of Brandon, Mississippi, peacefully left this life and entered into the arms of Jesus on March 24, 2022. Born March 16, 1945, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, he was the ninth child of Willie and Ora Mae (Casey) Burnley. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Jack Burnley, O.T. Burnley, James Burnley, Bill Burnley,...

Robert Turnage

Robert Turnage

Mar 24, 2022

Robert A. Turnage, age 79, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at MS Care Center in Raleigh MS.

Born to Calvin and Jessie Faye Hedgepath Turnage on, September 7, 1942, in Lawrence County. He was a lifelong resident of the Salem community. He married Mrs. Nell Alexander, having to children, Lisa, and Jason....

Denese Maisonneuve

Denese Maisonneuve

Mar 24, 2022

Denese Edwards Maisonneuve

Brandon, MS

Denese Edwards Maisonneuve, 65, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS.  Visitation will be 2 – 4pm Sunday, March 27, 2024, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.

Denese was a loving mother,...

Jill Beshell

Jill Beshell

Mar 23, 2022

Jill Beshell, age 85 of Tupelo, MS, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Jill was born in Luling, Texas on December 16, 1936, to O. H. (Peck) Beshell and Lois Galloway Beshell.  She graduated from Lamar High School in Houston, Texas and then Texas Christian University in l959.  Soon...

Judith Oster

Judith Oster

Mar 22, 2022

Judith Ann Oster

Pearl, MS

Judith Ann Oster, 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.  Visitation will be 10am until 12 Noon Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  A graveside service will follow at 12:30 pm at Ludlow Cemetery....

Gwendolyn Edwards

Gwendolyn Edwards

Mar 22, 2022

Gwendolyn McWilliams Edwards, 82, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at her residence. Visitation is 1:30pm until 2:45pm Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Park Place Baptist Church in Pearl. Services will be held at 3 pm at the church and interment will follow on Monday at 10 am at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl. Dr. Keith Grubbs will...

Shirley Hammett

Shirley Hammett

Mar 20, 2022

Shirley Ann Graham Hammett, age 81, a resident of Jackson, MS passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Diversicare of Meridian, MS. Visitation will be held from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the...

Richard May

Richard May

Mar 19, 2022

Richard Martin May a lifelong resident of Rankin County and Scott County, MS gained his heavenly wings on March 19, 2022. Survived by his fiancée, Renee Hudson; son Tim May and wife Victoria May; mother and step father Barbara and John Cornelison; sister, Angie Moore; step sisters Brenda Prewitt and Wanda Bynum; grandchildren, Anna Kate May, Elliott Ramagos and Tucker Burchfield;...

Patricia Norman

Patricia Norman

Mar 19, 2022

Mrs. Patricia Dumas Norman, age 80, a resident of Lena passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022 peacefully at home.  Visitation will be held 5-8pm Monday, March 21, 2022 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton and 10am-11am, Tuesday at the funeral home.  Funeral service will be held at 11am Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from the...

Mary Havard

Mary Havard

Mar 16, 2022

Mrs. Mary E. Havard, age 63, a resident of Lena MS passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at home.

There are on services scheduled  at this time.

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