Jenell Harrell Rawson

Mrs. Jenell Harrell Rawson, age 89, a resident of Ridgeland, MS passed away on Sunday May 18, 2025.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 6pm-8pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and on Thursday from 10am-11am at the funeral home in Brandon.

Chapel service will be held at 11am Thursday, May 22, 2025 from the Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with burial in Parkway Memorial Cemetery.

Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon is honored to serve the Rawson family.

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Jenell Rawson, born on May 24, 1935, in Carthage, MS to late E.J. and Opal Harrell. She passed from this earth on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 89 (just 6 days shy of turning 90) at home with family.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 21st, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and again on Thursday, May 22nd, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. A celebration of Jenell’s life will be Thursday, May 22nd, at 11:00 AM at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Immediately following the service, there will be a processional to Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Ridgeland, MS.

Jenell married the love of her life, Marlon Rawson, on August 19, 1955. She lived her entire life in Mississippi, with the majority being in Pearl. She enjoyed serving her community. She was the bookkeeper for Kraft Food Services, as well as Fruit Jobbers, a business she and Marlon partly owned. Jenell was a devout follower of Christ. She was a member of Park Place Baptist Church in Pearl, MS, for many years, until she began attending Still Water Church at The Waterford where she resided. She was known for her love of baking and making jewelry. For over 50 years she baked cakes and other treats for weddings, showers, birthdays, and other special events. Her homemade mints were always requested for every get together. Whenever anyone went to Wendy’s, they knew to pick her up a vanilla Frosty, her favorite treat. Spending time with her family was her favorite thing to do. Whenever it came time to leave, she was always known to stall, just so she could soak up a few more minutes of love. If someone needed prayer, they knew to call Jenell. She was an avid prayer warrior with a direct line to The Lord, and she enjoyed sending daily devotions to all her family and friends.

To know her was to love her and she would do anything for anyone. She was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, and her beloved husband. Mrs. Rawson is survived by her daughter Sandy Page (Tony) of Madison, MS, son Cris Rawson (Connie) of Madison, MS, grandchildren, Hilary Vosen (Zack) of Jackson, MS, Mary Box (Gaston) of Madison, MS, Hannah Rawson of Oxford, MS, Cooper Page (Alex) of Birmingham, AL, Mary Julia Williams (Joel) of Madison, MS, and Caleb Rawson of Madison, MS. She had eight great grandchildren and one on the way.