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.
Avanell Sikes
Aug 10, 2021
Avanell White Sikes
Brandon, MS
Avanell White Sikes, a resident of Brandon, MS departed this life on August 10, 2021, at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held 4-7 pm Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral service will be held at 11 am...
Mr. Billy Gray
Aug 10, 2021
Mr. Billy Gray passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital. His visitation will be Friday, August 13, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home from 5pm-8pm. Funeral service will be held at 1pm Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Line Creek Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cross...
Master Hunter Reid
Aug 10, 2021
Hunter Lane Reid, joined the heavenly angels and sitting on Jesus lap on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Visitation will be held Friday, August 13, 2021 from 9am-1:30pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Chapel services will be held Friday at 2pm from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial in Morton Memorial Gardens Cemetery. ...
Betty Harrell
Aug 8, 2021
Services: 10am Friday, August 20, 2021 Leesburg Baptist Church
Visitation: 9am-10am at Leesburg Baptist Church
Interment to follow in Leesburg Baptist Church Cemetery
John 5: 24 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him...
Mr. Kenneth Friend
Aug 8, 2021
Kenneth L. Friend, age 78, a resident of Morton passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Mississippi Care Center in Morton. There will be no service at this time.
He is preceded in death by his best friend, Elmer Don Franklin.
He is survived by his best friend, Nina Franklin.
Arrangements...
James Douglas Ming
Aug 8, 2021
Doug Ming
Florence, MS
James Douglas (Doug) Ming 50yrs gained his wings on Sunday, August 8 in Flowood. Born in Starkville, MS he was the youngest son to Charles D Ming and Martha R Mayes. He was a graduate of Brandon High class of ‘89, from there he went into his lifelong calling...
Rex Edwards
Aug 7, 2021
Rex Edwards, age 68, of Madison County, MS passed away on Saturday, August 07 2021. A graveside service will be held 10:00 am Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Please wear a mask during attendance.
Rex was a genuine, kindhearted man who was always willing to help those in need. He...
Dean Regions
Aug 7, 2021
Willadean (Dean) Crocker Regions, 75 of Magee, Mississippi passed away on August 7, 2021 at Merit Health Rankin in Brandon, Mississippi.
Visitation will be Monday, August 9, 2021 from 6-8 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton, Mississippi. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 10 am at Ott and Lee...
Mike Ponder
Aug 6, 2021
Mike C. Ponder, age 83, died Friday, August 6, 2021.
Celebration of life services will be held at Ott and Lee of Brandon on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 11am with visitation prior to the service from 9am-11am. The family is holding a private graveside service afterwards. Rev. Ted Giordano will officiate.
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Gerald Sullivan
Aug 6, 2021
Gerald T. Sullivan, 81, of Brandon, MS, joined his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, August 6, 2021, after a brief illness. Gerald was born to R.T. And Coreen Sullivan on December 30, 1939, in Mendenhall, MS and loved to tell tales of his youth of no electricity nor running water and the Saturday nights listening to the...
Dorothy Prestage
Aug 4, 2021
Dorothy Faye Prestage, 72, of Morton, MS, peacefully passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Visitation was held Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m and Sunday August 8, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. at North Morton Baptist Church. The funeral service was at 3:00 p.m. at North Morton Baptist Church with Bro....
Charlotte Ann Phillips
Aug 4, 2021
Charlotte Ann Phillips, 54, of Brandon, MS passed away on August 4, 2021, after succumbing to an extended illness. She was born September 30, 1966, in Brandon, MS. In 1994, Mrs. Charlotte Ann Warren married Darrell Phillips at Crossgates Methodist Church in Brandon, MS. In her last years, she worked for the Mother’s Milkbank of Mississippi, a nonprofit organization...
Natalie Temple
Aug 3, 2021
The world lost a shining presence on August 3rd, 2021, when Natalie Temple of Pearl passed away at the age of 50 after a courageous, 10-year battle with cancer.
Natalie was born on April 19th, 1971, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Barry and Judy Kirkpatrick.
Her childhood was divided between Metairie, Louisiana; Manassas, Virginia;...
Glynn Thornton
Aug 3, 2021
Glynn Orban Thornton, 68, passed away on Tues. Aug. 3, 2021 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. Aug. 6, 2021 from 11am-1pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 1:30pm on Fri. Aug. 6, 2021 at the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS.
Mr. Thornton...
Lavonne Overby
Aug 2, 2021
LaVonne Harbour Overby
Brandon, MS
LaVonne Harbour Overby, 94, joined her Heavenly Father on August 2, 2021. Funeral services will be 11:30am Friday, August 6, 2021, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will begin at 10am prior to the service. Interment will follow in Brandon Memorial Gardens.
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Jonathan Summerlin
Aug 2, 2021
Jonathan K. Summerlin, 49, a resident of Raymond, MS passed away on Mon. Aug. 2, 2021 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sat. Aug. 14, 2021 from 1pm-1:45pm at Flowood Baptist Church in Flowood, MS with a memorial service to follow at 2pm. A graveside service will be held at 3:30pm on Sat. Aug....
Martha Applewhite
Aug 2, 2021
Martha W. Applewhite
Brandon, MS
Martha Wolverton Applewhite, 87, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Funeral services are 1:30pm Saturday, August 7, 2021, in the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will begin at 11:30am until 1:15pm at the funeral home. Interment...
Karl Heinrich
Aug 2, 2021
Mr. Karl Heinrich, age 63, a resident of the Springfield Community passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021 at Merit Health Rankin. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 8, 2021 from 5pm-7pm at Morton United Pentecostal Church. Services will be held 11am Monday, August 9, 2021 at the church with burial immediately following at Morton Memorial Gardens. Bro....
Acie Hodge
Aug 2, 2021
Mr. Acie L. Hodge, age 78 and a resident of Lake, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2021,at his home.
He was native of Noxapater, Winston County, Mississippi but had been a longtime resident of Scott County. He was a retired from Lady Forest Farms, and had also worked for Sara Lee, Inc. A...
Mary Thomas
Aug 1, 2021
Mrs. Mary Rose Thomas, 88, died August 1, 2021, at 3:30 a.m. at Merit Health South. A graveside service will be held on August 7th, 2021 at Eastern Cemetery in Forest, Mississippi at 11:00 a.m.
Mary Rose was born in McLain, Mississippi on October 28, 1932, to Joe Dent and Ethel Williams Leeke. They later moved to...
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