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.
James Meadows
Feb 4, 2021
Mr. J.C. Meadows, age 84, a resident of Brandon passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at his residence. Visitation will be held 2pm-6pm Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Graveside service will be held 2pm Sunday, February 7, 2021 at Line Creek Baptist Cemetery. Bro. Gary Wyatt will be officiating. ...
Wanda Gregory
Feb 4, 2021
Wanda Lynn Gregory, age 62, a resident of Mendenhall passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her residence. Visitation will be held 11:00 am- 1:30 pm Monday, February 8, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Graveside service will be held 2pm Monday at Gulde Cemetery. Bro. Gary Wyatt will officate the services. Arrangements were entrusted...
Dorothy Schwarz
Feb 3, 2021
Dorothy Nadine Truitt Schwarz, 101 years old of Pearl, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at St. Dominic Hospital. Dorothy was born on February 13, 1919 and raised in Weiner, Arkansas. She moved with her family to Michigan in 1950, where she lived until 1991 and then spent the last 30 years of her life in Pearl, MS....
Louella Davis
Feb 3, 2021
Louella Davis, known as Lou, was born in Arizona May 28, 1947; she passed away February 3, 2021 at Hilltop Manor Nursing and Rehab at the age of 73.
She is survived by seven children, a number of grandchildren, several siblings, and family friends.
Private graveside services were held at...
Sarah Mccormick
Feb 2, 2021
Sarah Duncan McCormick, 67, passed away Tues. Feb. 2, 2021 at the Manhattan Nursing and Rehab Center in Jackson, MS. A graveside service will be held at 1pm on Sat. Feb. 6, 2021 at Terry Cemetery in Terry, MS. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling arrangements.
Mrs. McCormick was born on Sep. 5,...
Angelia Mccarty
Feb 2, 2021
Angelia Kim McCarty passed away February 2nd at home peacefully. She was born on June 02, 1968 in Jackson, MS. She attended Puckett Attendance Center. She loved her grandbabies, they were her world. Her family was her life. She was a florist at Fads and Frames for a long time. She was an avid crafter.
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Walter Ware
Feb 2, 2021
Walter Ray Ware, age 84, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away February 2, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00 pm Friday, February 5, 2021. All are welcome to attend we will be asking everyone wear a mask and practice social distancing.
Mr. Ware was born July 1, 1936 in...
Malcon Singleton
Feb 1, 2021
Malcon Singleton, age 70, and a lifelong resident of Forest passed away suddenly Monday, February 1, 2021.
A memorial service will be held at 11am Saturday, February 6, 2021, at the chapel of the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest with Visitation beginning at 10am. (Facial coverings, masks, and physical distancing to be...
Rosie Shoemaker
Feb 1, 2021
Rosie Lee Shoemaker, age 92 a resident of Yazoo City passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. Visitation will be held 11am-12:30pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Graveside services will be held 1pm Friday at Leesburg Church of Christ Cemetery. Bro. Jerry Shoemaker will officiate the services. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of...
Ruby Busick
Feb 1, 2021
Ruby Jenell Stricklin Busick, a longtime resident of Brandon, Mississippi, died Monday, February 1 at Hospice Ministries of Ridgeland. She was 88 years old. A graveside service will be held at 12:30pm on Fri. Feb. 5, 2021 at Brandon Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 10am-12pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS....
Mischelle Reid
Feb 1, 2021
Susan Mischelle Reid, age 62, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Reid was born March 23, 1958 in Carrollton County, MS to Lee Alderman and Mary Martha Randall Marshall. She was married to Carl...
Oliver Shipp
Jan 31, 2021
Joseph Shipp, age 64, and a resident of Brandon passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at St. Dominic’s Hospital. Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled arrangements.
Joseph was born to his parents, Oliver Elmo and JoAnn Shipp. He was a longtime employee at Mississippi Blood Services. He enjoyed fishing, taking trips to...
Joyce Robertson
Jan 30, 2021
Joyce Faye Robertson, 78, passed away on Sat. Jan. 30, 2021 at the Merit Health Central Hospital in Jackson, MS. A graveside service will be held at 1pm on Wed. Feb. 3, 2021 at the Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Robertson was born...
Lillian Gray
Jan 29, 2021
Lillian Erie Allen Gray, age 79, a resident of Pearl, MS passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held from 2-3 pm Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3 pm Sunday at the funeral home with the interment in Holly...
Rev. Bernard Nail
Jan 29, 2021
Homer Bernard Nail, 93, went to his heavenly home on January 29, 2021. Bernard was born on March 12, 1927 in Duckhill, Mississippi to John Clifford Nail and Rosa Bell Lot Nail.
After graduating from Grenada High School in 1946 he enlisted in the Army in 1947, where he assisted the Chaplain- thus beginning his call to...
Debra Williamson
Jan 27, 2021
Debra Ann Williamson, 65, passed away Wed. Jan. 27, 2021 at her residence in Byram, MS. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Sun. Feb. 31, 2021 at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery in Bentonia, MS. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Williamson was born on July 19, 1955 in...
Stephanie Knox
Jan 27, 2021
Stephanie M. Knox died Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at her residence in Forest, MS.
A private Memorial Service will be held by her family at a later date.
Stephanie was born on September 30, 1978, in Panama City, FL to her parents, Joseph Webster and Teresa Stott Webster.
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Mary Harris
Jan 27, 2021
Mrs. Mary Alice Harris, age 86 and a lifelong resident of Smith County, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at MS Care Center of Raleigh, where she had been under the professional care of the staff since 2016.
Graveside services will begin at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the Pineville-Leaf...
Erie Haynes
Jan 27, 2021
Erie Gertrude Phillips Haynes - June 21, 1915 - January 27, 2021
Erie Gertrude Phillips Haynes, affectionately known as Granny, passed away on January 27, 2021, in Brandon, Mississippi, at 105 years of age.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Millage Henry Phillips and Pearl Arender Phillips; husband, Hes Haynes; three children: Lamar...
Rufus Stevens
Jan 26, 2021
Rufus Lee Stevens, age 86, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held from 1:30-2:00 pm Friday, January 29, 2021 at Johns Cemetery in Johns, MS. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday at the Johns Cemetery. Everyone is welcome to...
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