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 "Paul" Gilliam, Sr.
Dec 31, 2020
10:30am Graveside Service Monday, January 4, 2021 Visitation will be held prior to the Graveside Service starting at 10am.
Eastside Baptist Cemetery- Pelahatchie.
James ‘Paul’ Gilliam, Sr. passed away at his home in Pelahatchie on December 31, 2020 at the age of 83.
Graveside...
Nancy Mcguffee
Dec 31, 2020
Nancy Carol McGuffee, age 68, a resident of Richland, MS passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at her home in Richland, MS. A private funeral service will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am- 1:00 pm at Ott...
Alice Boykin
Dec 31, 2020
Alice Faye Boykin, age 81, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the MS Care Center in Morton following an extended illness.
The family will gather at 1pm Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Funeral service will be held at 2pm with interment in the Pineville-Leaf River Cemetery. (Please wear facial...
Anderson Coats
Dec 30, 2020
Anderson B. Coats, 18, passed away Wed. Dec. 30, 2020 in Brandon, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled arrangements.
Anderson was born on Jan. 10, 2002 in Flowood, MS.
He is survived by his father, Mark Coats; mother, Esther Glaze Westbrook;...
Wilbur Wylie
Dec 30, 2020
Wilbur Klenn Wylie, age 91, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at his home in Brandon, Mississippi. Wilbur was born March 14, 1929, in Doniphan, MO to Wilber J. and Nora Klenn Wylie. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Doniphan, graduated from Doniphan Schools, and attended Cape Girardeau Teachers College....
Ralph Brown
Dec 30, 2020
A good man died on December 30, 2020 at the age of 97. Ralph Brown was his name. He loved the LORD, his family, his friends, his church, and community in that order. His presence exuded quiet confidence and the ability to make all around him comfortable, and his love for all was apparent. Hereafter is a recitation...
Carolyn Barrentine
Dec 29, 2020
Carolyn McKinney Barrentine, age 87, A resident of Flowood, Mississippi passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at the Blake in Flowood, Mississippi. A private family graveside was held on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon Mississippi.
Mrs. Barrentine was born May 7, 1933 to W.T. McKinney and Grace White McKinney of Anguilla, Mississippi....
Edith Voncile Wilson
Dec 29, 2020
Edith Voncile Comfort Wilson
Brandon, MS
Edith Voncile Comfort Wilson, 91, died peacefully at Brandon Nursing and Rehab on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. January 2, 2021, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon followed by the service at 11:00 a.m. at Ott & Lee. Masks will be required. Burial...
Jimmy Mcdill
Dec 28, 2020
Jimmy McDill, age 80, and a resident of Morton passed away at his home surrounded by his family on December 28, 2020.
Jimmy was born on December 9, 1940 to James and Jenetta McDill. He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandson, Jeffrey Parker.
Jimmy is survived...
Kenneth Warren
Dec 28, 2020
Kenneth Ivan Warren, age 80, a resident of Vicksburg, MS passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Merit Health River Region Medical Center in Vicksburg, MS. The family has scheduled a private family graveside and there will be a memorial service held at a later date.
Mr. Warren was born in Brandon, MS on August 9, 1940...
Julia Mcneill
Dec 28, 2020
Julia Michelle McNeill, 45, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away Mon. Dec. 28, 2020 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled arrangements.
Julia was born March 20, 1975 in Hattiesburg, MS to the late Charles Benford McNeill...
Paul Reichelt
Dec 27, 2020
Paul Joseph Reichelt was born in Jackson, MS on May 3, 1978. A longtime resident of the Brandon area, Paul relocated to the MS Gulf Coast about four years ago, where he lived with his aunts, Ann and Tammy. He will be remembered for his simple lifestyle and the love he had for his family; he was a...
William Byrd
Dec 26, 2020
William Glynn Byrd, age 92, resident of Jackson, MS, passed away Saturday December 26, 2020. The family would like to extend their gratitude for the love and care he received at G. V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center’s long-term care facility for the past 10 years. Mr. Byrd was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Ruth Byrd, and...
Walter Swanner
Dec 26, 2020
Walter Melvin Swanner, age 89, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at a local hospital.
Graveside services will be 10:00am Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Lakeland Place Garden Park Cemetery with Dr. Jeff Holland officiating.
Visitation will start at 9:00am at Lakeland Place Garden Park Cemetery, Wednesday, December 30, 2020 and end at 9:50am....
Baby Destin Wade Mitchell Moore
Dec 24, 2020
Baby Destin Wade Mitchell Moore was born August 31, 2020 in Jackson, MS and passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020 at his home.
Baby Destin is survived by his mother: Destiny Moore; his grandmother: Amanda Steele; his brother: Clayton Moore Atkinson and his uncle: Jonathan Moore.
We can take comfort...
Felton George Collins
Dec 23, 2020
Felton George Collins, 84, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Mr. Collins was a native of Louisiana and a short time resident of Brandon, MS. For many years, he owned and operated Slidell Optics in Slidell, Louisiana and was a...
Glenn Measells
Dec 23, 2020
Mr. Glenn Sullivan Measells, age 63 and a longtime resident of Scott County passed away on Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital at Jackson.
Memorial celebration services will begin at 4:00 pm on the grounds of Branch Baptist Church, where a drive thru visitation will be begin at 2:00 pm...
Donald Cole
Dec 23, 2020
Donald Winford Cole, age 73, a resident of Puckett, MS passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his home in Puckett, MS surrounded by his family. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Puckett Cemetery in Puckett, MS.
Mr. Cole was born September 20, 1947 in Jackson, MS to W.Q....
Allie Lou Gray
Dec 23, 2020
Allie Lou Gray
Brandon, MS
Allie Louvenia Daniel Gray, 95, passed away at Riggs Manor in Raymond, MS, on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Visitation will be 11 AM – 12:45 PM Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with the funeral at 1 PM in the chapel. ...
Barbara Newman
Dec 23, 2020
Barbara Nan Dukes Newman, 84, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2020 at St. Catherine’s Village. Ott and Lee Funeral Home of Brandon is in charge of arrangements.
Barbara grew up in the family of a Baptist preacher and consequently lived in several counties in Mississippi, but considered Mendenhall to be her hometown.
She was...
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