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.

Patricia "Trish" Williams

Patricia "Trish" Williams

Jul 14, 2019

At 11:11am on July 13, 2019, we lost the center of our life and our greatest friend, Patricia “Trish” Jean Townsend Williams. She was the daughter of a hero and the mother of a hero. She was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on December 7, 1943 to Gordon Kent Townsend, Jr., a WWII pilot who was killed on a...

Donald Godby

Donald Godby

Jul 14, 2019

Donald Dewitt Godby, 92, passed away Sunday July 14, 2019 at Christus St. Joseph Nursing Home in Monroe, Louisiana. A graveside service will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Brandon Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation.

Mr. Godby was the son of Dewitt and Rose Godby, born July 14, 1927 in Casey...

W Garner

W Garner

Jul 13, 2019

Wellie Melvin "W.M."Garner, age 82 passed away Saturday July 13, 2019 in Brandon MS.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 17,2019 at Ott and Lee Funeral from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and on Thursday, July 18 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home from 12:00pm to 1:45pm. Funeral services will be held at 2:00...

Mary Faye Robinson

Mary Faye Robinson

Jul 13, 2019

Mary Faye Patterson Robinson, age 69, of Brandon passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Jackson.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 2:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with Rev. Mike Herrin officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 16, 2019 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon...

Ron Sumrall

Ron Sumrall

Jul 13, 2019

Ron Mark “Ronnie” Sumrall, 46, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon, MS.  Visitation will be 5-8pm Monday, July 15, 2019, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Funeral services will be 2pm Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home with visitation starting at 12 noon prior. ...

Allene Creel

Allene Creel

Jul 13, 2019

Mrs. Allene Lockert Creel

Pulaski, MS

Mrs. Allene Creel, age 99, a resident of Pulaski passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at MS. Care Center in Morton.  Visitation will be held 9am-11am Friday, July 19, 2019 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.  Services will be held at 11am Friday at Ott &...

Patricia Sanders

Patricia Sanders

Jul 13, 2019

Melba Patricia Morgan Sanders, 93, passed away at Lakeland Nursing Home on Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Jackson, MS after an extended illness.

Patricia was born in Alexandria, LA in 1925. She lived in Vidalia, LA and Pineville, LA for the majority of her life. For the last 10 years she lived in the Brandon-Jackson, MS area....

George Arinder

George Arinder

Jul 12, 2019

Mr. George W. Arinder, age 85, and a lifelong resident of the Lorena community died Friday, July 12, 2019, at the Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest following a  brief illness.

Funeral services were be conducted at 2pm Sunday, July 14, 2019, from the chapel of the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest with Rev. Tam Maddox officiating. ...

Ricky Collier

Ricky Collier

Jul 12, 2019

Ricky Lynn Collier

Brandon, MS

Ricky Lynn Collier, 49, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019, at his home.  Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Services will be 2pm Thursday at Flowood Baptist Church in Flowood, MS.

Survivors...

Audell Tarver

Audell Tarver

Jul 11, 2019

Visitation: 5-8pm Friday, July 12, 2019, Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and 12:30 pm until 1:45pm  Saturday

Service: 2pm Saturday, July 13, 2019,  Ott & Lee Funeral Home

Interment: Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS

Audell Fortenberry Tarver

Brandon, MS

Audell Fortenberry Tarver,...

Delois Edwards

Delois Edwards

Jul 10, 2019

Delois Foster Edwards, 95, joined her Heavenly Father on July 10, 2019.  Visitation will be 9:30am Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with the service at 11am in the chapel.  Graveside services will follow at 4:30pm in Bruce Cemetery in Bruce, MS.

Mrs. Edwards was born in Bruce, MS...

Douglas Moore

Douglas Moore

Jul 9, 2019

Services 3pm Monday, July 15, 2019, Hillcrest Church  3790 Hwy. 35 South  Forest, MS 39074

Visitation will be held from 1:30 pm til Service Time

Military Interment rites to follow at Eastern Cemetery

Douglas Moore., age 49, passed away on July 9, 2019. He was born on March...

Michael Goolsby

Michael Goolsby

Jul 9, 2019

Michael Edwin Goolsby, of Brandon, MS, was born June 8, 1953 in Jackson, MS to Mrs. Dean and Mr. Bobby Kipling Goolsby and passed away July 9, 2019 in Jackson, MS.  Mike had been a resident of the Shiloh Community of Rankin County for most of his life.

Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral...

Kristen Thomas

Kristen Thomas

Jul 7, 2019

Kristen Leanne Thomas, 39, a resident of Pearl, MS passed away Sun. July 7, 2019 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Wed. July 10, 2019 from 5pm-8pm and on Thurs. July 11, 2019 from 10am-11:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 12pm on Thurs. July...

Larry Myers

Larry Myers

Jul 7, 2019

Larry Edward Myers, 72, of Willis, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Memorial Hermann Woodlands Hospital in Shenandoah, Texas. Family and Friends gathered on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, Mississippi followed by a graveside service at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, Mississippi led by Reverend Floyd Steverson.

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Suzanne Vening

Suzanne Vening

Jul 7, 2019

Suzanne Vening, age 59, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at her home. Preceded in death by her father, T.Q. Sims and grandparents, Walter M. and Guynell Price Hester, and Zetha Mathilda Simmons Sims, she is survived by her mother, Mary Mildred (Millie) Hester Sims; sisters, Peg N. Sims Saunders (Jon), Ellen Sims Meeler (Don), and...

Francis Wixted, Jr.

Francis Wixted, Jr.

Jul 6, 2019

Francis Eugene Wixted, Jr.

Brandon, MS

Francis Eugene Wixted, Jr., 78, passed away on July 6, 2019.  Visitation will be 6-8pm on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Funeral Services are 10am Thursday, July 11, 2019, in the chapel of the funeral home.  Graveside services will...

Mike Sturrup

Mike Sturrup

Jul 6, 2019

Mike Sturrup was born Thursday, May 31, 1956 at Lackey Memorial Hospital, and passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at his residence at the age of 63.

The Sturrup Family, a longstanding name in the business realm were owners of Fred’s Dollar Store, where Mike retired as an assistant manager. He will be remembered...

Lela Grey

Lela Grey

Jul 4, 2019

Lela Jo Grey, aged 9 days, passed peacefully in her parents arms on July 4, 2019 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS.  After being born at 24 weeks and spending time in the NICU, she went to play with Jesus.

Lela Jo is the daughter of Garrett Grey (Grahamsville, NY) and Alexis Grey (Ottawa, OH) who...

Andy Boyte

Andy Boyte

Jul 4, 2019

Andy Boyte, age 50 and a longtime resident of Scott County, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services will begin at 3:00 pm Sunday, July 7, 2019 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Larry Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Ridge...

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