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.
Fannie Maude Shaw
May 16, 2020
Mrs. Fannie Maude Shaw was born at Forkville, Scott County, Miss., September 18, 1928 to David and Henrietta Allen Shoemaker. She passed away May 16, 2020 at Mississippi Care Center in Morton, Miss. at the age of 91.
Graveside services were Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Antioch...
Eva Coleman
May 16, 2020
Eva L. Coleman, age 85, died Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Carthage following an extended illness.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:30pm Monday, May 18, 2020 from the Lehrton Cemetery in Ruleville with Rev. Earl Coleman officiating. A visitation will also be held at 2pm at the cemetery.
Mrs. Coleman was born on Saturday,...
Betty Crawford
May 15, 2020
Betty Gray Crawford
Pelahatchie, MS
Betty Gray Crawford, age 84, a resident of Pelahatchie, MS, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A graveside service will be held at 2 pm Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery in Pelahatchie, MS. Rev. John...
Bobby Earnhart
May 15, 2020
George Robert “Bobby” Earnhart, 77, of Brandon, MS, went to his heavenly home on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Baptist Hospital, with heart disease (non-COVID related). Bobby was born on September 8, 1942 in Jackson, MS. He was a long-time member of Parkway Baptist Church & a current member of First Baptist Church, Brandon. Bobby was an honorable man,...
Jennifer Holmes
May 14, 2020
Jennifer Carol Holmes
Pearl, MS
Jennifer Carol Holmes, 36, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Tuesday in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be 11 – 1:30pm Tuesday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. During the visitation hours and...
Clifford Sartin, Jr.
May 12, 2020
Clifford Sartin, Jr. of Brandon, MS, age 80, passed away peacefully at home the evening of Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Oakvale United Methodist Church Cemetery in Mt. Olive, MS. Services will be directed by Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and officiated by Rev. Kenny...
Linda Roberts
May 12, 2020
Linda Roberts
Morton, MS
Mrs. Linda McNaughton Roberts, age 73, a resident of Morton passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her residence. Visitation will be held 12-1:45pm Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Graveside service will be held 2pm Saturday at Morton Memorial Gardens. Bro....
Doy Hood
May 11, 2020
Doy Eugene Hood, 88, a resident of Flowood, MS passed away Monday, May 11, 2020.
Mr. Hood was born February 19, 1932 to Lawrence Hood and Florence McCann Hood. He lived his life in service to others and taught his children and grandchildren to do likewise. He served his church as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, adult...
Cynthia Ponder
May 11, 2020
Cynthia Everett Ponder
Braxton, MS
Cynthia Everett Ponder, 91, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS. Family visitation and services will be Wednesday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Graveside services will be at 12:30pm in Braxton Cemetery.
Mrs. Ponder...
Gregory Green
May 10, 2020
Gregory Ray Green, age 63, a lifelong resident of Forest, died Sunday, May 10, 2020, in Forest.
Private Graveside services will be conducted at 2pm Tuesday, May 12, 2020, from the Harperville Memorial Park. A visitation will be held from 1pm till the service time at the Cemetery.
Greg was born on January 27, 1957,...
Ronald Harrist
May 9, 2020
For over 40 years, Ronald Alvin Harrist, Sr, or “Ron,” as he was known from his byline and by friends and colleagues, left his mark on Mississippi through journalism. He wrote scores of stories that elevated life in this rural state to the national eye during a time when civil rights tension tore through the fabric of our state’s...
Betty Joiner
May 6, 2020
Betty Jane Atkins Joiner, age 84, a resident of The Blake in Madison, MS formerly of Jackson, MS passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at The Blake in Madison, MS. Private family services will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2020. She will be buried at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS.
Mrs. Joiner was born...
James Mccreery
May 6, 2020
James Allen McCreery
Brandon, MS
James Allen McCreery, 86, passed away peacefully at his residence, with book in hand in his easy chair. Service times will be updated as soon as they are finalized.
Mr. McCreery was born in Muncie, Indiana. He was a member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church...
William Morris, Sr.
May 5, 2020
Heaven gained another angel on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 when William Oliver Morris, Sr., age 77 entered into the presence of his Lord. Mr. Morris was a native of Hazlehurst and lifelong resident of Rankin county and was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in Vietnam Survivors include his children, William...
Lt. General Wayne Burkes Usaf, Msang Ret.
May 5, 2020
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Wayne O. Burkes passed away peacefully at the Mississippi Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. A private funeral service will be held with Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handling arrangements.
Wayne (as his friends called him) was born December 6, 1929 in Neshoba County North of Philadelphia, MS and raised...
Kenneth Amason
May 4, 2020
Kenneth Wade Amason
Jonesboro, LA
Kenneth Wade Amason, 60, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at Winn Parish Medical Center in Winnfield,LA. There are no services scheduled at this time.
Survivors include his sister, Karen Denise Jackson; brother, Terry Keith Amason. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Jeffery Bell
May 4, 2020
A lifelong resident of Scott County, Jeffery Davis Bell was born July 2, 1954 to his parents Elbert and Mary Jane Bassett Bell, who precede him in death. He passed away at his home in the Clifton community May 4, 2020 at the age of 65. Jeff was a mechanic by trade, having been employed with Bell’s Auto...
Lynette Moore
May 1, 2020
Lynette Glaze Moore, wife of Bobbie Joe Moore, passed away, May 1, 2020, at the age of 84.
A graveside service will be held at Goodwater Cemetery in the Lemon Community on Monday, May 4, 2020, at 11:00 A.M. Services will be conducted by Pastor Carey Bass. Pallbearers will be Gene Walker, Treston Crumpton, Brady...
Renee Guy Thomas
May 1, 2020
Renee Guy Thomas
Morton, MS
Renee Guy Thomas, age 43 at the time of her passing and turned 44 years old five days after her passing, was a resident of Morton. She passed away on May 1, 2020 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation will be held 12-12:30 Thursday, May 14, 2020...
Sheena Miles
May 1, 2020
Sheena Renee Comfort Miles
Morton, MS
Sheena Renee Comfort Miles, 60, of Morton, passed away Friday, May 1, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center following a courageous battle against COVID-19. A visitation honoring Sheena’s life will be held at the pavilion at Morton...
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