OBITUARIES

Charles Womack

Mar 14, 2019

Charles Larry Womack, 73, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Highland Home in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Friday and from 10-10:45 am Saturday at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the funeral home...

Doris Bell

Mar 14, 2019

Doris Elizabeth Bell, 84, passed away Thurs. March 14, 2019 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sun. March 17, 2019 from 2pm-5pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Mon. March 18, 2019 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS....

Patricia Lester

Mar 14, 2019

Patricia Ann Lester, 73, passed away Thursday March 14, 2019 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 5-9 pm Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Ott and LeeFuneral  Home in Brandon. Services will be held at 2 pm Sunday at the funeral home with burial in Hodge Hill Cemetery in Morton. Rev. Jerry Hamilton will officiate.

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Garnett Adams

Mar 14, 2019

Garnett H. Adams, a resident of Morton passed away Thursday at his home.

Visitation will be held on Saturday March 16 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton and on Sunday March 17 from 12:00 pm to 1:45 pm.

Funeral Service will be at 2:00 pm on Sunday, March...

Cassie Augustine

Mar 14, 2019

Cassie Augustine

Morton, MS

Cassie Mae Sessions Augustine Mrs. Augustine died March 14, 2019 at age 95 following a short illness. She was born, raised and lived most of her life in Morton. Cassie was the daughter of Maud and Otto Sessions and sister to AL, CO and Frances Sessions. Cassie is survived by her...

Dorothy Smiith

Mar 14, 2019

Dorothy L. Smith, of Brandon, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Madison County Nursing Home.

A Graveside will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 2:00pm at Brandon Memorial Gardens with Rev. Tyrone Wells officiating.

Dorothy was born in Meridian, MS to the late Riley Moore Garrett, Sr. and...

Vernon "Butch" Vaughn

Mar 12, 2019

Vernon Lee Vaughn

Pearl, MS

Vernon “Butch” Lee Vaughn, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his home. A celebration of life will be at 2 P.M. Sunday, March 17, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Richland, MS.

Mr. Vaughn was born in Amarillo, TX on January 3, 1948,...

Bobbie Morris

Mar 11, 2019

Heaven gained an angel on Monday, March 11, 2019, when Bobbie Jean Morris, age 75 entered into the presence of her Lord at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.There will be only a private family service.

Mrs. Morris was a native and lifelong resident of Rankin County and was of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors...

Betty Burnett

Mar 10, 2019

Betty Burnett passed from this life into glory on Sunday, March 10, 2019.  Visitation will start at 1pm Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS until the 3pm Service in the Chapel with burial in Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS.   She was a Christian and a member of First Baptist Church...

Geraldine Frazier

Mar 10, 2019

Geraldine Frazier

Brandon, MS

Geraldine Bowen Frazier, 83, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS.  Visitation will be 10am – 11:30am Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at North Brandon Church of Christ followed by the funeral service at 11:30am at the church.  Burial will follow at Red Hill...

Richard "Rick" Pitts, Sr.

Mar 9, 2019

Richard “Rick” K. Pitts, Sr., age 70 of Brandon, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.

A Celebration of Life will be Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 1:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon. Visitation will be prior to the service from 11:00am until 12:45pm. Interment will follow in Crestview Memorial...

David Morgan

Mar 8, 2019

David A. Morgan was born February 12, 2002, in Yuba City, CA, and passed away March 8, 2019, in Collinsville, MS, at the age of 17.

A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at the First Baptist Church, 9241 MS-19, Collinsville, MS 39325.

Graveside services will begin at...

Timothy Flippen

Mar 8, 2019

Timothy Jon Flippen

Richland, MS

Timothy Jon Flippen, 52, passed away on March 8, 2019, at Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS.

A Memorial Graveside service will be held 1pm Saturday, March 30, 2019, at McCarley Cemetery in McCarley, MS.  Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon handled local arrangements.

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George Phillips

Mar 7, 2019

George Edward Phillips, 64, of Star, MS, passed away on March 7, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, eight days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

He was born in West Monroe, LA and lived in Star, MS for over 30 years. He graduated from West Monroe High School and received a Bachelor of...

Derward Norsworthy

Mar 7, 2019

Derward Thomas Norsworthy

Pearl, MS

Derward Thomas Norsworthy, 87, passed away Thurs. March 7, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. March 11, 2019 from 10am-11:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 12pm Mon. March 11, 2019 at Ott...

Billy Fortenberry

Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Billy Fortenberry was born in Rankin County on November 2, 1943 to his parents, Alfred and Emma Irene Lampkin Fortenberry. He passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family March 6, 2019 at the age of 75.

Funeral services will begin at 2:00 pm on Friday, March 8, 2019 at...

Charles Winstead

Mar 6, 2019

Charles B. Winstead

Puckett, MS

Mr. Charles B. Winstead, age 75, a resident of Puckett Community passed away on Wednesday, March 06, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.  Visitation will be held 11am-1:45pm Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Union Baptist  Church.  Funeral services will be held 2pm Saturday at the church with burial...

Alene Styron

Mar 6, 2019

Alene Dukes Styron, age 84, of Braxton, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2019 at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood.

Funeral Services will be 1:00pm Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Cato Baptist Church with Dr. Clarence Young, Dr. Ricky Gray, and Rev. Don Lum officiating. Interment will follow in Ross Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, March 8,...

William Slade

Mar 2, 2019

Chief William E. “Bill” Slade (Ret.), 70, a resident of Florence, MS passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, March 7, 2019 at McLaurin Heights Baptist Church in Pearl, MS with interment at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held...

Gloria Richardson

Mar 1, 2019

Mrs. Gloria Richardson was born October 1, 1963 and passed away March 1, 2019 at the age of 55.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 am on Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest. Interment will follow in the Gasque Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Ott &...