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.
Schley Purvis, Jr.
Oct 10, 2018
Schley Purvis, 61, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am Friday, October 12, 2018 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Brother Rodney Bounds and Bobby Huff will officiate.
Schley spent most of his life in Brandon and was a graduate of Brandon High School where he played many...
Robert Readel
Oct 9, 2018
Robert Clarke “Bob” Readel
Brandon, MS
Robert Clarke “Bob” Readel, 93, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. A Memorial Service will be conducted at St. Mark's United Methodist Church at 400 Grants Ferry Rd., Brandon, MS 39047, on Saturday, October 27th. Visitation starts at 10 AM with the...
Jeffery Jenkins
Oct 9, 2018
Jeffery Hudson Jenkins, 63, of Fayetteville passed away Tuesday, October 9th. He is survived by his daughter, Emily Todd (Julian); son, John Elliot Jolly; sister, Judy Jenkins Thrash (Tommy); grandchildren, Eden Bhika, Asha Bhika, and Zoe Bhika. He was preceded in death by his parents, Reid and Julia Jenkins. A visitation was held Thursday, October 11th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m....
Jesse Robinson
Oct 7, 2018
Mr. Jesse Irvin Robinson, age 76 and a lifelong resident of the Pine Ridge community at Lawrence, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Pine Ridge Missionary Baptist Church at 11:00 am on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 with...
Emily Robinson
Oct 7, 2018
Emily C. Robinson
Newton, MS
Emily C. Robinson, 84, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS.
Mrs. Robinson was born in Newton County, on June 30, 1934, to Arthur Q. Carson and Alice Dennis Carson.
Survivors include her daughter,...
Catherine Adams
Oct 6, 2018
Catherine Monette Adams, age 63, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. She was born in Greenwood, MS on May 3, 1955 to Jack Smith and Geneva, Smith. Visitation will be Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 11:00am until 8:00pm at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon. She is preceded in death by her...
Garry Smith
Oct 6, 2018
Garry Isom Smith, 68, joined his Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be 4:30 - 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Crossgates Baptist Church and starting at 11:00 AM on Wednesday until the 12 Noon Celebration of Life Service at Crossgates Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Lakeland...
Baby Omari Barnes
Oct 6, 2018
Baby Omari Montreal Barnes
Morton
Omari Montreal Barnes received his angel wings on October 6, 2018. Visitation will be 10am-2pm Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Services will be held 2pm Tuesday at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton. Bro. Marty Wilson will officiate the services. Arrangements were...
Martha Corley
Oct 3, 2018
Martha Frances Corley, 72, passed away Wed. Oct. 3, 2018 at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 from 12pm-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm on Fri. Oct. 5, 2018 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with burial to...
Prentiss Moore
Oct 3, 2018
Prentiss Wayne Moore, age 70 a resident of Pulaski died Tuesday October 3, 2018 following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Saturday October 5, 2018 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest with interment to follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Smith County. Visitation will be held from 5pm...
Johnny Pennington
Oct 2, 2018
Johnny Jean Pennington, 84, of Pearl, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon on Thursday, October 4, 2018 from 5:00pm till 8:00pm. Funeral services will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon on Friday, October 5, 2018 at 10:30am with...
Pattie Nolan
Oct 1, 2018
Pattie Hartness Nolan, 83, passed away Mon. Oct. 1, 2018 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Wed. Oct. 3, 2018 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and on Thurs. Oct. 4, 2018 from 2pm-2:45pm at Brandon Baptist Church in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 3pm on Thurs....
William Spears
Sep 28, 2018
William Ronald Spears, 79, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away September 28, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at 10 am Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 5-8 pm Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the funeral home.
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Harrison Miley
Sep 28, 2018
Harrison Barlow Miley came to us on a Sunday afternoon and left us on a Friday morning, with twenty-two years of incredible fun and adventures in between. He was smart and loyal and goofy and loved. His lifelong love of God and church was evident in his early prayer experiences in Hamilton, AL. It was there that, as a...
Charles Vance
Sep 27, 2018
Charles Earl Vance, 71, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 27, 2018. Born on October 27, 1946, to Earl and Grace Vance, he was a lifetime resident of Brandon, MS. He was a graduate of the Brandon High School Class of 1964, attended The University of Southern Mississippi, and received a business degree from Mississippi...
James Wright
Sep 26, 2018
James Everett Wright, 91, passed away Wed. Sept. 26, 2018 at the Bee Hive Assisted Living Center in Forest, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. Sept. 27, 2018 from 5pm-7pm and on Fri. Sept. 28, 2018 from 9:30am-10:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Fri. Sept. 28, 2018 at the...
Katee Wedgeworth
Sep 26, 2018
Katee Scarlett Wedgeworth, age 26, and a resident of Lorena passed away peacefully, Thursday, September 26, 2018 at Lackey Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Friday October 5, 2018, at Burns Community Church with Bro. Doyle Boyles, Bro. Hal Daigre, and Bro Daniel Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in the Burns...
Deborah Evans
Sep 25, 2018
Deborah A. Evans, 57, a resident of Richland, MS passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Ms. Evans was born June 30, 1961 to Bobbie and Dovie Edwards Knighton. She worked as a paralegal many years. She loved her family very much and spending time with...
Dorothy Means
Sep 25, 2018
Dorothy Yvonne Hartzog Means, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Services will be 11am Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Rock Bluff Baptist Church with visitation starting at 9:30am at the church. Burial will follow in New Prospect Cemetery.
Mrs. Means was a former member of Alta Woods Presbyterian...
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