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.

Verna Mae Wilson

Verna Mae Wilson

Aug 5, 2016

Verna Mae Farmer Wilson, 87, a resident of Clinton, MS passed away Friday, August 5, 2016 at Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 8, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with the interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held Sunday from 5-7 pm and again...

Jimmy Williams Sr.

Jimmy Williams Sr.

Aug 5, 2016

Jimmy Morris Williams Sr., 70, passed away Fri. Aug. 5, 2016 at his home in Rankin County, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Aug. 8, 2016 from 4pm-6pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Memorial Services will follow the visitation at 6pm at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS. Mr. Williams was...

Richard Wayne Womack

Richard Wayne Womack

Aug 4, 2016

Richard Wayne Womack, 59, a resident of Brandon, MS died Thursday, August 4, 2016 at his home in Brandon, MS. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Mr. Womack was a native of Laurel, MS. He was the son of William Henry...

Thomas Brooks

Thomas Brooks

Aug 4, 2016

Thomas Dee Brooks, 51, passed away Thurs. Aug. 4, 2016 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Sat. Aug. 6, 2016 from 11am-1pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 2pm on Sat. Aug. 6, 2016 at the Jessamine Cemetery in Ridgeland, MS. Mr. Brooks was born in...

Annie "Jean" Antone

Annie "Jean" Antone

Aug 4, 2016

Memorial Service: Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 4:00 pm from the Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Morton, MSVisit: Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 3:00 pm from the Ott and Lee Funeral in Morton, MSBurial: Manor-Creek Cemetery in Waynesboro, MS.Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Morton, MS601-732-6571

Mildred Holloway Weaver

Mildred Holloway Weaver

Aug 4, 2016

Mildred Holloway Weaver Morton, MS Mildred Holloway Weaver, 93, died August 4, 2016, at Atwood Personal Care Home in Kosciusko, MS. The funeral service for Mrs. Weaver was held at 3:00 pm Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton, MS. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Interment followed the service at Morton...

Louise Williamson

Louise Williamson

Aug 3, 2016

Services 10am Saturday August 6, 2016 Ott & Lee Chapel - Forest Visitation: 5pm-8pm Friday August 5, 2016 and 8:30am-9:30am Saturday August 6,2016 Interment: Salem Baptist Church Cemetery Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Telephone: (601) 469-3412.

Cos Auby Thompson

Cos Auby Thompson

Aug 3, 2016

Funeral Services: Saturday August 6, 2016 at 10:00 am from the Leesburg Baptist Church, Leesburg, MS Visitation: 5:00 pm til 9:00 pm Friday August 5, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton, MS. and again on Saturday August 6, 2016 from 09:00 am til 9:40 am at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Burial: Will be at...

Margaret Elliot

Margaret Elliot

Aug 1, 2016

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Dorothy Dollar

Dorothy Dollar

Jul 31, 2016

Dorothy (Dot) Dollar went peacefully in her sleep to be with her Lord and Savior on July 31, 2016 in Birmingham, AL. A native of Union, Mississippi, Dot graduated from Stratton High School and lived most of her 81 years in Gulfport, Mississippi and Brandon, Mississippi. She was an active traveler, having been to 85 countries and six continents. She...

Polka Sue Murff

Polka Sue Murff

Jul 31, 2016

Polka Sue Knight Murff, 92, passed away Sun. July 31, 2016 at the Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Aug. 1, 2016 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and on Tues. Aug. 2, 2016 from 1pm-1:45pm at Shiloh United Methodist Church in Pelahatchie, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm on...

Velma Neely Butler

Velma Neely Butler

Jul 30, 2016

Velma Nell Neely Butler, 87, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at her home in Richland, MS. Visitation will be Monday, August 1, 2016 from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm and Tuesday, August 2, 2016 from 10 am until the 11 am Chapel Service at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS. Burial will...

Margaret Lee Rhodes Bounds

Margaret Lee Rhodes Bounds

Jul 28, 2016

Margaret Lee Rhodes Bounds passed into the loving arms of Jesus Thursday, July 28, 2016. She was born November 17, 1924 to Marvin L. and Iona Walton Rhodes in Neshoba County, MS. She graduated from Linwood High School in Linwood, MS where she was a star basketball player. Margaret eloped and married her high school sweetheart, William Rayford Bounds, a...

James Luke

James Luke

Jul 28, 2016

Visitation was held from 1pm til 3pm Sunday July 31, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Graveside services followed the Visitation at Eastern Cemetery. Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Telephone: (601) 469-3412.

Scotty Hobson

Scotty Hobson

Jul 27, 2016

Scotty Hobson Brandon, MS Scotty Eugene Hobson, 38, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Visitation will be 5-8pm Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Services will be 2pm Sunday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Survivors include his sons, Dylan and Hunter Hobson;...

Hattie Shaw

Hattie Shaw

Jul 26, 2016

Hattie L. Shaw, 73, a resident of Byram, MS went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at her home in Byram, MS. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will be 11am on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the Ott &...

Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan

Jul 26, 2016

GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT 2 PM THURSDAY AT WESLEYANNA CEMETERY. VISITATION: 12 NOON THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN RICHLAND

Ruth Mcmillan Eichelberger

Ruth Mcmillan Eichelberger

Jul 24, 2016

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth McMillan Eichelberger will be conducted on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 10:00 am from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bowman Giles and Bro. James Arthur McMillan officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery at Lake under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Monday,...

Thomas Edward "Sonny" Mitchell

Thomas Edward "Sonny" Mitchell

Jul 23, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Edward “Sonny” Mitchell will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Sunday, July 24, 2016 from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Ellis Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Ridge Cemetery at Lawrence under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. There will be no visitation. Music...

Francis Robert

Francis Robert

Jul 22, 2016

Francis Mitchell “Mitch” Robert of Pearl, MS left this world on July 22, 2016 at the age of 74. Francis was born in Ama, Louisiana on July 15, 1942 to Joseph Marcel and Ernestine Hymel Robert. He graduated from Hahnville High School in Boutte, Louisiana in 1960 before joining the United States Air Force, in which he served for six...

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