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.

Jimmy Allen
Oct 3, 2016
Jimmy Earl Allen, 69, passed away on Monday, October 03, 2016 at University Of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 5-8pm Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Services are 2pm Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial to follow at Rehobeth Baptist Cemetery in Pelahatchie, MS. Jimmy...
C H Robinson
Oct 2, 2016
SERVICES: 11 AM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON BURIAL: FLORAL HILLS MEMORY GARDENS VISITATION: 5-8 PM TUESDAY AND 11 AM WEDNESDAY C H Robinson, 84, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 5-8 pm Tuesday at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon and 9:30 am...

Judith Crump
Sep 29, 2016
Memorial Services are 4pm on Mon. Oct. 3, 2016 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Oct. 3, 2016 from 2pm-4pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.
Sadie Boykin Prescott
Sep 26, 2016
Services: 11am Thursday September 29, 2016 Prospect Baptist Church Visitation: 5pm-8pm Wednesday Spetember 28, 2016 at OTT & LEE FUNERAL HOME 295 East First Street Forest, MS 39074 Visitation: 10am-11am Thursday September 29, 2016 Prospect Baptist Church Hwy 492 East Conehatta, MS 39057 Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Telephone: (601) 469-3412

Larry Neil Jones
Sep 26, 2016
Mr. Larry N. Jones, age 64 passed away Monday September 26, 2016 at his residence in Morton, MS. There will be a Memorial Service held by his family at the Calvary Assembly of God Church located on Morris Tullos Rd., on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 5:00pm. Mr. Larry was born to his parents, Myrl A. and Sadie Barrentine Jones...
Winnie Louise Smith Stevenson
Sep 25, 2016
Mrs. Winnie Louise 'Smith' Stevenson, age 96 passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 11:00 am from the Barefoot Springs Baptist Church of Pelahatchie, MS and the interment immediately following at the Barefoot Springs Cemetery with Rev. Grant McEleven presiding over the...

Deirdre Henry
Sep 24, 2016
Deirdre McCrory Henry, 56, or Jackson, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Deirdre was born on November 19, 1959 at the Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS to Floyd McCrory and Esta Williams McCrory of Edwards, Mississippi. Deirdre received a B.A. in English from Millsaps College and J. D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. She...

Nell Harrison
Sep 24, 2016
Nell Barnes Harrison, 86, passed away Sat. Sept. 24, 2016 at Beehive Assisted Living Center in Newton, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Sept. 26, 2016 from 10am-12pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm on Mon. Sept. 26, 2016 at Homewood United Methodist Church in Homewood, MS with burial following in the...

Robert Pinter
Sep 24, 2016
Robert Carl Pinter, 61, a resident of Harperville, MS North of Forest died Saturday, September 24, 2016 at home. There will be a memorial service at 5:30 pm Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Damascus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Sebastopol, MS. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Forest, MS. Mr. Pinter was...
Shelly Chase
Sep 18, 2016
Shelly Crotwell Chase Florence, MS Shelly Lee Crotwell Chase, 37, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Visitation will be 5-8 Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Services are 2pm Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in the chapel of the funeral home with visitation starting 1pm prior. Interment will follow in May Cemetery in...
Thomas Harris, Sr.
Sep 18, 2016
Thomas M. Harris, Sr. Brandon, MS In the late afternoon of Sunday, September 18th, 2016, Thomas Mercer Harris Sr. surrendered his spirit into the arms of our loving Lord and Savior. Born in 1936 on the Little River branch of the Savannah River basin in Wilkes County Georgia, Tom made his way to Mississippi in 1980. As the state entomologist,...
Dr. Liles Williams, Jr., Dds
Sep 18, 2016
Dr. Liles Williams age 84, passed away at the MS Care Center in Morton, MS. Visitation will be held on Monday September 19, 2016 from 5 pm until 9 pm at the Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton. The funeral service will be at 1:00 pm on Tuesday September 20, 2016 with Rev. Paul Smith presiding. Interment will be...
Robert Burns "R.B." Andrews
Sep 17, 2016
Graveside services for Mr. Robert Burns “R.B.” Andrews will be conducted Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:00 am from the Lodebar Cemetery with military honors under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Visitation will be Monday, September 19, 2016 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm and Tuesday from 9:00 am – 10:00 am at the funeral...
Constance Lagardere
Sep 17, 2016
Constance Cooper Lagardere, 92, a resident of Brandon, MS passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Funeral services will be held 1 pm Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with the interment to follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held from 12-1...

Navnit Parshotam
Sep 16, 2016
Prayer Services will be held on Sun. Sept. 18, 2016 from 10am-12pm at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will be conducted on Mon. Sept. 19, 2016 from 10am-11am at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS.
Wade Bass Iii
Sep 15, 2016
Wade Davis Bass III, 89, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on Thurs. September 15, 2016 after a lengthy illness. Wade was born on January 31, 1927 in Long Beach, Mississippi to Ruby Heitzmann Bass and Wade Davis Bass Jr. After spending his early childhood years on the Mississippi Gulf Cost, Wade and his family moved frequently to...

Lanelle Mashburn
Sep 13, 2016
La Nelle Collier Mashburn Brandon, MS “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith” Galatians: 5:22 This verse truly exemplifies the life of La Nelle Collier Mashburn who passed peacefully on September 13, 2016 at the age of 89. She was born May 8, 1927, the oldest of five children to Sidney and Vesta...

James Holmes
Sep 13, 2016
James Monroe Holmes Brandon, MS James Monroe Holmes, 66, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Brandon Court in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 5:30 until 8:00 pm and Friday, September 16, 2016 at 12 Noon at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will be Friday,...

Janice Marie Williams
Sep 13, 2016
Funeral services for Mrs. Janice Marie Williams will be conducted on Friday, September 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm from the Kalem United Methodist Church with the Bro. Scott Adcox officiating. Interment will follow in the Kalem United Methodist Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 5:00...

Rev. A. Harrison Weger, Sr.
Sep 12, 2016
Reverend A. Harrison Weger, Sr., age 79, passed away peacefully at his Brandon home surrounded by family on the evening of Monday, September 12, 2016. Born to Delbert and Nellie Weger (née Harrison) of Forest, MS, he was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, cousin, uncle, and father-in-law. As a devoted Baptist pastor of 33 years, he baptized...
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