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.

Mary Winkler

Mary Winkler

Jul 21, 2016

Mary Tillson Winkler, 81, passed away Thurs. July 21, 2016 at the Bedford Nursing Home in Mendenhall, MS. Visitation will be held on Sat. July 23, 2016 from 11am-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm Sat. July 23, 2016 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with burial in...

Amanda Young

Amanda Young

Jul 20, 2016

Amanda Downing Young Brandon, MS Amanda Michele Downing Young, 44, found her Eternal Peace on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Hospice Ministries. Visitation will begin at 4:30pm Friday, July 22, 2016 until the 6:00pm service at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Amanda was a loving mother, daughter, sister, friend and wife. Survivors include her husband, Dale Young;...

James "Jim" Edwards

James "Jim" Edwards

Jul 19, 2016

Memorial Service 3pm Friday, July 22, 2016 at Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton. Visitation will be 2-3pm Friday prior to the service. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. 601-732-6571.

Pamela J. Jeffcoat

Pamela J. Jeffcoat

Jul 17, 2016

Pamela Jeanne Jeffcoat, 66, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Brandon. Visitation will follow the service. Pamela was a native of Greenville, MS and a longtime resident of Rankin County. She was a member...

Georgia Campbell

Georgia Campbell

Jul 17, 2016

Georgia P. Campbell Brandon, MS Georgia Powell Campbell, 90, died on Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Highland Home in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 19, 2016 starting at 1pm until the 2pm service at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Georgia was born on June...

Kay Thornton

Kay Thornton

Jul 16, 2016

Kay King Thornton, age 56, a resident of the Mississippi Care Center in Morton, died Saturday, July 16, 2016, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services were conducted at 2pm Tuesday, July 19, 2016, from the chapel of the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest with interment in the Harperville Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5pm to 8pm Monday, July...

Karen Clements

Karen Clements

Jul 15, 2016

Karen Kuehn Clements Brandon, MS Karen Kuehn Clements, 69, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at Merit Health Crossgates. Visitation will be 5:30 -7:30pm Monday, July 18, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. There will be an 11am graveside service Tuesday at Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon. Karen was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother....

John E. Hawthorne

John E. Hawthorne

Jul 15, 2016

John E. Hawthorne Florence, MS John E. Hawthorne, 86, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at Hospice Ministries, Inc. in Ridgeland. Visitation will be 2-6pm Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS and starting 9am on Monday. Services will follow at 10am in the chapel of the funeral home. Interment will be in Florence...

Betty Phillipson

Betty Phillipson

Jul 14, 2016

Betty Ruth Bates Phillipson Morton Betty Ruth Bates Phillipson, age 87, a resident of Morton passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Mississippi Care Center in Morton. Visitation was held 5-9pm Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral services were held 2pm Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in...

Robert Fuss

Robert Fuss

Jul 13, 2016

Robert Earl Fuss, 79, passed away Wed. July 13, 2016 at the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. July 18, 2016 from 6pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 11am on Tues. July 19, 2016 at the Lakeland Place Garden Park Cemetery in Brandon, MS....

Infant Ava Paige

Infant Ava Paige

Jul 12, 2016

A funeral service will be held for Infant Ava Paige the daughter of Benjamin Heckman and Toni Leigh Lewis at 3 pm Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with the interment to be held in the Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held from 1-3 pm Sunday at the funeral...

Billie Chambers

Billie Chambers

Jul 10, 2016

Billie Ann Brooks Chambers, 87, passed away Sun. July 10, 2016 at Merritt Health Hospital in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. July 11, 2016 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and on Tues. July 12, 2016 from 10am-10:45am at the Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am Tues....

Roxanne Reece

Roxanne Reece

Jul 9, 2016

Roxanne Rogers Reece Brandon, MS Roxanne Rodgers Reece received her diamond studded angel wings July 9, 2016. Roxanne, a light so bright. A soul so giving and kind. To say she lit up the room would be an understatement…she WAS the room. At home in any crowd because she didn’t believe in labels. Her eyes were shining stars that would...

Sandra Ingram Myers

Sandra Ingram Myers

Jul 9, 2016

Mrs. Sandra Ingram Myers, age 56 passed away on Saturday July 9, 2016 at her residence. There will be no services conducted at this time. She was born on January 22, 1960 to her parents George Alford and Joan Palmer Ingram in Williston, FL. Sandi as many called her was Baptist by faith however; she attended a non-denominational church in...

Bradley Keith Little

Bradley Keith Little

Jul 6, 2016

Bradley Keith Little

Beverly Jepsen

Beverly Jepsen

Jul 6, 2016

Beverly Cloud Jepsen, died July 6, 2016. Visitation is 1-2:45 pm Friday July 8, 2016 with her service at 3:00 pm in the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Burial will follow in Crestview Memorial Gardens on Star Rd in Brandon, MS. Rev. Mitchell Hedgepeth will officiate. Beverly was born in Jackson, MS. She graduated from...

William Boyd

William Boyd

Jul 6, 2016

Senior Airman William Joseph Boyd Brandon, MS Senior Airman William Joseph Boyd, age 26, died in his home in Clovis, New Mexico, on July 6, 2016. Joey, as he was affectionately known, was an AC-130W instrument and flight systems journeyman for the 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 27th Special Operations Aviation Maintenance Squadron at nearby Cannon Air Force Base. Joey was...

Ethel Virginia Moore

Ethel Virginia Moore

Jul 5, 2016

Ethel Virginia Carter Moore, 89, a resident of Brandon, Mississippi died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Brandon, Mississippi. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, Mississippi. Mrs. Moore was a native of North Carolina and the youngest daughter of...

Sandra Reichelt

Sandra Reichelt

Jul 5, 2016

Sandra Kay Reichelt Brandon, MS Sandra Kay Blakeney Reichelt, 68, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation was Friday, July 8, 2016 from 10 am until the 11 am Service from the Chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Burial followed at 1:30 pm in the...

Malcolm Massey, Jr.

Malcolm Massey, Jr.

Jul 5, 2016

Malcolm Cennett Massey Brandon, MS Malcolm Cennett Massey, Jr., 79, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus on July 5, 2016. Malcolm was born in Ethel, MS on November 26, 1936 and raised in Jackson, MS. Together with his wife, Carolyn, he owned and operated Beatty Street Grocery, a downtown Jackson landmark, for over 60 years. He...

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