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.
John Carroll, Sr.
Jan 24, 2016
Mr. John D. Carroll, Sr. of Brandon, MS. went to be with the Lord Sunday morning (his favorite day and time of the week!), January 24, 2016, at 1:18 am. John was born April 21, 1932 in Chatham, LA, the son of the late William Fred Carroll and Bessie Ponder Carroll; he was preceded in death by two sisters: Hilda...
Richard Baird Ward, Jr.
Jan 24, 2016
Richard Baird Ward, Jr., 48, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at 11 am Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon. Richard was born February 17, 1967 in Princeton, New Jersey and lived in Arlington, Virginia and Tallahassee, Florida before his family moved to...
William Thornton
Jan 23, 2016
William Louis Thornton of Brandon, MS, went to Heaven on Saturday, 23 January 2016 from his home. Mr. Thornton was born on March 16, 1934, at Heidelburg, MS, the son of Harvey C. Thornton and Mary Perry Thornton. He was a resident of Vicksburg for 52 years, and was a longtime member and deacon of Oakland Baptist Church. He was...
Ava Darlene Maness
Jan 22, 2016
Funeral services for Mrs. Ava Darlene Maness will be conducted at 11:00 am on Monday, January 25, 2016 from the Ott & Lee Chapel with the Rev. Robert Johnson, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Smith County under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be 5:00 pm - 8:00...
Barry Smith
Jan 22, 2016
Barry Neal Smith Raymond, MS Barry Neal Smith, 64, passed away at his home on Friday, January 22, 2015. Visitation will be 5-7pm on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Barry was born in Union, MS on September 15, 1951. He attended Magnolia Speech School for the Deaf, where his mother taught and...
Paul S. Woods
Jan 22, 2016
Paul Stephens Woods, 91, of Brandon went to be with his heavenly Father on January 22, 2016, at the VA Medical Center. Paul was born in Hattiesburg, MS, to Albert and Jessie Davenport Woods and was reared in Glendale. During World War II, Paul served stateside in the Marine Corps as an airplane mechanic. He graduated from Mississippi Southern College...
Thelma Park (Pitts)
Jan 21, 2016
Thelma Louise Park (Pitts), 85, passed away Thurs. Jan. 21, 2016 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. Jan. 22, 2016 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 1pm on Sat. Jan. 23, 2016 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with...
Charles Mcmillan
Jan 21, 2016
Charles Roy McMillan, age 72, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2016, in hospice care at the Gray-Lewis home in Jackson, MS, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Billy and Della McMillan of Kosciusko, MS and his half brother, Jerry Smith of Denver, CO. He is survived by his biologic mother, Eleanor Smith,...
Ouida Mcneil
Jan 19, 2016
Ouida M. McNeil Brandon, MS Ouida M. McNeil, 75, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood, MS. Visitation will be 5-8pm Wednesday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services are 3pm Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Brandon Baptist Church. Entombment will be at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS. Mrs. McNeil was...
Stephen "Cajun" Jeansonne
Jan 17, 2016
Stephen “Cajun” Jeansonne, 67, a resident of Richland, MS died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at his home in Richland. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the New Life Baptist Church in Florence, MS. Rev. Scotty Smith will officiate the service. Ott and Lee Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jeansonne...
Sam Stuart
Jan 17, 2016
Services: 1pm Fri. January 22, 2016 Ott & Lee Chapel - Forest Interment: Dennis Cemetery - Lake,MS Visitation: 5pm - 7pm Thursday January 21, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home Samuel “Sam” Mohr Stuart, II, age 48, a resident of Forest, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 , in Forest. Funeral services will be conducted at 1pm Friday, January 22,...
Regena "Gina" Diane Grant
Jan 17, 2016
SERVICES: 11 AM THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016 AT BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH BURIAL: LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK VISIT: 5-8 PM WEDNESDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON 9:30 AM THURSDAY AT BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH Regena “Gina” Diane Gilmore Grant, 50, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at her residence. Visitation is 5-8 pm Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral...
Marycharlene Coleman Way
Jan 16, 2016
2pm Tues. January 19, 2016 Ott & Lee Chapel Interment: Barefoot Springs Baptist Cemetery Visitation: 5pm - 9pm Monday, January, 18, 2016 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home. Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Morton. Telephone: (601) 732-6571. ------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Charlene Coleman Way Pelahatchie, MS Mary Charlene Coleman Way, age 74, a resident of Pelahatchie passed away...
Jerry Goodman
Jan 15, 2016
Visit: 11am - 1:45pm Monday, January 18, 2016, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Service: 2pm Monday in the chapel of the funeral home Interment: Gatesville Baptist Cemetery in Copiah County Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS 601-824-6018
Lee Willie Ingram, Jr.
Jan 14, 2016
Mr. Lee Willie Ingram, Jr., age 70 passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at his residence in Forest, MS. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm from the Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton, MS with Bro. Jerry Holmes presiding over the services. Visitation was held from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm on...
Gipson F. Isonhood
Jan 13, 2016
SERVICE: 3 PM SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2016 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON VISITATION: 12 NOON SATURDAY Gipson Fred Isonhood, 63, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at University Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 12 noon Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services are 3 pm Saturday in the chapel of Ott...
John Nye, Sr.
Jan 13, 2016
Visitation: 5-8pm Friday and 12 Noon on Saturday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Service: 1pm Saturday, January 16, 2016 in the chapel of the funeral home Interment: Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS John Richard Nye, Sr., 71, of Brandon, MS, passed away on January 13, 2016 at St. Dominic Hospital from Cardiac Arrest. Visitation will...
Lois N. Allen
Jan 13, 2016
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 15,2016 AT LAKELAND PLACE GARDEN PARK VISITATION 5-8 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON Lois N. Allen, 80, a resident of Brandon, MS. went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 14, 2016 from 5 until 8 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral...
Henry Phillips
Jan 9, 2016
Funeral services for Mr. Henry V. Phillips will be conducted at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 from the Grace and Truth Worship Center at Puckett. Interment will follow in the Piney Grove Cemetery at Polkville under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Visitation will be from 5 pm – 8 pm on Monday, January...
Chesteen Carter Jones Mccaskill
Jan 9, 2016
SERVICES: 11 AM TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON BURIAL: JOHNS CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-8 PM MONDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON Chesteen Carter Jones McCaskill, 81, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Visitation services will be held on Monday, January 11 from 5-8 p.m. at Ott...
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