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.
Marvin Fortune
Dec 8, 2015
Marvin Morris Fortune, 72, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Merit Health Rankin in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be 5-7pm on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services are 11am Friday in the chapel of the funeral home with visitation starting at 10am. Interment will follow in Andrew Chapel Cemetery in Brandon,...
Jody Riser
Dec 7, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Jody B. Riser will be conducted at 11:00 am on Saturday from the Ephesus Baptist Church with Bro. Chris Harrison and Bro. Doyle Boyles officiating. Interment will follow in the Ephesus Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Friday at the...
Bonita Matthews
Dec 6, 2015
Bonita “Bonnie” Sue Matthews, 67, a resident of Brandon, MS died Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with interment in the Lakeland Place Memorial Park Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5 until 8 pm Friday, December 11, 2015...
Ron Geter
Dec 5, 2015
Visit: 5-7pm Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Ott & Lee Morton and 12-1pm Monday. Service: 1pm Monday, December 7, 2015 at Ott & Lee Chapel Morton. Burial: Cooperville Baptist Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. 601-732-6571. ___________________________________________________________ Ron Geter Cooperville Mr. Ron Geter, age 79, a resident of Cooperville passed away...
Crissie Ane Williamson
Dec 4, 2015
Crissie Ane Williamson, age 57, a resident of Forest died Friday December 4, 2015 surrounded by her family at the St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 10am Monday December 7, 2015 from the Forest Baptist Church with interment to follow in the Eastern Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3pm-6pm Sunday...
Raymond Cox
Dec 3, 2015
Services: 2pm Sun. Dec. 6, 2015 Forest Baptist Church Interment: Eastern Cemetery Visitation: 4pm - 7pm Sat. Dec. 5, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Telephone: (601) 469-3412 Raymond E. Cox, 84, returned to his heavenly home on December 3, 2015. His devotion to his family and his firm...
Mike Butler
Dec 2, 2015
SERVICES: 10 AM FRIDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON BURIAL: 2 PM FRIDAY AT RIVERWOOD CEMETERY IN BROOKHAVEN VISITATION: 5-8 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE Mike Alexander Butler, 57, passed away Wednesday, December 02, 2015 at Hospice Ministries, in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be 5-8pm Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS....
Virgie May
Dec 2, 2015
Virgie M. May, 82, a resident of Brandon, MS died December 2, 2015 at Merit Health Rankin in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with the interment in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held from 5-8 pm Friday, December...
Brantley Clark
Dec 1, 2015
Brantley Cruz Clark, age 4 months, went to be with Jesus on Monday, December 1, 2015 at Blair E. Batson Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Friday, December 4, 2015 from 5 until 7 pm and Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 10 until 11 am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11 am...
John Burnham, Jr.
Dec 1, 2015
John Raymond Burnham, Jr, 84, of Forest, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, Dec 1, 2015 at Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest, Ms. Funeral services were conducted at 1030am Saturday December 5, 2015 from the Harperville Baptist Church followed by his last ride on a John Deere tractor to his final resting place in the Harperville Memorial Park where he received...
Leon Jones
Nov 29, 2015
Service: 1pm Wednesday December 2, 2015 Ott & Lee Funeral Home Visitation: 5pm - 8pm Tuesday December 1, 2015 Interment: Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery Services provided by Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Telephone: (601) 469-3412 Leon Caldwell Jones was born in the Oak Grove Community March 23, 1924 at the home of his grandfather, the late J.W. Fikes....
Edna Mcdonald
Nov 27, 2015
Edna Phillips McDonald, 92, passed away Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 at the Brandon Court Nursing Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Nov. 30, 2015 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 10am Tues. Dec. 1, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with a...
Robert E. "Bobby" Hollingsworth
Nov 27, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Robert E. “Bobby” Hollingsworth will be conducted at 10 am on Friday, December 4, 2015 from the Salem Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 5 pm until 9...
Doy Wilcher
Nov 27, 2015
A memorial will be held 7 pm Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS.
Jackie Sims
Nov 27, 2015
Jackie Sims, 65, a resident of Meridian, MS died Friday, November 27, 2015 in Jackson, MS. A private family graveside service will be held at Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Mrs. Sims was born July 1, 1950 to George Overbey, Sr. and Maxie Owens...
Billy Jolly
Nov 25, 2015
Billy C. Jolly Ada, OK Billy C. Jolly passed away peacefully on November 25, 2015, at his home near Ada, Oklahoma. Bill was born in Lake, Mississippi in 1939, and was the son of Alton Jolly and Sarah Frances Jolly. After graduating from Lake High School in 1957, he attended Hinds Community College, and then enlisted in the U.S. Air...
Daniel Mayers Jr.
Nov 25, 2015
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” 2 Timothy 4:7 Daniel McLaurin Mayers, Jr., 87, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, met his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. He was born in Brandon, Mississippi on August 30,...
Fannie Mae Hollingsworth Parkman Keyes
Nov 24, 2015
Fannie Mae Hollingsworth Parkman Keyes Brandon Fannie Mae Keyes, age 93, a resident of Brandon passed away on November 24, 2015. Visitation was held 10am-12pm Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral service was held 12pm at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial in Bethel Baptist Cemetery in Smith County. Bro....
Hugh L. Harrell
Nov 24, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Hugh L. Harrell will be conducted at 2 pm on Friday, November 27, 2015 from the Ott & Lee Chapel with Bro. Jeremy Price officiating. The eulogy will be delivered by Mr. Lee Harrell (nephew of Mr. Hugh). Music will be provided by Mrs. Marcele Price. Interment will follow in the Clifton Baptist Cemetery under the...
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