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.

Wanda Joan Overby

Wanda Joan Overby

Jul 1, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015 AT ROCK HILL BAPTIST CHURCH BURIAL: MAY CEMETERY VISITATION: 9:30 AM FRIDAY AT CHURCH Wanda Joan Overby, 58, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at her residence. Visitation is 9:30 am Friday at Rock Hill Baptist Church. Services are 11 am Friday at the church with burial in May Cemetery. Mrs. Overby was...

John Stuckey

John Stuckey

Jun 30, 2015

Funeral Services are 10:30am Fri. July 3, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 3, 2015 from 9:30am-10:30am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.

Helen Delores Roberts

Helen Delores Roberts

Jun 28, 2015

Helen Delores Wright Roberts, also known as “Gonny”, “Mimi”, and “Granny” passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Brandon MS, at the age of 74. Helen is survived by her husband, Gordon, and four children; Karen McKlemurry (Ron) of Florence MS, Ken Roberts (Pam), Mike Roberts (Tammy), and Scott Roberts all of Brandon MS, and her grandchildren, Stephen McKlemurry (Jennifer),...

Joseph Biggers

Joseph Biggers

Jun 28, 2015

Joseph Watson Biggers, 82, a resident of Philadelphia, MS died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Neshoba General Nursing Home in Philadelphia, MS. A memorial service will be held at 6 pm Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Visitation will be held from 3 pm until 6 pm at the funeral home. Arrangements are entrusted...

Herbert Wayne Mcdill

Herbert Wayne Mcdill

Jun 27, 2015

Herbert Wayne McDill, 83, of Forest passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 29, 2015 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Ott and Lee Chapel with Rev. Ted Hawkins officiating....

Robert Nicholas (Nick) Busick

Robert Nicholas (Nick) Busick

Jun 25, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM SATURDAY AT BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH BURIAL: BRANDON MEMORIAL GARDENS VISITATION: 5-8 PM FRIDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON AND 9:30 AM SATURDAY AT BRANDON BAPTIST CHURCH Robert Nicholas Busick, 74, died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday, at Brandon Baptist Church with Dr. Clarence Cooper and Rev....

Andrew Moore

Andrew Moore

Jun 25, 2015

Andrew Forrest Moore, 25, a resident of Brandon died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A memorial service will be held 6 pm Monday, June 29, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Visitation will be held from 4 pm until 6 pm Monday at the funeral home. Rev. Steven Daniel officiated...

Joyce Christian Melichar

Joyce Christian Melichar

Jun 25, 2015

Funeral services for Mrs. Joyce Christian Melichar will be conducted on Monday afternoon, June 29, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. from the Forest Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Mark Smith officiating. Interment will be in the presence of the immediate family members under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be prior to the service beginning...

Doris Crenshaw

Doris Crenshaw

Jun 25, 2015

Doris Jean Crenshaw Brandon, MS Doris Jean Crenshaw, 60, passed away Thurs. June 25, 2015 at River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 3, 2015 from 2pm-3pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 3:30pm Fri. July 3, 2015 at the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Pelahatchie, MS. Mrs....

Fannie Mae Myrick

Fannie Mae Myrick

Jun 23, 2015

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Mae Warren Myrick will be conducted on Thursday morning, June 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM from the Forest Baptist Church. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM at Forest Baptist Church. Fannie Mae Warren Myrick was born June 15, 1925 to her parents, the late Walter and Flora Warren of Millry, AL,...

Jo Frances Patrick

Jo Frances Patrick

Jun 22, 2015

Jo Frances Cline Patrick Brandon, MS Jo Frances Cline Patrick, 73, passed away Mon. June 22, 2015 at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Tues. June 23, 2015 from 5pm-8pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and on Wed. June 24, 2015 from 10am-11am at the Alta Woods Baptist Church in Jackson, MS....

Ruby Nell Phillips

Ruby Nell Phillips

Jun 21, 2015

Visit: 5-7pm Monday, June 22, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home Morton. Service: 10am Tuesday, June 23rd at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton. Private family burial will follow at Piney Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. 601-732-6571

Arthur Alford

Arthur Alford

Jun 21, 2015

Funeral services for Mr. Arthur Neal Alford will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon, June 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton with the Rev. Jim Burns officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Visitation will be Monday evening, June...

Miranda Lanelle Walters

Miranda Lanelle Walters

Jun 20, 2015

Visitation: 5-8pm Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and 1-3 pm Friday, June 26 , 2015 Service: 3pm Friday, June 26, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Interment: Leesburg Cemetery Miranda “Mandy” Walters Brandon, MS Miranda “Mandy” Farmer Walters, 35, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015. Visitation is 5...

Robert Lebrun

Robert Lebrun

Jun 18, 2015

Robert Scott LeBrun Pearl, MS Robert Scott LeBrun, 76, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at his home. Visitation is 5-8pm Friday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Services will be 10:00am Saturday in the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with visitation starting at 9:00am. Interment will be in Floral Hills...

William Scoggins

William Scoggins

Jun 17, 2015

William Harris Scoggins, 69, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Richland, MS. Visitation is Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 5 until 8 pm and again Friday, June 19, 2015 from 2 pm until the 3 pm Service in the Chapel at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland with burial to follow in Floral...

Philip Harrell

Philip Harrell

Jun 17, 2015

Memorial services for Philip Ross Harrell will be held at a later date in the presence of his immediate family. Inurnment will be in the Salem Baptist Cemetery at Lake. Visitation will be Friday, June 19, 2015 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Philip Ross Harrell was born in Forest on January...

Winnie Smith

Winnie Smith

Jun 17, 2015

Winnie Tate Smith, 44, a resident of Jackson, MS died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services will be held at 7 pm Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Visitation will be held prior to the service on Thursday from 4 pm until 7 pm at the funeral home....

Mary Ann Adams

Mary Ann Adams

Jun 16, 2015

A woman of Faith has gone to be with the Lord! Mary Ann Adams, 72 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina on December 24, 1942. She served in the U. S. Marines. Survivors include her children, William E. Adams...

Harold Smith

Harold Smith

Jun 15, 2015

Harold R. Smith, Jr., 80, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 15, 2015 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from 2:15 until the 3:15 Service at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Brandon, MS with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery with Military Honors. Harold Root Smith, Jr....

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