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.

W. Howard Winstead

W. Howard Winstead

May 23, 2015

Memorial service will be held 11am Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Brandon. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. www.ottandleefuneralhome.com

Marvis Ann Smith

Marvis Ann Smith

May 23, 2015

Visitation: 2-4pm Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home, Brandon, MS Service: 1pm Monday, May 25, 2015, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home, Brandon, MS Interment: New Good Hope Cemetery, Pulaski, MS Marvis Ann Smith Pearl, MS Marvis Ann McGraw Smith, 75, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Services are...

Katie Westerfield

Katie Westerfield

May 22, 2015

Katie Lou Gardner Westerfield passed away at the age of 86 in Ridgeland on May 22, 2015. A lifelong resident of Mississippi, she was born in Neshoba on May 30, 1928 to James Alton and Nannie Pearl Gardner. She grew up in Philadelphia with sisters Fannie Bee and Lyda. Visitation will be from 3-5pm on Sunday at Ott and Lee...

Infant Jonathan Andrew Bell

Infant Jonathan Andrew Bell

May 21, 2015

Incomplete: Brandon

Mary "Janie" Coward

Mary "Janie" Coward

May 19, 2015

Services for Mrs Mary Janie Coward will be as follows: Visitation will be at the Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton on Saturday from 09:00am until 11:00am May 23, 2015. The Funeral Service will be held at the Branch Baptist Church Branch, MS on Saturday May 23, 2015 at 11:30 am. Burial will be in the Branch Baptist Church...

Myrtis Gibbs Mccrory

Myrtis Gibbs Mccrory

May 17, 2015

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtis Gibbs McCrory will be conducted Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 10 AM from the Pine Ridge Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Laird and Bro. Victor Bugg officiating. Interment will be in the Pine Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 19, 2015 from...

Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones

May 17, 2015

Funeral services for Mr. Jerry N. Jones will be conducted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 2 PM from the Salem Baptist Church at Lake with the Rev. Larry Duncan and Rev. Shannon Burns officiating. Interment will follow in the Antioch Steele Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be held on Monday,...

Zane Larry Smith

Zane Larry Smith

May 17, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM FRIDAY,MAY 22, 2015 AT COUNTY LINE BAPTIST CHURCH BURIAL: COUNTY LINE CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-8 PM THURSDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON Zane Larry Smith, 75, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Services are 11 am Friday, May 22, 2015 at County Line Baptist Church near Puckett with...

Ruby Florine Russell

Ruby Florine Russell

May 15, 2015

Ruby Florine Russell Brandon, MS Ruby Florine “Flo” Russell, 79, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015, at her home. Services will be 2pm Sunday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with visitation starting at 12:30pm. Interment will be in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Pearl, MS. Ms. Russell was born in Webster County on July 28, 1935....

Frances Welborn

Frances Welborn

May 15, 2015

Frances Ivadelle Fletcher Welborn, 91, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at her home in Brookhaven, MS. Visitation is Sunday, May 17, 2015 from 2 pm until 4 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services will follow at 4 pm Sunday from the Chapel of Ott & Lee with burial...

Clyde Risher

Clyde Risher

May 11, 2015

Clyde Davis Risher, age 86, a resident of the Pulaski community near Morton, died Monday, May 11, 2015 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Thursday, May 14, 2015 from the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest with interment to follow in the Faulkner Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5pm-8pm Wednesday, May...

Scott Breaux

Scott Breaux

May 11, 2015

Scott A. Breaux, 44, passed away Mon. May 11, 2015 at his home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Sat. May 16, 2015 from 12pm-2:45pm at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 3pm on Sat. May 16, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Richland, MS...

Lennis "Randy" Robbins

Lennis "Randy" Robbins

May 10, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 AT SHILOH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BURIAL: SHILOH CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-9 PM FRIDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON AND 10 AM SATURDAY AT SHILOH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Major Lennis Randall Robbins, United States Marine Corp, retired, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife Mary Ellen Robbins in...

Mary Robbins

Mary Robbins

May 10, 2015

SERVICES: 11 AM SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015 AT SHILOH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BURIAL: SHILOH CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-9 PM FRIDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON AND 10 AM SATURDAY AT SHILOH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mary Ellen Goolsby Robbins passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Fredericksburg, VA with her husband Randy Robbins in a motorcycle accident. Visitation...

Emily Everett Ludt

Emily Everett Ludt

May 10, 2015

SERVICES: 1 PM WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015 AT LAKELAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BURIAL: BRANDON MEMORIAL GARDENS VISITATION: 5-8 PM TUESDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON AND 11 AM WEDNESDAY AT LAKELAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Emily Everett Gage Ludt, 77, a retired school teacher, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 5-8 pm Tuesday, May...

Edward "Sonny" Robinson

Edward "Sonny" Robinson

May 9, 2015

Edward “Sonny” Beauregard Robinson, Jr. Brandon, MS Edward “Sonny” Beauregard Robinson, Jr., age 59, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A visitation will be held for Edward "Sonny" Beauregard Robinson, Jr. at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, Mississippi on Sunday, May 10, 2015...

Rev. Larry Creel

Rev. Larry Creel

May 9, 2015

Reverend Lawrence Albert “Larry” Creel Brandon, MS Reverend Lawrence Albert “Larry” Creel died Saturday, May 9, 2015, at the age of 67, following a long illness. Larry was born October 3, 1947 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was educated at the University of Southern Mississippi and Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He then dedicated his life to serving as...

Janice Davis

Janice Davis

May 9, 2015

Janice "Lynn" Canterbury-Davis won her battle with Alzheimer's and ascended to the Church Triumphant on May 9, 2015. Lynn died peacefully at the age of 59 at Hospice Ministries of Ridgeland MS. Lynn was born November 3, 1955 in Jackson to Crisler Canterbury and Diane Smith-Canterbury. She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents Earl Canterbury and Myrtis Dukes-Canterbury...

Frances Barlow

Frances Barlow

May 9, 2015

There are no services at this time. Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS 39042 601-824-6018

Shelia Kitchens

Shelia Kitchens

May 9, 2015

Visitation: 10am - 11am Tuesday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Service: 11am Tuesday in the chapel of the funeral home Interment: Floral Hills Memory Gardens Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS 601-824-6018

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