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.
Irene Batte
Apr 24, 2015
SERVICES: 10 AM MONDAY AT MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH IN SMITH COUNTY BURIAL: MT. CARMEL CEMETERY VISITATION: 5-8 PM SUNDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN FOREST AND 9 AM MONDAY AT MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH Irene Mavis Batte, 91 passed away Friday April 24, 2015 at her residence in Smith County. A sweet angel was called home to...
Ruby Frances Mccrory
Apr 23, 2015
Ruby McCrory Morton Ruby Frances Westerfield McCrory, age 100 years and 1 month, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton. Visitation was held 5-8pm Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton and 8:30am-2pm Friday at the funeral home. Funeral services were held 2pm Friday, April 24, 2015 at Ott...
Jeffie Fairley
Apr 23, 2015
Mrs. Jeffie Litte Fairley, age 96, a resident of Pontotoc, MS. formerly of Forest, MS died Thursday April 23, 2015 following a brief illness. Funeral services was conducted at 3pm Sunday April 26, 2015 from the Forest United Methodist Church with interment in the Harperville Memorial Park. Rev. Trey Harper and Rev. Gary Lee Prophitt officiated. Mrs. Fairley was born...
Randall Allen Martin
Apr 22, 2015
Randall Allen Martin, 46, a resident of Forest died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his home in Forest. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Sharon Baptist Church, 3315 SCR 539, Raleigh, MS 39153 with interment in the Merchant Cemetery in Raleigh, MS. Visitation was held Friday, April 24, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in...
Brenda Hall
Apr 21, 2015
Brenda Marie Hall, age 59, a resident of Lake died Tuesday April 21, 2015 at the Lackey Memorial Hospital in Forest following a sudden illness. Funeral services were conducted at 10am Thursday April 23, 2015 from the First Baptist Church of Lake with interment in the Ebenezer Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5pm-9pm Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Ott &...
Infant Robert Lee Meyer
Apr 21, 2015
SERVICES: 2 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN MORTON BURIAL: PARKWAY CEMETERY IN MORTON VISITATION: 12 NOON THURSDAY Infant Robert Lee Meyer, age 5 weeks, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at University Hospital in Jackson. Visitation is 12 noon Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in...
Gerald Lee Warren
Apr 20, 2015
Gerald Lee Warren is no longer a resident of the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson, Mississippi. After dealing with dementia for several years, he checked out in the early morning hours of April 20, 2015. It is rumored that he has gone to a place where the fish always bite and where he can spend more time with his...
Ralph Howell
Apr 20, 2015
Ralph G. Howell, 84, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015, at his home. Visitation will be 6 -9pm Tuesday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services will be 2pm Wednesday at Pinelake Church, Reservoir Campus with visitation starting at 1pm prior. Interment will be in Fannin United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Howell was born in Houston, TX...
Richard Austin
Apr 20, 2015
Richard Buford Austin, 62, of Madison, Ala., died Monday after an illness. A proud son of Forest, Miss., Richard was a gifted athlete with a poet’s soul and indomitable spirit whose boundless optimism and easy, friendly way left everyone feeling better whenever he was around. We will all miss him and his irresistible smile and laugh. Richard graduated from Forest...
John Harrell
Apr 16, 2015
Visit: 5-8pm Friday, April 17, 2015 at Kalem United Methodist Church and 1-3pm Saturday at the church. Service: 3pm Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Kalem United Methodist Church. Burial: Kalem United Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. ------------------------------------------------------------ John Ellis Harrell Kalem Community Mr. John Ellis Harrell, age 70,...
Lisa Rigdon Irwin
Apr 15, 2015
Lisa Rigdon Irwin, 43, a resident of Brandon went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, April 15, 2015. She died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on March 24, 2015. She passed peacefully surrounded by her family at the University Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A celebration of life service will be held 3 pm...
Katie Macdonald
Apr 13, 2015
There are no services at this time for Mrs. MacDonald. Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS
Paul Martin
Apr 12, 2015
SERVICES HELD AT A LATER DATE Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS 601-824-6018
Robert Earl Lipscomb
Apr 12, 2015
Robert Earl Lipscomb, 71, a resident of Brandon died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at home. Visitation will be held 5-8 pm Tuesday, April 14, 2015 and 12-2 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral services will be held 2 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the funeral home with burial in the Crestview...
Margaret Dewitt
Apr 12, 2015
Margaret Janis DeWitt, 85, passed away Sun. April 12, 2015 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Tues. April 14, 2015 from 12:30pm-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm Tues. April 14, 2015 in the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the...
Robert Grady Fortenberry
Apr 10, 2015
Visitation: 4-9pm Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Services: 2pm Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton. Burial: Leesburg Church of Christ Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.
Michael Frank Varga, Sr.
Apr 9, 2015
Visitation: 1 - 2pm Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS Graveside: 3pm Saturday, April 11, 2015 at McNair Cemetery in Mt. Olive, MS Michael Frank Varga, Sr. Brandon, MS Michael Frank Varga, Sr., 93, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Jackson, MS. Visitation was 1pm...
Wade Gilbert Hammett
Apr 9, 2015
SERVICES: 1 PM MONDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON\ GRAVESIDE AT 3 PM MONDAY IN CEDAR HILL CEM. IN VICKSBURG VISIT: 3-5 PM SUNDAY AND 12 NOON MONDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON Wade G “Butch” Hammett Pearl Wade G “Butch” Hammett, 71, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS. Visitation...
Mack Harris
Apr 9, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Mack Carl Harris will be conducted Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. from the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest with the Rev. Danny Dickerson officiating. Interment will follow in the Providence Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Sunday beginning at 11 A.M....
Watson Purvis Sr.
Apr 8, 2015
James Watson Purvis Sr., 85, of Brandon passed away on April 8, 2015. Visitation will be held Friday, April 10, from 9:00 – 10:45 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon followed by a graveside service at the Old Brandon Cemetery at 11:00. Born in Pelahatchie April 14, 1929, to Cleve and Myrtle Glisson Purvis he moved to Brandon...
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