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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May 9, 2015
There are no services at this time. Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS 39042 601-824-6018
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
Juanita Gatewood
May 8, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Gatewood will be conducted Monday, May 11,2015 at 11 AM from the Pine Bluff Baptist Church in Newton with Bro. Victor Bugg and Bro. Josh Lang officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Bluff Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 10, 2015 from...
Addie Mulholland
May 8, 2015
Addie Marie Mulholland, 71, a resident of Brandon died Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held 3 pm Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on 2-3 pm Thursday prior to the service. Rev. Terrie Cole will officiate the...
Sue Ainsworth
May 7, 2015
Visitation: 9am - 10:45am Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home, Brandon, MS Service: 11:00am Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home Interment: Brandon Memorial Gardens Sue C. Ainsworth Brandon, MS Sue Cantwell Ainsworth, 82, passed away at Brandon Nursing and Rehab Center on Thursday, May 07, 2015. Services are 11am Saturday, May 9, 2015, at...
Walter Smith
May 6, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Walter Taylor Smith will be conducted on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Leesburg Church of Christ with Bro. Jack Stewart and Bro. Larry Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Visitation will begin Thursday, May 7, 2015 beginning at 6 P.M. and continue...
Joyce Meyer Stroh
May 5, 2015
Joyce Meyer Stroh, a long time resident of Jackson and Pearl, Mississippi, died on May 5, 2015. Joyce was born on November 20, 1929 in Hooper, Nebraska, to Anna Osterloh Meyer and Arthur C. Meyer, and attended school in Scribner. She graduated from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska with a business degree, where she met her husband, Jack Stroh....
Annie "Red" Thompson
May 3, 2015
Annie Lois “Red” Thompson Morton Annie Lois “Red” Walls Thompson, age 83, a resident of Morton passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Mississippi Care Center in Morton. Visitation was held 5-9pm Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. Funeral service was held 2pm Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Chapel...
Patricia Gilmore
May 2, 2015
Patricia Ann Gilmore, 65, went to be with the Lord from her home, Saturday, 2nd of May 2015.Visitation starts at 10:00AM on Monday, May 4th 2015 and services begin at 11:00 at Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon, MS. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled the arrangements. A native of Pearl, MS and longtime resident of Brandon, MS,...
Danny Thrash
May 1, 2015
Funeral services for Danny Thrash will be conducted on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 11 A.M. from the Ott & Lee Chapel with Rev. Jim Burns officiating. Interment will be in the Harperville Memorial Park under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Visitation will be Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 5 P.M. until 8 P.M. and...
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