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.

Frances Vance
Nov 20, 2010
Mrs.Frances V. Vance, age 95, passed away Saturday November 20, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 2pm Tuesday November 23, 2010 from the Temple Baptist Church in Forest with interment to follow in the Erin Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Union. Visitation will be held Tuesday November 23rd from Noon to 1:45pm at Temple Baptist Church. Ott & Lee Funeral...

Carol Mclaurin
Nov 19, 2010
VISITATION: 2-5PM SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2010 SERVICE: 11 AM MONDAY, BRANDON FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INTERMENT: OLD BRANDON CEMETERY Carol Carson Noel McLaurin, 57, died November 19, 2010, at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon on Sunday, November 21, 2010 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Funeral Services...

Layne Gaston
Nov 19, 2010
Layne Grace Gaston, Brandon, MS Layne Grace Gaston, 5 weeks old, passed away Fri. Nov. 19, 2010 at her home in Brandon. Graveside Services are 2pm. Sun. Nov. 21, 2010 at the New Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, MS, with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at the First Baptist Church of Brandon, 309 South College St., Brandon, MS. Ott...
Meleter Pennington
Nov 18, 2010
MELETER PENNINGTON BRANDON Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Meleter Keen Pennington, 87, of Brandon, MS and formerly of Polkville, MS will be at 10:30 am Monday, November 22, 2010 at First Baptist Church, Polkville, MS with the Rev. Dewain Miller of New Life Assembly of God (Brandon, MS), Rev. Aaron Safley of Polkville Baptist Church and Rev. Clifton Purvis of...

Curtis Thornton
Nov 18, 2010
CURTIS “SONNY” THORNTON MORTON Mr. Sonny Thornton, age 86, went home to be with his Savior after a brave and courageous fight with end stage renal disease. He died at Fresenius Dialysis Center in Forest on Thursday, November 18, 2010. Services were held at Ott & Lee Funeral home in Morton at 10am Monday, November 22, 2010 with burial in...

Mary Graves
Nov 17, 2010
Mary F. Graves, Richland,MS Mary Frances Graves (Fran), resident of Richland, Mississippi, passed away on November 17, 2010 at her home in Richland. Visitation will be held 10am. Friday Nov. 19, 2010 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Richland. Funeral Services are 11am. Friday Nov. 19, 2010 at the funeral home with interment following in the Lakewood Memorial Park...

Gloria Downs
Nov 17, 2010
Gloria King Downs Brandon, MS Gloria King Downs, 79, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at Brandon Court in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services are 11 am Friday, November 19, 2010 in Hebron Cemetery, Brandon, MS with Rev. Bernard Nail and Dr. Clarence Cooper officiating. She was a charter member of Brandon Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Fred A. Downs of...

Douglas Phipps
Nov 15, 2010
Service: 11 am Thursday O&L ChapelBurial: Searcey CemeteryVisit: 5-9 pm Wednesday O&L ForestDouglas B PhippsPulaski, MSDouglas B Phipps, age 75, a resident of Pulaski, passed away at University of MSMedical Center on Monday, November 15, 2010 following a short illness.Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Ott & LeeFuneral Home Chapel in Forest with burial...
Mary Derrick
Nov 15, 2010
VISITATION: 4-9PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 AT OTT & LEE FUNERAL HOME IN MORTON. MARY GRAY DERRICK MORTON Mrs. Mary Derrick, age 70, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2010 at Scott Regional Hospital in Morton. Visitation was held 4-9pm Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home. Funeral Services were held 1pm Wednesday, November 17, 2010 from...
Jeanette Heck
Nov 13, 2010
Services are 11 am Wednesday, November 17 in the chapel of Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon; Interment: Lakeland Place Garden Park Cemetery in Brandon, MS Visitation: 5 pm until 9 pm Tuesday and starting 10 am Wednesday Jeanette Frank Heck, 79, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister passed away lovingly into the arms of Jesus, on Saturday, November 13,...

Elizabeth Wilkerson
Nov 13, 2010
Mrs. Elizabeth McNeal Wilkerson, age 74, a resident of Jackson, Ms formerly of Forest passed away Saturday November 13, 2010 at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson following a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted at 10:30am Monday November 15, 2010 from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Forest with interment to follow at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery...

Joann Manus
Nov 11, 2010
SERVICES: 1 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN FOREST BURIAL: EASTERN CEMETERY VISITATION: 11 AM MONDAY
Peggie Robinson
Nov 10, 2010
Peggie Ann Robinson, Pearl, MS Peggie Ann Robinson, age 76, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. Visitation will be 5 till 7 pm Thursday at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services will be held at 11am Friday in the Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Floral...

Billy Wiggins
Nov 9, 2010
BILLY WAYNE WIGGINS JACKSON Mr. Billy Wayne Wiggins, age 59, a resident of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Central Ms. Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation was held 2-3pm Thursday, November 11th at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton. A Memorial Service was held 3pm Thursday, November 11, 2010 from the Ott & Lee Chapel with...

Sammy Shoemaker
Nov 8, 2010
Sammy Haywood Shoemaker Morton, MS Sammy Haywood Shoemaker, 82, a resident of Newton, formerly of Morton died Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Bedford Care Center in Newton, MS. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton with burial in the Harperville Memorial Park. Visitation was held 5-8 pm Monday at the...

Thomas Diaz
Nov 8, 2010
Thomas A. Diaz, Brandon, MS Thomas A. Diaz, 20, passed away Mon. Nov. 8, 2010 in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held Fri. Nov. 12, 2010 from 5pm.-8pm. at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral Services are 10am. Sat. Nov. 13, 2010 at the funeral home with interment to follow in the New Brandon Cemetery. Thomas was born...

Ben Cole
Nov 8, 2010
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN COLE MORTON Mr. Benjamin Franklin Cole, age 73, a resident of Morton, but formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, November 8, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A Memorial Service will be held 11am on December 21, 2010 at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, TX. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton...
Jim Wade
Nov 7, 2010
SERVICES: 3 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON. VISITATION: 1 PM WEDNESDAY Jim Eddie Wade, 71, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. Visitation is from 1:00 pm –3:00 pm Wednesday at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon with a memorial service at...
Frances Mckay
Nov 6, 2010
FUNERAL: 11 AM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010, OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME, BRANDON BURIAL: LAKEWOOD MEMORIAL PARK VISIT: 5 PM - 7 PM MONDAY AT FUNERAL HOME Frances Kirby McKay, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister died on Saturday, November 6, 2010 surrounded by her family. Visitation will be 5-7 pm today at Ott and Lee Funeral...

Henry Sellers, Jr.
Nov 6, 2010
GRAVESIDE SERVICE AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AT STAR CEMETERY. VISITATION: 5-7 PM TUESDAY AT OTT AND LEE IN BRANDON. Henry Leon “Lonnie” Sellers, Jr., 62, passed away Saturday, November 06, 2010 at his residence. Visitation is 5-7 pm Tuesday at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. A graveside service will be held at 11 am Wednesday...
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