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.
Charles Murray
Dec 14, 2022
Charles Raymond Murray
Brandon, MS
Charles Raymond Murray, 78, passed away on December 14, 2022, at his home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services are 11 am Saturday at Grace Baptist Church in Brandon, MS with visitation...
Edean Lefler
Dec 14, 2022
Mr. Edean E. Lefler, of Brandon, MS, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the age of 95.
A Graveside service will be 2:00pm Monday, December 19, 2022, at Brandon Memorial Gardens with Rev. James Shoemaker officiating.
Mr. Lefler was predeceased in death by his parents, Lillian and Everett Lefler, wife Mercy, two sisters, Gladys...
David Downing, Sr.
Dec 13, 2022
David Sidney Downing, Sr., age 74, a resident of Panama City, FL, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Panama City, FL. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm until the 2:00 pm Sunday, December 18, 2022, service time at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. He will be laid to rest at the Mississippi Veterans Cemetery...
Glenda Hemphill
Dec 12, 2022
Glenda Wigley Hemphill, 76, passed away on Mon. Dec. 12, 2022 at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. Dec. 15, 2022 from 5pm-7pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.
Mrs. Hemphill was born on Sept. 15, 1946 in Yazoo County, MS to the late D.C. Wigley and Florence Davis...
Jessica Hanes
Dec 11, 2022
Jessica Norfolk Hanes, 39, a resident of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on Sun. Dec. 11, 2022 at Emory Decatur Hospital in Decatur, GA. Visitation will be held on Sun. Dec. 18, 2022 from 4pm-6pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Graveside Services will be held at 11am on Mon. Dec. 19, 2022 at Lakewood Memorial...
"Buddy" Ebb Faye Vines, Sr.
Dec 10, 2022
Visit: 5-8pm Monday, December 12, 2022 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.
Visit: 8am-9:45am, Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.
Services: 10am Tuesday, Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton.
Burial: Florial Hills Memory Gardens
Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott &...
Norma Swanson
Dec 9, 2022
Norma Louise Swanson, age 98, joined her Lord & Savior in her heavenly home on Friday Dec 9, 2022. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, Ms on Friday, Dec 16, 2022. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM followed by the service at 2:00 PM.
Thomas Wright
Dec 9, 2022
Thomas “Tom” Vincent Wright of Brandon, Mississippi passed away at his home, surrounded by loved ones on December 9, 2022. His passing was peaceful after a battle with an illness that eventually took claim to his earthly body at the age of 82.
Tom was born in Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada on August...
Oscar Babb, Jr.
Dec 8, 2022
Oscar Charlie Babb, Jr.
On Dec 8, 2022 at approximately 6:00 a.m., Oscar Charlie Babb, Jr., 72, went to be with the Lord. He was born on Oct 18, 1950 in Canton, MS and raised in Rankin County throughout his childhood. Living in Brandon at the time of his death, he was a member of Truitt Baptist...
Jon Saunders
Dec 7, 2022
Jon Clair Saunders, age 62, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away December 7, 2022, at his home in Brandon. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Jon was born October 10, 1960, in Natchez, MS, to John Henry Saunders, Jr. and Harriette Cornelia Van Sluis Saunders. He was married to Peggy Nelle Sims...
Joan Shepherd
Dec 6, 2022
Joan Vance Shepherd, age 93, formerly of Forest, died Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the J.G. Alexander Care Center in Union, following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 11am on Friday, December 9, 2022, from the Harperville Baptist Church with interment in the Harperville Cemetery. Rev. Gary Wyatt officiated. Visitation...
Don Roberts Jr.
Dec 5, 2022
Mr. Don Roberts Jr. age 55 of Morton, MS passed away on December 5, 2022 in Meridian, MS
Services for Mr. Roberts will be Friday, December 16, 2022, visitation will be 10:00am to 11:50am, with the Funeral Service following at 12:00 noon in the chapel at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in...
Kathryn Barnard
Dec 5, 2022
Kathryn Bond “Kathy” Barnard, age 94, a resident of Pearl, MS passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held 9:00 am until the 11:00 am memorial service Friday, December 9, 2022, at Brandon Baptist Church in Brandon, MS. Kathy grew up in a minister’s family in central and southern Ohio during the Great Depression,...
Wallace Howle
Dec 5, 2022
Wallace Roland Howle
Brandon, MS
Wallace Roland Howle, 94, joined his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 5, 2022. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday at First Baptist Fannin with visitation starting at 9:00 am. There will be a 2:00 pm graveside service following in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, MS.
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Clytice Gardner
Dec 1, 2022
Clytice Robertson Gardner, age 90, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022, at her home in Brandon, Mississippi. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Harmonia Cemetery in Sallis, Mississippi.
Albert Roberts, Jr.
Nov 29, 2022
Albert Fulton Roberts, Jr., age 95 of Pearl, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 1, 2022, 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm and again on Friday from 9:00 am until 9:45 am at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral Services will be Friday, December 2, 2022, 10:00 am from Ott...
Joseph Gibbs
Nov 27, 2022
Just before midday on Sunday, November 27, 2022, the Lord called our unforgettable Joseph to his eternal home and he departed this troubled world to assume the place reserved for him in heaven’s eternal chorus. Visitation will be Thursday, December 1, 2022,from 5-7 pm and Friday at noon at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Services will be...
Thelma Layton
Nov 27, 2022
Thelma L. Layton
Pearl, MS
Thelma Laverne Tadlock Layton, 94, affectionally known as “Granny” or “Nookie” by many, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at MS Care Center in Morton, MS. Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with visitation starting...
Shanna Mccollum
Nov 27, 2022
Shanna Lynn McCollum, age 34, a resident of Pearl, MS passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held 10 am Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 9 am Thursday at the funeral home....
Tyler Jones
Nov 27, 2022
Tyler Burton Jones, age 25, a resident of Winona, MS passed at his home in Winona, MS. A visitation will be held 4:00-7:00 pm Monday, December 5, 2022, at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.
Tyler was born, April 28, 1997, in Panama City, FL to Robert Dale Gray and Amy Jones. He was a...
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