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.

Hayden Jones, Jr.

Hayden Jones, Jr.

Jul 7, 2022

Hayden Earl Jones, Jr.

Brandon, MS

Hayden Earl Jones, Jr., 23, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Pensacola, FL.  Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.   Visitation will be 6- 8pm Thursday, July 14, 2022, Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon,...

Debbi Dayton

Debbi Dayton

Jul 7, 2022

Debbi C. Dayton

Oxford, MS

Debra Ann Clark Dayton, 67, passed away at her mother’s home in Oxford, MS, on Thursday, July 7, 2022.  Visitation will be 10am until 11:45am Monday, July 11, 2022, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Bandon, MS.  Services will follow at 12:00 Noon in the Chapel of...

Bobbie Johanson

Bobbie Johanson

Jul 6, 2022

Bobbie J. Johanson, 78, passed away on Wed. July 6, 2022 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 8, 2022 from 10am-10:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Fri. July 8, 2022 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with burial...

Dr. John Mann Jr.

Dr. John Mann Jr.

Jul 5, 2022

Dr. John Evans Mann Jr., 82, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away on Tues. July 5, 2022 at Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 8, 2022 from 12pm-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Memorial Services are 2pm on Fri. July 8, 2022 at the Ott...

Mrs. Janie Hall

Mrs. Janie Hall

Jul 4, 2022

Janie Hall, age 67, a resident of Morton passed away after a short illness at her home on July 4, 2022.  Visitation will be held Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.  Chapel service only will be held at 11am on Thursday from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton...

Marilyn Dappen

Marilyn Dappen

Jul 3, 2022

Marilyn K. Dappen, 80, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away on Sun. July 3, 2022 at her home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. July 7, 2022 from 10am-10:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Memorial Services are 11am on Thurs. July 7, 2022 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel...

Peggy Risher

Peggy Risher

Jul 2, 2022

Peggy Ann Windham Risher passed away Saturday morning, July 2, 2022, after an extended illness. Visitation will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 10 am with the funeral service to follow at the Ott & Lee Chapel at 11 am. Interment will follow at the Pulaski...

Lonnie Meadows, Jr.

Lonnie Meadows, Jr.

Jul 1, 2022

Lonnie Lee Meadows Jr, 55, of Morton passed away on July 1st, 2022. He was predeseased by his mother, Rosie Meadows, his father Lonnie Meadows Sr, his brothers Richard, Sylvester, and Timothy and his granddaughter, Savannah LeAnn. He is survived by his daughter Brittney (Sebastian) Kraus of Ellwood City, PA. His grandchildren Danielle, Nickolaus, Andrew and Maisie. His sister...

Ada Mildred Winstead

Ada Mildred Winstead

Jun 30, 2022

Mildred White Winstead of Maryville, Tennessee and Greenwood, Mississippi passed away peacefully on June 30, 2022, after 97 full and active years. She was born near Greenwood, Mississippi on July 15, 1924, the youngest of seven children. After spending her young childhood in Greenwood where her father owned a store, Mildred’s family moved to a farm near Lake, Mississippi. She...

Bobbie Collum

Bobbie Collum

Jun 29, 2022

Bobbie Eric Collum, a lifelong resident of Fannin, Mississippi, passed away on June 29th at the Blake in Flowood. She was 91.

Born on November 6, 1930, Bobbie was the second of five resilient women born to Minnie Bell and James Buchanan Collum. She graduated from Mississippi College with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and then...

Katie Shirley

Katie Shirley

Jun 29, 2022

Katie Shirley, age 80, grew up in Morton, MS.  Her visitation will be held 9am-10:45am on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.  Chapel services will be held at 11am from the Ott & Lee Chapel in Morton with burial in Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery.  Bro. Barron Price will officiate the services. ...

Doug Edge

Doug Edge

Jun 28, 2022

Douglas “Doug” E. Edge, Sr. 83, born on July 22, 1938, in Lipscomb, Alabama passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a devoted follower of the Lord and lived through his heart. He had a love for gardening, German Shepherds (any dog really) and his family. He was preceded in death...

Norma White

Norma White

Jun 28, 2022

Norma R. White, 87, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away on Tues. June 28, 2022 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation will be held on Thurs. June 30, 2022 from 1pm-1:45pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 2pm on Thurs. June 30, 2022 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel...

Alberta "Bertie" Bugbee

Alberta "Bertie" Bugbee

Jun 27, 2022

Alberta “Bertie” F. Bugbee, age 86, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2022, at home with family by her side. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 11, 1935, to the late Alexander and Lila Miner Zalewski. She later moved to Utica NY where she graduated from Utica Free Academy. Alberta trained to be an X-Ray Technician under...

Larry Kimmons Sr.

Larry Kimmons Sr.

Jun 27, 2022

Mr. Larry R. Kimmons Sr., 76, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away on Mon. June 27, 2022 at his home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Sat. July 2, 2022 from 9:30am-10:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Memorial Services will be held at 11am on Sat. July 2, 2022 at the Ott...

Eva Gomez

Eva Gomez

Jun 27, 2022

Eva D. Gomez, age 58 and a resident of Morton died early Monday morning June 27, 2022, at home.

She was born in Jackson, MS on March 11, 1964, to Ida Mae Monk Shuler and Cooper James Shuler.  She had worked for Koch Foods.

She was preceded in death by...

Michael Crim

Michael Crim

Jun 26, 2022

Michael Allan Crim, 70, a resident of Brandon, MS, passed away on Sun. June 26, 2022 at St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled arrangements.

Mr. Crim was born on July 27, 1951 in Belleville, IL to the late James Arthur Crim and Dorothy Miles Crim.

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David Ivy, Sr.

David Ivy, Sr.

Jun 25, 2022

David Wayne Ivy, Sr., 67, of Brandon, MS, passed away on June 25, 2022.  He was born on December 9, 1954, in Vicksburg, MS, but spent his youth in the Mississippi Delta in Greenville, MS. He loved playing baseball as a youth in a vacant lot next door to his home on Airdale Dr. With his brothers & neighborhood...

Nett Madden

Nett Madden

Jun 25, 2022

Nettie Fern Dodson Madden, 89, entered her heavenly home on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 26 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ott and Lee Funeral Home of Forest. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, June 27 at 11:00 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will...

Frank Rogers, Sr.

Frank Rogers, Sr.

Jun 25, 2022

Frank Young Rogers, Sr.

Dr. Frank Young Rogers, Sr., a resident of Brandon, died on June 25, 2022, at age 82. He was born on June 21, 1940, to William Watkins Rogers, Jr. and Elizabeth Young Rogers. He grew up in Sessums, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County. Born on the summer solstice, he claimed he had...

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