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Ruby Fay Bell
Nov 4, 2023
Mrs. Ruby Fay Bell, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at home in Brandon, MS.
She was born October 10th, 1933, in Newton, MS to Norris Burnett Vance and Ruth Gladys Milling, and was raised there in the old Union Community.
In all her life she demonstrated a profound love of...
Phyllis Joan McGee
Nov 2, 2023
Phyllis Joan McGee
Brandon, MS
Phyllis Joan McGee, 70, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2023. Visitation will be 2-5pm Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be 1pm Monday, November 6, 2023, in the chapel of the funeral home with burial to follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery in...
Bob Tom Johnson, EdD
Nov 1, 2023
Dr. Bob Tom Johnson, 80, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at hisresidence in Forest, Mississippi. Funeral visitation will be held Sunday, November5, 2023, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Ott and Lee Forest, and Monday, November 6,2023, from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held following visitationat 1:00 at Forest Baptist Church. Burial will...
Diane Elizabeth Holland
Nov 1, 2023
Diane Elizabeth Holland, 70, passed away on Wed. Nov. 1, 2023, in Pearl, MS. Visitation will be held on Sat. Nov. 4, 2023, from 12pm-2pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Memorial Services are 2pm on Sat. Nov. 4, 2023, at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS.
Mrs. Holland was born in...
Mary Ruth Blackwell
Oct 31, 2023
Mary Ruth Blackwell
Brandon, MS
Mary Ruth Barrett Blackwell, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Merit Health Rankin in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be 9am Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Services are to follow at 11am in the chapel with burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery in Lawrence,...
Richard Davis Ritter
Oct 31, 2023
Richard Davis Ritter, age 79 went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. He was anxious to meet his Lord and knew exactly where he was going.
Visitation will be Friday, November 3, 2023, 11:00am until 1:00pm at Brandon Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 1:00pm at the church. Burial will follow in...
Alice Laverne Moss
Oct 30, 2023
Alice Laverne Allen Moss, 81 years old, sadly passed away on October 30, 2023, in Springfield, MO.
Alice was born on October 26, 1942, to John F. Allen and Lee Odom Allen in Kosciusko, MS. She spent much of her adult life living in the surrounding suburbs of Jackson, MS. She had moved to Highlandville, Mo in December 2022 to...
Francis Marie Burkes Adams
Oct 30, 2023
Francis Marie Burkes Adams passed into her savior's arms on Monday, October 30, 2023.
Mrs. Adams was born on June 11, 1943 to Caleb Taylor Burkes and Oda Ozell Craig Burkes in Homewood, Mississippi.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Pete Adams, and 3 siblings: her older sister, Mattie Irene Boyles, brothers James Taylor...
Sawyer Joseph Megehee
Oct 27, 2023
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
Sawyer Megehee of Brandon, 21, died October 27, 2023. Sawyer was born August 29, 2002, in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a junior at the University of Mississippi. His love of math led him to major in accountancy. Sawyer loved on campus life...
Dolly Anne Smith Weger
Oct 26, 2023
Dolly Anne Smith Weger, age 84, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023. She was a resident of Hattiesburg, MS. Born February 21, 1939, to parents James Elmer Smith, Sr. and Elizabeth Bernice Rube Smith of Lake, MS, she was the fourth of five children.
She married Allen Harrison Weger, Sr. and together they had 5 children, Allen, Tammy,...
Louise Neely
Oct 26, 2023
Louise Neely, age 97 of Richland, affectionately known as GiGi, passed away on October 26, 2023, in Jackson, Mississippi. She was born on May 26, 1926, in Hinds County, Mississippi. Throughout her life, Louise had a deep love for her community and a passion for helping others.
Louise's proudest accomplishments were her dedicated work with AARP in Richland,...
Virginia Mangum Lewis
Oct 26, 2023
Virginia Mangum Lewis
June 25,1936 - October 26, 2023
Opal Virginia Mangum Lewis, 87, a longtime resident of Pearl, Mississippi, passed away at Cooperwood Senior Living in Flowood, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 on Monday, October 30, 2023 at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS with interment in Floral Hills Memory Garden in...
John Chapman "Johnny" Rogers
Oct 25, 2023
A memorial service will be held at 12pm on Mon. Oct. 30, 2023 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Forest, MS. Visitation will be on Mon. Oct. 30, 2023 from 10am-12pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Burial will follow the services at Pulaski Cemetery. A full obituary will be uploaded when completed.
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Zachary Taylor Hederman, Jr.
Oct 23, 2023
Zachary Taylor Hederman, of Jackson, Mississippi, died October 23, 2023, leaving a tremendous void in the lives of his friends and family, but further enriching them with wonderful memories and experiences that he was able to provide through his success and unique personality. Zach was born in Jackson on February 16, 1948. He graduated Murrah High School and...
Christopher Thomas Daughdrill
Oct 20, 2023
Christopher Thomas Daughdrill, affectionately known as Chris, passed away at the age of 48, on October 20, 2023, in Houston, Texas. He was born on September 17, 1975, in Jackson, Mississippi. Chris had a successful career working offshore for 28 years.Chris was a man who cherished his time at home with Lauren and their two sons, Brayden Thomas Daughdrill and...
Kris M Upton
Oct 20, 2023
Kris Megan Walters-Upton, 40, passed away on Friday, October 20,2023 in Hinds County, MS. The visitation will be on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 10am -12 noon, at Roosevelt State Park Lodge, her Celebration of Life will immediately follow at 12 at Roosevelt, State Park in the main lodge located at 2149 Highway 13 South Morton, Mississippi 39117. She was born on...
John Michael Vanderford
Oct 20, 2023
John Michael Vanderford, 47, passed away on Friday Oct. 20, 2023 in Madison County, MS. Visitation will be held on Mon. Oct. 23, 2023 from 4pm-8pm and on Tues. Oct. 24, 2023 from 10am-11am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 11am on Tues. Oct. 24, 2023 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel...
Bob Henry Mayo, Jr.
Oct 19, 2023
Bob Henry Mayo, Jr. age 77, and a resident of Midland, TX passed away on October 19, 2023.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 1pm on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Eastern Cemetery in Forest, MS.
Bob was born to Bob Henry Mayo and Dale King Mayo on July 22, 1946. After the death of his mother, Dale,...
Grace C Curry
Oct 19, 2023
Grace C. Curry, 78, of Pearl, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Columbia Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be Friday, October 27, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and again on Saturday, October 28, starting at 10am at the funeral home with an 11am graveside service to follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens...
William Franklin "Tripp" Stewart III
Oct 19, 2023
William Franklin Stewart III (affectionately known as Tripp) passed away at his home in Morton, MS on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at the early age of 43. Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 12:30 with the funeral service immediately following at 2:00 PM. A graveside service will follow at Lakeland Place Memorial...
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