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Adelia Hampton

Adelia Hampton

Jun 12, 2023

Adelia Ondean Childres Hampton, 96, passed away on Mon. June 12, 2023 at Hillcrest Nursing Center in Magee, MS. Visitation will be held on Tues. June 13, 2023 from 10am-12pm at Puckett Baptist Church in Puckett, MS. Graveside Services are 12:15pm at Puckett Cemetery. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Hampton...

Pastor Frank Hornsby, Jr.

Pastor Frank Hornsby, Jr.

Jun 12, 2023

Pastor Frank “Franko” Hillary Hornsby Jr, age 56, of Brandon, MS, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 12, 2023 doing what he loved studying the Bible and sending out his daily scriptures.

Frank was born on March 8, 1967, to Frank Hillary Hornsby Sr. and Carolyn Ann Northrop Hornsby in...

Dorothy Balk

Dorothy Balk

Jun 11, 2023

Dorothy King Balk, 101, passed away on June 11, 2023, at her home in Pearl, MS.  Visitation will be 9am -12pm Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  There will be a graveside following at 2pm at High Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Leake County.

Allie Mcalpin

Allie Mcalpin

Jun 10, 2023

Allie Mae McAlpin

Brandon, MS

Allie Mae McAlpin, 86, met her Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 10, 2023.  A visitation will be 5-8pm Monday, June 12, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and again starting at 9am Tuesday, June 13, 2023, until the 10 am service in the chapel of the...

Thomas Perkins

Thomas Perkins

Jun 10, 2023

Thomas Perkins, age 2 entered into his Heavenly Father’s arms on June 10, 2023. Services will be held at 2pm Sunday, June 18, 2023, at Ott and Lee Chapel Forest. Visitation will be held from 1pm till service time at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery in Lake.

Thomas was born October 13,...

Johnny Hall

Johnny Hall

Jun 10, 2023

Johnny H. Hall

Pulaski, MS

Johnny H. Hall, 75, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at his home.  Visitation will be 5 - 8 pm Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Grace Primitive Baptist Church in Pearl, MS.  Services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, at the church with visitation starting at 9am.  There will be...

Roderick Collins

Roderick Collins

Jun 8, 2023

Roderick Wayne Collins, 76, of Pineville, Mississippi passed away on June 8, 2023, at UMMC in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born on September 19, 1946, in Bushnell, Florida, to Lillie and Escoe Collins. Wayne was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Ann Collins, his mother, father, and brother, Weldon Collins.

Wayne is survived...

Margie Thornton

Margie Thornton

Jun 8, 2023

Margie Ree Thornton, 85, of Polkville, MS peacefully passed away June 8, 2023 at Lynnwood Senior Care in Laurel, MS. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Rock Bluff Baptist Church from 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm. with services following at 1:00 pm at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

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Edwin Smith

Edwin Smith

Jun 7, 2023

Edwin Smith

Retired attorney and Judge Edwin R. Smith, 80, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, following a lengthy illness. He had been a resident of Brandon, MS, for the past 15 years.

The son of Rodney James and Sara Jane Blaney Smith, he was born Nov. 23, 1942, in Talladega, AL. He grew up...

Penny Breedlove

Penny Breedlove

Jun 7, 2023

Penny Jean Breedlove, age 57, a resident of Morton passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at her home in Morton.  10AM Graveside service, Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Morrow Memorial Cemetery, 12034 Road 121, Philadelphia, MS 39350.  Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

Penny...

John Stepp

John Stepp

Jun 5, 2023

John Robert Stepp

Brandon, MS

John Robert Stepp, 60, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at Mississippi Baptist Hospital in Jackson, MS.  A visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 pm Friday, June 9, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.

Mr. Stepp was born in Jackson, MS on January...

Robbie Townsend

Robbie Townsend

Jun 4, 2023

Robbie Dale Townsend, age 89 of Pearl, passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

A Celebration of Robbie’s Life will be 11:00am Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon with Rev. Max Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 5:00pm until 8:00pm Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at...

Nick Comans

Nick Comans

Jun 3, 2023

Nick Comans, 83, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Mississippi Care Center in Morton, MS. Visitation was held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 10 am -12 pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton, MS. Funeral Services were held at 12 pm (noon) on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the chapel of Ott &...

David Jones

David Jones

Jun 2, 2023

David C Jones passed away peacefully on June 2, 2023 with his family by his side. He was born on March 27, 1943 to his parents, Charles and Mary Lindenmeyer Jones.  He was raised on a farm in Shelbyville, Indiana where he learned hard work and a love of sports.  Basketball took him to Northern Arizona University, and later...

Helen Blackburn

Helen Blackburn

Jun 2, 2023

Helen Delorese (Allen) Blackburn was born November 12, 1929, in the community of Bertice in Leake County, Mississippi, to Marion J and Annie Viola Allen.She finished her journey on this earth June 2, 2023. Helen was the second of eleven children, (Gwen, Polly, Geneva, Linda, Sondria, Jack, Marshall, Jerry, Julian, and Jimmy Ray). Her early life was one of hard work helping her father, mother and siblings in the cotton fields, gardens, and general farm work. She often told us how...

George Mitchell Sr.

George Mitchell Sr.

Jun 1, 2023

George Isaac Mitchell Sr., 99, passed away on Thurs. June 1, 2023 at the Covington County Hospital in Collins, MS. Visitation will be held on Sun. June 4, 2023 from 2pm-5pm at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS and on Mon. June 5, 2023 from 10am-11am at Meadow Grove Baptist Church in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are...

Larry Bailey

Larry Bailey

Jun 1, 2023

Larry Steve Bailey, age 83 passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at home.

Funeral services will be Saturday, June 3, 2023, 11:00am at Ott and Lee Funeral Home, Brandon. Interment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 2, 2023, 5:00pm until 7:00pm and again on Saturday, June 3, 2023, 10:00am until 11:00am at...

Martha Ensign

Martha Ensign

May 31, 2023

Visitation: 9am-10:45am Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Pelahatchie Baptist Church.

Service: 11am Saturday at Pelahatchie Baptist Church.

Graveside: 12pm Saturday at Floral Hills Memory Gardens.

Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Morton.

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Martha Ann Shute Ensign, 81, of Pelahatchie...

Terry Perkins

Terry Perkins

May 29, 2023

Terry Phillip Perkins, 62, passed away Monday, May 29th, 2023 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Ms. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS handled arrangements.

Terry was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Perkins (Berry); his son, Jonathan Perkins, and his parents, Glen and Pat Perkins of Pearl, Ms.

He will be greatly...

Clement Mcnair

Clement Mcnair

May 28, 2023

Clement Edmund McNair

Brandon, MS

Clement Edmund McNair, 85, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS.  Visitation began at 9:30am until the 11:00am service on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS.  Graveside services followed at Brandon Memorial Gardens.  Rev....

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