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Sue Frothingham
Jul 16, 2026
Sue Clark Frothingham, beloved mother, Director Emeritus of Community Counseling Center, Greenville Mississippi, peacefully departed from this world on July 16, 2026, at the age of 89.
Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home Brandon, MS on July 23, 2026 beginning at 9am with a service of remembrance at 11am. We cordially invite all who knew and loved...
Ellen Marie Sills
Jul 21, 2026
Ellen Marie Berry Sills, 83, a resident of Pearl, MS passed away on July 21, 2026 in Brandon. Visitation will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon on Thursday, July 23rd from 11am-1pm, with the funeral service beginning at 1pm in the chapel. Burial will follow at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Sills was a longtime member of...
James Michael Bartlett, Sr.
Jul 18, 2026
James Michael Bartlett passed away peacefully at his home on July 18, 2026. Surrounded by his loving family, he left this world and entered into his eternal life with his Lord and Savior.
Mike was born in Winona, Mississippi on August 15, 1948 to Archie Bartlett and Genelle Bartlett Mitchell. He spent his childhood in Winona with his brother and sister...
Shirley Mae Jacobsen
Jul 17, 2026
Shirley Mae Jacobsen passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the age of 99. She was a loving mother, grandmother and a friend whose kindness touched so many lives. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 24, 2026 from 10am-11am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services are 11am on Fri. July 24, 2026 at...
Robert Henry Ray
Jul 20, 2026
Robert Henry Ray, 94, passed away on Mon. July 20, 2026 at the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS. A graveside service will be held at 3pm on Fri. July 24, 2026 at Crestview Memorial Gardens in Brandon, MS. Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS is handling arrangements.
Mr. Ray was born on July 5, 1932...
Brittany Mack
Jul 20, 2026
Brittany Ann Mack, 35, of Jackson, Mississippi, went home to be with Jesus on July 20, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born Brittany Ann Ransom on May 9, 1991, in Decorah, Iowa, to Lisa and Chris Ransom. Her family moved to Brandon when she was two. She graduated from Brandon High School in 2009 and completed...
Donald Lamar Vineyard
Jul 20, 2026
Donald Lamar Vineyard, age 83, passed away at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center on July 20th, 2026. He was born in Skene, MS on July 3, 1943, to John Thomas Vineyard and Viola Frazier Vineyard. After graduating from Shaw High School, Don went on to play football for Mississippi Delta Community College. Later, Don completed his education at Delta State where...
Margaret Jane Driskell
Jul 19, 2026
On September 1, 1931, Clay Roy Sr. and Mildred Cooper Peagler were blessed with a baby girl, Margaret Jane. She was the baby girl following the birth of four boys. Margaret Jane Driskell left her earthly home on July 19, 2026, at the age of 94 to join her Lord and Savior in heaven and reunite with her friends and...
Samantha Smith
Jul 18, 2026
Visitation will be held at Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton on Monday, July 20, 2026 from 5pm - 8pm.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 21, 2026 from 10am - 10:45am at Leesburg Baptist Church.
Service will be 11am Tuesday at Leesburg Baptist Church.
Graveside will follow at Springhill Cemetery.
Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Morton is honored to serve the...
Deborah Joy Wren
Jul 17, 2026
Deborah Joy Phillips Wren, of Brandon, MS, passed away in her home, surrounded by loved ones on the evening of Friday, July 17, 2026.
Debbie, as she was known to all, was born on September 8, 1949, to Ethel May Hough Phillips and Ace Walter Phillips in Oak Grove, LA.
Debbie graduated from Wingfield High School in Jackson in 1968 and then...
Dorothy "Dot" Ella Ivy Prestage
Jul 17, 2026
Dorothy “Dot” Ella Ivy Prestage, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away at her home in Leesburg, MS on July 17, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 10, 1936, in Rankin County, Dorothy filled ninety years with warmth, kindness, and an abiding devotion to those she loved.
Dorothy’s life revolved around her cherished family. As a devoted...
Frank Santo Signa Jr.
Jul 15, 2026
Frank Santo Signa Jr., 70, passed away on Wed. July 15, 2026 in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be held on Fri. July 17, 2026 from 2pm-3pm at St. Paul Catholic Church in Brandon, MS. A funeral mass will be held at 3pm on Fri. July 17, 2026 at St. Paul Catholic Church with burial to follow in the Lakeland Place...
Rosemarie Klock
Jul 14, 2026
Rosemarie Klock, 71, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at her home in Brandon, Mississippi.
Mrs. Klock was born February 8, 1955, in York, Maine, to Gerald Chase and Lydia Weare Chase. She spent her early years living on the New Hampshire sea coast. She later moved to Santa Barbara, California, and married Bill Klock. They met through their...
Iris Conerly
Jul 14, 2026
Iris Rosella May Conerly, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at her home in Braxton, Mississippi, at the age of 65.
Iris was born on June 24, 1961, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to Olen Rommie May and Mary Berryhill May. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, canning, cooking and reading. She will be remembered for the immense love she showed to her...
Brodus Lavell Reeves
Jul 13, 2026
Brodus Lavell Reeves, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi, at the age of 84. Born on October 20, 1941, in Mississippi, Brodus’s life was a testament to faith, family, and the values of hard work and compassion.
Brodus was a proud son of Henry John Reeves and Francis Selena Reeves. From...
Jerry Wayne McMahon
Jul 12, 2026
Jerry Wayne “Red” McMahon, Sr.
B. in Hattiesburg MS on April 19, 1947 D. in Morton MS on July 12, 2026 Aged 79 years
Jerry “Red” McMahon was born on April 19, 1947, at the old Methodist Hospital in downtown Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to William Ray “Papa” McMahon and Dolly Corrine “Granny” Kitchens.He was the youngest of seven siblings born to Papa Ray...
Tony Henry
Jul 12, 2026
In Loving Memory of Van Anthony “Tony” Henry
Van Anthony “Tony” Henry was born on January 9, 1963, and lived a life defined by faith, hard work, generosity, and an unwavering love for his family. He passed from this life leaving behind a legacy that will continue to live on in the hearts of everyone who had the privilege of knowing...
Bob G. Ponds
Jul 11, 2026
Bob Ponds of Brandon, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at age 92 on Saturday, July 11, 2026, with his family beside him. Bob was born at home in Saltillo, Tennessee, on August 14, 1933, to Charlie A. Ponds Jr. and Maggie May Crider Ponds. Bob’s parents, brother Tommy Ponds, and wife of 70 years Barbara Elaine Ponds, preceded him in death.
Bob...
Mary Lucile "ML" Harris
Jul 11, 2026
Mary Lucile Parrish Harris, wife, mother, and follower of Jesus. Passed away on July 11, 2026. ML, as she was called in her adult life, was born on December 12, 1949, to Sam and Ruby Parrish. She had a wonderful grandmother who kept her during the day while her parents worked, and she was spoiled rotten.
ML was the wife of...
Phoebe Ann Baker
Jul 10, 2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Phoebe Ann (Day) Baker.
The world was graced with an earthly angel on September 21, 1944 with the birth of Phoebe in Vincennes, IN, and heaven was gifted the epitome of a deserving human on July 10, 2026, at her residence in Brandon, MS.
Her life and memory are profoundly marked...
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