Lando Lentz Jr., 83, Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, January 28,2026. Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Cherokee. The funeral service will immediately follow with Bro. Phillip Crowell officiating. Interment will be in Morris Hill Cemetery, Cherokee.
Lando loved hunting, fishing, boat riding, jeep riding and going to JJ’s to eat breakfast with his friends and retired from Cherokee Nitrogen in 2012. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lando Lentz Sr. and Bessie Maxwell Lentz; sisters, Barbara Jean and Minnie.
Lando is survived by his wife of 45 years, Janette Lentz of Cherokee, AL.; daughter, Dana Morgan (Jamy) of Iuka, MS; grandchildren, Cheyanne Morgan of Iuka, MS., Kellie-Brooke Morgan (Cooper) of Iuka, MS.; and sisters, Lib and Dot.
Pallbearers will be Garrick Kenney, Cooper Hopkins, Andrew Kenney, Jerry Ray Comer, Thomas Oats and Terry Gene Murphy. Honorary pallbearers are Johnny Willson and JJ’s friends.
