Morse obituaries/memorials, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Morse, Alice Warner 9 Dec 2001 Jan 2002 Don Johnson Morse, Ann Lucille Barton 15 Jan 1999 Jan 1999 Don Johnson Morse, Betty Hall 3 Feb 1999 Feb 1999 Don Johnson Morse, Charles Edward 13 Feb 2009 Feb 2009 Jerry Nelson Morse, Flavia Ann Duplessis 15 Feb 2007 Feb 2007 Jerry Nelson Morse, Glyn 24 Sep 2010 Oct 2010 Jerry Nelson Morse, Grace Lee (Sister Mary Regina) d. 19 Apr 1998 Mar 2001 Don Johnson Morse, Helen Louise McGehee 14 Apr 2009 Apr 2009 Jerry Nelson Morse, Omer Louis 2 Aug 2007 Aug 2007 Jerry Nelson Morse, Robert 6 Jan 2003 Jan 2003 Don Johnson Morse, Terry Wade 16 Feb 2000 Mar 2000 Sandra McLellan Morse, Thelma Lee 29 Dec 2004 Jan 2005 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 12/9/2001 MORSE, ALICE WARNER Ponchatoula - Alice Warner Morse, 43, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001, at her home in Ponchatoula from complications of diabetes and lung failure. She is a native of Covington and had resided in Ponchatoula for the past 13 years. She is the mother of Kisha Hoyt, James Ficco Jr. and Terry Morse Jr.; daughter of Nora Lee Sharp and John David Warner; stepdaughter of Argyle Sharp and Virgie Warner; sister of Laura Lee Morse, John Allen Warner, Scheryl Warner, Carlene O'Keefe, Barbara Ann Duncan, Katherine King and Paul David Warner. She had two grandsons. The funeral home did not list where any of the survivors are from. Visitation will be today from noon until the funeral at 2 p.m. at Schoen Funeral Home's chapel, 1414 S. Tyler St., Covington. Burial will be in Wager Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 1/15/1999 MORSE, ANN LUCILLE BARTON A resident of Ponchatoula, she died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 83 and a native of Indiana. Visiting was at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Friday. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by a daughter, Earlene Brown, Chalmette; a son, Charles "Bob" Morse, Ponchatoula; an uncle, Nute Barton, Oakland, Calif.; 24 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband, Earl Morse; a son, Leon Morse; three sisters, Stella Clark, Margaret Koppenal and Vivian Blackwell; and a stepdaughter, Louise Hebert. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 2/3/1999 MORSE, BETTY HALL A resident of Amite, she died at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 1999, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. She was 64 and a native of Oak Grove. Visiting was at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Visiting at the funeral home, 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Earl Taylor. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband, Glyn Morse, Amite; two daughters, Debora Rivers, Loranger, and Stephanie Leruth, Folsom; a son, Ronald Glyn Morse, Tickfaw; mother, Mrs. Ollie Hall, Forest; four sisters, Jerrie Harris and Linda Graham, both of Monroe, Jenell McKeel, Leland, Miss., and Frankie Manley, Oak Grove; three brothers, Gurvis Hall, Bennie Hall and David Hall, all of Monroe; and six granddaughters, Patricia M. McKneely, Wendy Rivers, Stacy Rivers, Amanda Morse, Jessica Husser and Ann Megan Morse. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 2/13/2009 MORSE, CHARLES EDWARD "BOB" Charles Edward "Bob" Morse, 71 years old of Pumpkin Center, LA, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009. He was born on Saturday, July 10, 1937 in Terre Haute, IN. Mr. Morse served in the United States Army. He was dearly loved and will be missed by his family and friends. Surviving are his daughter & son-in-law, Bridgette Annette and Robert Joseph Galladora; son, Troy Edward Morse; son & daughter-in-law, Terry Allen and Kathleen Morse; son, Randy Jerome Morse; 2 grandchildren, Kevin Edward Morse and Kasey Elliot Morse; and sister, Earlene Brown. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ann Barton and Earl Joseph Morse; and brother, Leon Morse. Friends will be received Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 15, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. until the service at 10:00 a.m. at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula. Interment will follow in the Sand Hill Cemetery, Ponchatoula. An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.harrymckneely.com *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 2/15/2007 MORSE, FLAVIA ANN DUPLESSIS Flavia Ann Duplessis Morse, a homemaker, 96-years-old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, in Belle Maison Nursing Home in Hammond. She was born Thursday, January 26, 1911, in Gonzales, Louisiana, daughter of the late Alex and Edna Henderson Duplessis. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Surviving are daughter, Shirley Morse of Ponchatoula; son, Charles Morse and wife Laura B. of Ponchatoula; sisters, Zilda D. Ernst, and Henrietta D. Joiner, both of Ponchatoula; brother, Lawrence P. Duplessis of Portland, Oregon; granddaughters and their spouses, Anne Bennett Hermanson and husband, Rocky of W. Yellowstone, MT, Debbie Bennett Schuster and husband, Greg of Bozeman, MT, and Janet L. Voohries; grandsons, Samuel J. Voohries, and Martin A. Morgan; also survived by four great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Albert Morse; daughter, Carolyn M. Bennett; brothers, Alton, Alter, Troy, Alfaro, and Wickliffe Duplessis; and a sister, Edith D. Mercier. Friends will be received Thursday, February 15, 2006, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. and on Friday, from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula. Services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Friday, February 16, 2007 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Justin R. Kauchak, O.P. officiating. Interment will follow in the Ponchatoula Cemetery. The family would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. M. Laughlin G. Winkler and the staff and workers at Belle Maison Nursing Home for their compassion and expert care. Email condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com/subject line: Morse. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 9/24/2010 MORSE, GLYN Mr. Glyn Morse was born May 16, 1931, and passed away at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 79, a native of Emerson, Ark., and a resident of Amite. Mr. Glyn served our country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. Mr. Glyn is survived by a son, Ronald "Butch" Morse and wife Cheri, Tickfaw; two daughters, Deborah M. Rivers and husband John, Independence, and Stephanie M. Leruth and husband Larry, Folsom; sister, Louise Taylor and husband Earl, Linden, Texas; six grandchildren, Wendy Turner and husband Shaun, Stacy Davis and husband TJ, Amanda Morse, Jessica Kyzar and husband Ben, Ann Megan Morse and Patricia Landry; and four great-grandchildren, Allie Davis, Carlie Turner, Ross Turner and Aubrey Davis. Preceded in death by his wife, Betty Hall Morse; parents, Jim and Susie Morse; four sisters and three brothers. Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. until Celebration of Life service at 1 p.m. in the chapel, with the Rev. Earl Taylor and T.J. Davis officiating. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite. Pallbearers will be Shaun Turner, T.J. Davis, Ben Kyzar, John Rivers, Larry Leruth, Mike Rumfola and Rayford Perry. An online guestbook is available at www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com. McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N and La. 16W (Exit 46) next to Bill Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom's Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express. *************************************************************************** Memorial, Grace Lee Morse (Sister Mary Regina), Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted with permission of Dorothy Dawes, O.P. -- dmdawes@accesscom.net 580 Broadway, New Orleans, LA 70118, 504-861-8155, FAX 504-861-8718 or 865-8079 photos at http://www.dominican-sisters.net/stmarys/memoria/morse.htm In Memory of [Sr. M. Regina Morse] Dominican Sisters Congregation of St. Mary New Orleans Grace Lee Morse January 19, 1907- April 19, 1998 When Vivian Coulon was in first grade, Grace Morse was her teacher. One day near the end of the school year the child was in tears. "What's the matter?" asked the teacher. Vivian was to receive a prize for perfect attendance, but only if one of her parents would come to the school picnic. Her mother was at home having a baby. Her father was piloting the ferry boat across the river. Miss Morse said, "Don't worry. I'll be your Mama." The day turned happy; the prize was won. It was almost time to go home when the sky grew black and clouds burst over the park. There was a wide river of mud between them and the streetcar. Miss Morse said to Vivian, "Now what will we do? I know. You carry my shoes, and I'll carry you." The little girl never forgot. From that day forward she knew she wanted to be a teacher. She became in fact a sister, and a world leader of the Marianites of Holy Cross. Her inspiration was the gentle teacher who carried her in her arms when she needed a mother. Grace Lee Morse was born in Algiers on the West Bank of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, on the hundredth birthday of Robert E. Lee, for whom she was named. She was the sixth child, fifth daughter of Isadora Kevlin and Matthew Morse. She was twenty when her youngest brother died at eighteen, and if it caused her to think deeply about life and death, no one knew, for she almost never spoke of herself or her thoughts. She was reserved; her words though few, were worth the listening. Her mother's brother was a doctor, and Grace remembered riding in the buggy when her uncle was making house calls. The mother missed out on the educational opportunities given to boys in the large family, and determined her daughters should have the best education available. Grace finished Holy Name of Mary parochial school in Algiers, then took the ferry across the river to McDonogh High School, where she could walk from the boat landing. Later at "City" Normal, she earned a lifetime teacher's certificate shortly before her nineteenth birthday. Grace taught eleven years in public school before entering the convent. After beginning as a primary teacher she attended summer school, first at Tulane, then at Loyola where she observed Dominican sisters studying, and experienced the call to religious life. She entered at age twenty-nine, receiving the name Mary Regina; she had a tender devotion to the mother of Jesus. After finishing a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Loyola, she went to Catholic University of America where she earned an MA in American History in 1951. Sister Mary Regina taught at Our Lady of Lourdes, a model school, as a postulant in 1936, and soon became known for excellence. She served in a variety of ministries of the Congregation for fifty-two years before retiring to the motherhouse. Twenty-two years were in the parochial schools, including six as principal. She is remembered as a good superior. She taught five years at St. Mary's Dominican High School, and ten years on college level, including six at Rosaryville. One of her former students recalls that "She could really make history come alive!" At St. Mary's Dominican College she enjoyed working in the library. One of her rarely voiced regrets was the loss of the library when the college was sold in 1984. Her versatility was tested when she was tapped at Seventh Ward Hospital as Supervisor of Maintenance, and later as assistant for medical records. In 1976 she served as secretary to the superior general until 1980, when she briefly retired. Early in 1981 she was one of the founders of Place Dubourg in LaPlace, LA, where she served as supervisor of housekeeping until 1985 when she retired to the motherhouse. The motherhouse had commissioned a Stations of the Cross behind the chapel. It is considered by some to be modern art, and not so popular with her generation. But Regina was unique. She found the booklet done by the artist, Mark Schenthal, studied it until it became familiar, and made the artwork her own. She was almost ninety when she asked at table one morning a question she had saved up, "Sister, can you give me a definition of 'cyberspace?' It's all through the papers, and it's not in any dictionary." The sister had trouble defining it, until months later, when she returned from a conference where a working definition was supplied. On hearing it, Regina said, "Well, your trip was worthwhile!" Sister Mary Regina was sensitive, reserved, brilliant; she had a sharp, dry wit, and a saving sense of humor. She walked a long journey, always caring. She made us laugh, and we knew her as so very good. We will remember her with love and gratitude. As Dominicans have said through the centuries upon receiving a treasure, "Blessed be God in his gifts!" *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 4/14/2009 MORSE, HELEN LOUISE McGEHEE "SIS" A resident of Amite, she died at 5:15 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2009, at The Hospice House, Hammond. She was 92 and a native of Hammond. Graveside service will be at Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, conducted by the Rev. Gaylord Dodgen. She is survived by two sons, Larry W. Morse, Amite, and Charles M. "Chuck" Morse and his wife, Janet, Hammond; grandson, Sean Etherage Morse, Hammond; sister, Anna "Webbie" Ory, Fluker; and nieces. Preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey E. "Hoss" Morse. She was a member and Sunday school teacher of Amite-Arcola Presbyterian Church and a member of the Yellow Jacket Club at Southeastern Louisiana University. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Amite-Arcola Presbyterian Church, 501 Walnut St., Amite, LA 70422. Arrangements by McKneely Funeral Home, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 8/2/2007 MORSE, OMER LOUIS Omer Louis Morse, 68, of Ponchatoula, died Monday, July 30, 2007 in North Oaks Medical Center. He was born on December 7, 1938 in Loranger, son of the late Louis and Oleta Painting Morse. Surviving are his wife, Rita Faye Babin Morse and 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Trampas and Nicole Morse, and Rendy Joe and Becki Morse; 1 grandson, Lane Garrett Morse; 4 brothers, Denny Wayne Morse, Darryl Morse, Pete Morse, Jimmy Dunnington; 2 sisters, Mitzi Robertson and Tobby Owens. He was preceded in death by 1 brother, Terry Morse and 2 sisters, Fay Ochsner and Hilda Robertson. Friends will be received Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Harry McKneely & Son in Ponchatoula from 6 pm until 10 pm, and after 8 am on Thursday til the 10 am Funeral Home Chapel Service, conducted by Rev. James Ray Robertson. Interment will follow in the Sand Hill Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to: condolences@i-55.com / subject line: Morse. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 1/6/2003 MORSE, ROBERT "BUD" A resident of Metairie, he died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, at Kenner Regional Hospital. He was 75 and a native of Ponchatoula. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 1 p.m. until religious service in the chapel at 2:30 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Bob Deich. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by his wife of 52 years, Valerie Betz Morse, Metairie; a daughter, Catherine Stephan, LaPlace; two sons, Robert Morse Jr. and Steve Morse, both of Metairie; three grand- children; a brother, Melvin "Tuck" Morse, Ponchatoula; and a sister, Beatrice Hoover, Ponchatoula. Preceded in death by his parents, Robert J. and Lillie Mae McCrory Morse; a brother, Roy "Dook" Morse; and a sister, Melody M. Threeton. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Ponchatoula Enterprise on: 2/16/2000 MORSE, TERRY WADE Funeral services for Terry Wade Morse, 54, were at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, from First Pentecostal Church, Hammond. Burial was in Cooper Cemetery, Robert, under the direction of Geisler Funeral Home. Mr. Morse died Tuesday, Feb. 8, at his home. He was a native of Robert, an offshore machine operator, a member of First Pentecostal Church, and a veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors are a stepdaughter, Risha Warner Hoyt of Florida; one son, Terry W. Morse Jr. of Ponchatoula; one stepson, James Ficco of Covington; three sisters, Fay D. Ochsner of Robert, Tobby Owens of Robert, and Mitzi Robertson of Ponchatoula; five brothers, Jimmy Dunnington, Dennis Wayne, Pete, and the Rev. Darryl Morse, all of Robert, and Omer Morse of Ponchatoula. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 12/29/2004 MORSE, THELMA LEE A native and resident of Ponchatoula, she died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at her home. She was 66. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30. Visiting in the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m. Friday. Interment in Sand Hill Cemetery. Survived by three sons, Troy Morse of Pumpkin Center and Terry Morse and Randy Morse, both of Ponchatoula; one daughter, Bridgette Galladora of Albany; mother, Tina Holland of Ponchatoula; four brothers, Ivy Holland of Ponchatoula, Allen Holland of Abita Springs and Truman Holland and Michael Holland, both of Ponchatoula; two sisters, Eva Younger of Robert and Geneva Givens of Ponchatoula; two grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by father, Edwin Holland; two brothers, Leon and Mack Holland; and one sister, Mildred LeBlanc. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/morse.txt