MUSKINGUM COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: MORRISON, Mrs. Lynn (nee TOLBERT) (d. 1962)
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The following is from the Zanesville Public Library Obituary File; dated 16
Mar 1962: 

"Mrs. Lynn Morrison, 65, of Route 6, widow of a longtime
Zanesville shoe merchant, died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday in Bethesda Hospital
where she had been a patient one day.  She had been in failing health two
years. "Mrs. Morrison was the former Margaret Iantha Tolbert.  She was born
in Barnesville, April 12, 1896, a daughter of Russ[sic] and Isabel[sic]
Jones Tolbert. "She had lived in the Zanesville vicinity for 49 years and
had been associated with her late husband in the operation of Morrison's
Shoe Store on Main street until his death in June 1960. "Mrs. Morrison is
survived by three brothers, John of Buffalo, N.Y., Walter of Masillon, and
James of Toledo; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Dennis of 847 Chester street and
Mrs. Vivian Bateman of 1259 Adamsville road, and several nieces and nephews.
"One sister is deceased. "Friends may call at DeLong and Baker Funeral Home
after 7 p.m. today." The following is from the Zanesville, Ohio Public
Library's Obituary File; dated 8 Jun 1960: Shoe Store Manager Is Dead At 65
"Lynn A. Morrison, 65, manager of Morrison's Shoe Store at 506 Main street,
died suddenly at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the family home on the old Ridge road
off Chandlersville road, apparently the victim of a heart attack. "He was
taken in a Hillis ambulance to Bethesda Hospital where he was pronounced
dead. "Mr. Morrison was a native of Zanesville.  He was a son of Fred and
Minnie E. Lynn Morrison.  His father founded the store, first locating at
203 Main street more than half a century ago. "He was a member of Lodge of
Amity, F & A.M. "In addition to his widow, the former Margaret Talbert, of
Barnesville, Mr. Morrison is survived bya brother-in-law, Carl Ferrell of
Mount Vernon. "The body was taken to DeLong & Baker Funeral Home."

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