Obit of Morris, John J. - Logan County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Mark Adkinson 2 Oct 2005 Return to Logan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/logan/logan.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Surnames: Morris, Gates, Gatewood, Miller, Scott Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YaB.2ACI/1476.1 from the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, 20 Jul 1995, p25: MORRIS, John J., age 86, of Edmond, OK, fell peacefully asleep in God's arms on July 18, 1995, in Guthrie, Ok. He was born Oct. 8, 1908, in Clark, S.D. to Frank and Martha Morris. John married Cleo Ruth Gates (sp?? hard to read) on March 21, 1934 in Dallas, Tx. He was a builder, retiring after 27 years of service with the Denman Co. After retiring, he & Cleo built apartment houses and managed the buildings together. John was a charter member of Peace Lutheran Church in Edmond and also a charter member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Edmond. He was preceded in death by two grandchildren, David Miller and Jason Morris. John is survived by his wife, Cleo of the home; a son & daughter-in-law, Roger A. & Beverly Morris of Luther, Ok; 3 daughters, Winnie Gatewood of Ridgecrest, Ca, Flora Miller & her husband David of Edmond & Judi Scott & her husband Tony of San Rafael, Ca; 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. John was loved and respected dearly by all his family and many friends and will be deeply missed, but we rejoice that he is with Christ. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church Building Fund, 321 E Campbell, Edmond, 73034. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 21, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Edmond. Interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, OKC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Logan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/logan/logan.html