Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Morris, Frank January 13, 1892
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Norfolk Virginian January 14, 1892

                           DEATH OF MAYOR MORRIS

                THE CALM AND QUIET ENDING OF HIS BUSY LIFE

A Brief Sketch of His Life - A Gallant Soldier, Successful Business Man and a 
Good Citizen - His Death Unexpected.

As the great bell of the City Hall tolled the hour of 5:45 last evening the news 
spread rapidly throughout the community that His Honor Frank Morris, Mayor of 
the City, passed away and there was universal sorrow among all classes of our 
citizens, for taking him all in all, Frank Morris was a good man, whose death is 
sadly mourned.
Mayor Morris had been confined to his residence, in Freemason Street, for a long 
time with a distressing complaint and of course it was well known that he could 
not recover. Yet the summons was unexpected, for during the afternoon he had 
rallied and bright hopes were entertained by his loved ones that life would be 
spared him for some days at least and all that willing hands and loving hearts 
could do was done to prolong life, but alas! it was of no avail, for at the hour 
named the summons came and his spirit was wafted homeward to the bosom of God, 
who gave it.
The end to him was as serene and calm as summer and filled with the hopes of a 
blessed hereafter, he felt no dread of death and thus it was he passed away, his 
life being hushed forever.
Mayor Morris at the time of his death was fifty years old, having been born in 
the City of Portsmouth on the 8th of January 1841. He entered the service of the 
late Confederacy on April 1, 1861 as a private in the Portsmouth Rifles, in 
which command he served one year, when he was transferred to Company 1, 13th 
Virginia Regiment and served until the surrender at Appomattox.
He was wounded at Williamsport and again at the Battle of Five Points, but 
recovering he rejoined his command, serving to the end of the war. He 
participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Second Manassas, as well as 
several other engagements.  
After the war he returned to Portsmouth and in 1869 moved to Norfolk engaging in 
the wholesale grocery business, being one of the firm of Wm. H. Morris & Sons, 
commission merchants and cotton factors. 
At the time of his death he was cashier of the Union Savings Bank and Mayor of 
the city. Prior to his being elected Mayor, in 1890, he served four years as 
City Councilman, during which time he was a member of the finance committee and 
later on president of the Select Council.
Mayor Morris was a member in good standing of the Knight of Honor, Elks, Royal 
Arcanum, Masons and Pickett-Buchanan Camp, Confederate Veterans. In fact, he was 
a prominent man, a good citizen, a firm friend and a most loving husband and 
father, and, as before said, his death will be mourned by a host of people.
He leaves a widow and one son to whom, in this the hour of their sore 
affliction, THE VIRGINIAN extends its fullest sympathy. The announcement of his 
death in another column gives the additional information that the time and place 
of his funeral will be announced hereafter.


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