Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Morris, Garland C., 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ GARLAND CHAPPELL MORRIS DENDRON - Garland C. Morris, 78, passed away Jan. 10, 1997, at Southampton Memorial Hospital, Franklin. Mr. Morris was the son of the late Clayton C. and Patty Laine Morris and was preceded in death by a sister, Jane M. Frith. He was born in Sussex County, and was a farmer in Dendron for many years and a member of Dendron Christian Church. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, Helen Burgess Morris; a son, Wayne B. Morris, and his wife, Diana, of Smithfield; a beloved granddaughter, Mary Anne Morris of Spring Grove; a loving step-granddaughter, Casey L. Delano of Smithfield; a sister, Doris M. Bryant of Courtland; and a brother, Dennis C. Morris of Wakefield. A graveside service will be conducted in Wakefield Cemetery on Monday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. by the Rev. A. Woodrow Laine. The family will receive friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, from 4 - 6 p.m. afternoon. Donations may be made to the Surry Volunteer Rescue Squad or the American Cancer Society. Garland Chappell MORRIS, retired Dendron farmer, b. 6 Jun 1919, Sussex Co., d. 10 Jan 1997, Franklin, interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 13 Jan 1997, "The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Jan. 12, 1997, p. 25 *His parents are buried also buried there. Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Oct. 25, 1965, p. 2) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/m620p1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/m620g3ob.txt