MORRIS, Joseph Beltz 1911-1952

MORRIS, BELTZ

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/24/2013 at 23:55:08

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Wednesday, August 20, 1952]

JOE BELTZ MORRIS

Funeral services for Joe Beltz Morris, 31, vice president and secretary of the Morris Motor Co., will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. H. E. Dierenfield, pastor of the church, will officiate at the services and burial will be at Fairview Cemetery.

Mr. Morris was killed Tuesday when his car plunged off the road northwest of Waterloo and pinned him underneath.

The body will be taken from O'Keefe & Towne Funeral Home to the church at 1 p.m. Friday.

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[Estherville Daily News, Tuesday, August 19, 1952, Estherville, Iowa]

Waterloo Man Killed In Traffic Mishap

WATERLOO - Joe B. Morris, 41, Waterloo, was killed Tuesday morning when the convertible he was driving overturned on a gravel road 8½ miles northwest of Waterloo.

Morris' son. Jerome, 14. who was riding with his father, escaped with slight injuries.

Authorities said the car struck a bump in the road at the end of a bridge, went out of control and overturned in a nearby field. Morris and his son were pinned beneath the car.

Morris was vice president and secretary of the Morris Motor Company in Waterloo.

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Gravestone at Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo: Joseph Beltz Morris, 1911-1952
Son of Clarence A. Morris (1886 - 1969) and Ella Beltz Morris (1883 - 1962)
Siblings: Margaret, (Mrs. John) Sage and Clarence A. Jr, died Dec. 18, 1924