Dwaine Laverne Morris 1927-1936

MORRIS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 11/7/2010 at 23:48:36

Funeral Service for Dawayne Morris Were Held Here Wed. P.M.

Funeral services for Dawayne Laverne Morris were held today at 2;30 o’clock from the Baptist church, Rev. J. Albert Riggs officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

The deceased was the 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Morris of this city. He died Monday [April 20, 1936] morning at the state hospital at Woodward, Iowa, where he has been for a year. The body was brought to Estherville in the Sternborg ambulance Monday.

The youth was born at Cherokee, Ia., and when a year old came to this city with his parents where they have since resided.

He is survived by his parents, one sister, Maurine and a brother, Darrell. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, April 22, 1936)