MORRIS, Vern William 1896-c1965

MORRIS, STRICKLAND, HAUGH

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/2/2010 at 11:20:53

Vern Morris, 1896-c1965

VERN MORRIS, 69, OF OSAGE
DIED MONDAY

Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m. for Vern Morris, 69, who died of a heart condition Monday afternoon at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital following an illness of several weeks.

The Rev. Wesley Anderson, pastor of the Baptist church in Osage, will be in charge of the services at the Champion Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Osage cemetery.

Vern William Morris was born at McIntire, Iowa, on October 30, 1896, the son of Abraham and Lucinda Strickland Morris. He attended the schools at Brownville and Riceville.

His marriage to Laura Haugh of Osage took place in the Baptist parsonage in Cedar Falls, Dec. 5, 1922. They established their home in Osage.

Mr. Morris was a section foreman on the Great Western railway until his retirement, and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He was an affiliate of the Baptist church in Osage.

Surviving his wife, Laura of Osage; one son, LaVerne of Fairmont, Minn.; two grand daughters Connie, Mrs. Ronald Tuin of St. Cloud, Minn and [the rest is missing].

[Source: Mitchell County Press-News or Mason City Globe Gazette]

Transcribed 2002 by Marilyn O'Connor