Derl Glenn MORRIS

MORRIS, LAGUE, PALS, EMERY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/30/2007 at 09:29:21

Derl G. Morris, age 76, Belmond died August 25, 2007 at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 29 at Bethany Reformed Church in Belmond with Pastor Phil Arnold officiating. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery.

Derl Glenn, son of Orra Glenn and Ruby (LaGue) Morris, was born June 5, 1931 on the home farm near Belmond. He attended country school and graduated from Belmond High School in 1949. He married Betty Pals on May 22, 1951 at the Reformed Church in Meservey. Derl enjoyed the outdoors as an avid fisherman and hunter. He and Betty enjoyed playing cards with friends and family. He was a farmer, multi-talented carpenter, and held many other jobs. Derl was noted for tearing down old houses and barns, building others with the lumber. He lived by his motto: You don't quit until it is done!

Betty, his wife of more than 50 years, died in 2001. Derl retired in 2003, never leaving the home place. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son Lindsey; and brother Gordon. Derl is survived by daughter RoxAnne (Lyman) Emery of Cedar Rapids; sons Kerry (Trish) of Belmond and Brian (Cheryl) of Minneapolis; grandchildren Josh, Matt, Courtney, Amanda, Susan, Dara, Michael and Ryan; six great-grandchildren; and mother-in-law Dena Pals and her family.

30 August 2007
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