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William Morris Obituary
Ed was born Sept. 20, 1929, to Frank and Violet Morris.
He was united in marriage to Mary M. Asher Morris and together they shared more than 63 years of marriage.
He was survived by his wife, Mary; daughter, Kitty (Dan) Martin of Eldorado; son, Bill (Marilyn) Morris of Thompsonville; eight grandchildren, Chelle (Michael) Watson Lehman of Iowa City, Iowa, Cathy (Marty) Watson Turner of Waxsaw, N.C., Scott Watson of Marion, Gabe (Maria) Martin and Jonah (Mohria) Martin, all of Energy, Maggie (Jake) Davis of Marion, Emily (Daniel) of Dadenog, Australia, Will (Bec) Morris of Lamoni, Iowa; nine great-grandchildren, Andrew Lehman, Christian Lehman, Amara Lehman, emma turner, Becca Turner, Payton Martin, Nola Martin, Maddle Martin, Joseph Hartford; and one brother, Dwain Morris (Carol) of Valparaiso, Ind.
He was preceded in death by parents, Frank and Violet Morris, and daughter, Becky Morris Watson.
Ed attended Beulah Heights Grade School and Eldorado High School (1946). He was a coal miner for 36 years. His community service included Beulah Heights school board member, Lion's club member, coach of Khoury League baseball and other sports activities. Ed has been recognized as a loyal friend and supporter of Eldorado youth and sports programs.
Ed was a member of Community of Christ. There he served in the following ways; pastor, district presidency, youth leader, youth camp director and delegate to international conference. He served in pastoral ministry as an evangelist.
Services will be at 1 p.m. in Watson's Funeral Home in Eldorado. Members of the family will be officiating. Burial will be in Wolf Creek Cemetery in Eldorado. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions honoring Ed may be made to Community of Christ for establishing a peace award for Eldorado youth.
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Kevin & Linda Smith
March 18, 2011
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Char Burrell
March 17, 2011
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Michelle Mansfield
March 17, 2011
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Debby Rose
March 16, 2011
My prayers and thoughts are with the family. Ed was a remarkable person who reflected the love of God in his life. We will miss him. We are better for having known him.
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