Florine Morris

Florine Morris

Florine Morris, 90, was granted her wish on Friday, December 2, 2011, to go be with the Lord after a long and lengthy illness with many medical problems at the Laurels of Charlottesville. She was born on September 26, 1921, the daughter of the late Miley and Lindy Morris.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Elzie Morris; two sons, Norman S. Morris and Ralph "Bootsie" O. Morris; her son--in-law, Fred Fewell; and one sister, Frances Morris.

Florine is survived by her daughter, Arlene Fewell of Crozet; her son, Donald E. Morris of Elkton; her three grandsons, Troy Fewell and his wife, Robin, of Amelia, Tracy Fewell and Cyndi Crowder of Crozet and Keith Morris and his wife, Faye, of Stanardsville; three granddaughters, Carla Smith and her husband, Ronnie, of Pennsylvania, Dana Foley and her husband, Tony, of Elkton, Kara Marshall and her husband, Ken, of Elkton; nine great-grandchildren, two great-great- grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Additional survivors include two sisters, Ola J. Morris of Charlottesville and Pauline Morris of Ruckersville; a very special daughter-in-law, Joan Morris of Dyke; a very special niece, Faye Safley of Charlottesville; a very special nephew whom she reared, Dale Morris and his wife, Debbie, and their daughter of Stanardsville.

She was the type of person who always put her family and others ahead of herself. She was a very caring, loving, compassionate and thoughtful person, who always had her doors opened for her family, all of her friends and even strangers. She enjoyed cooking so much that if you came to visit her, she would insist that you would have to eat before you leave or she would fix you a plate or give you a snack to take with you. It was very important to her that no one left her house hungry or thirsty.

Florine was an employee of ConAgra Frozen Foods until her retirement and a long time member of the Mt. Grove Chapel, Church of the Brethren at Dyke. The family would like to thank Pastor James "Jim" Jinks and Pastor Steve Shifflett; and all of her friends and neighbors for all the visits and kindness during her illness.

A very special thank you to doctors Jonathan and Mary Evans, who took such excellent care of Mom during her stay at the Laurels and we would like to thank all of the staff there for their kindness, their love and the care that was given to Mom. Also, we would like to say thank you to Mary Gordon for being such a great roommate and friend. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Ryan Funeral Home, 12819 Spotswood Trail, Ruckersville, VA 22968. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2011, at Evergreen Cemetery with the Reverend Jim Jinks officiating. An online guestbook is available at www.ryanfuneral.com. Ryan Funeral Home of Ruckersville is handling the arrangements.



This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.