Robert S. Morse

Robert Stanley Morse was born April 11,1926, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Sidney and Mildred (Cornell) Morse. By the grace of God, he was taken home to heaven on September 10, 2024, well-loved and much admired. Bob lived a long and interesting life. He served in the army under General Patton in World War II. He graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Agriculture which he later used in his career as a Marion County Public Health Administrator. At Ohio State, Bob’s involvement with a Christian campus group changed the course of his life. After graduation he attended Minnesota Bible College and then Fuller Theological Seminary with an avid interest in learning the original languages of Bible manuscripts. Bob married the love of his life, Norma (Wasson) Morse in 1950. They had three children, Paul, Rhoda, and Julia. Bob and Norma were happily married for sixty-five years. In the latter years, Bob was Norma’s tender caregiver. 

Bob was baptized into Christ in 1951 and became part of the Workman Street church in Los Angeles, CA. He and Norma moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1957, where he served for many years as a minister of the gospel. After retiring from the Health Department, Bob wrote a book, Pearl Withheld, supporting the inclusion of Mark 16:9-21 in the Biblical canon. He also preached and taught in congregations in Brazil, Indiana, and Loveland, Colorado, into his nineties. 

Bob was known for his devotion to God, his humble intellect, his love of music and his sense of humor. He was afraid of spiders but always bold to speak the truth. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, his son, and many dear friends in Christ. He is survived by his two brothers, Arthur and David Morse, his daughters, Rhoda Elrod and Julia Morse, his daughter-in-law, Becca Morse, twelve grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, and five great, great grandchildren as well as many other family and friends. 

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A Celebration of Life is planned for September 29th at 4PM in Colorado.