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Phyllis Morris Obituary

Phyllis (MacIsaac) Morris, of Braintree, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston. She was 84 years old and the beloved wife of the late Emilus Morris. Born in Boston on Oct. 15, 1929, she was the loving daughter of the late Alexander and Catherine (Pennie) MacIsaac. Mrs. Morris was a graduate of Roslindale High School and the former Boston State College. She worked as an Admitting Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital for 20 years and later at South Shore Hospital for 7 years. She served as the past President of the League of Women Voters in Braintree. Mrs. Morris was the loving mother of Barbara Oakes and her husband Donald, Joyce MacLean and her husband William, Linda Bither and her husband Bruce and Andrew Erle Morris. She was the cherished grandmother of Denny, Jacqueline, Lorrie, George, the late Jocelyn and 6 great-grandchildren. She was the dear sister of Joseph MacIsaac, Donald MacIsaac, the late Richard MacIsaac and the dear friend of the late Jim Cassani. Funeral from the Bolea-Buonfiglio Funeral Home, 116 Franklin Street on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. Followed by a Graveside service at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne at 1 p.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours was held on Wednesday, Feb.26, from 4 - 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Morris memory to the New England Wildlife Center, 500 Columbian Street, Weymouth, MA 02190. www.boleafuneralservices.com.

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Published by Braintree Forum from Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, 2014.

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February 27, 2014

To Phyllis' family:

We are so sorry to hear of Phyllis' passing. Our daughter Morgan loved getting cards from Phyllis on the holidays, including a recent Valentine! Phyllis was so kind to Morgan and we will miss her. We had a chance to meet at Roche Brother's last month and we had a very nice talk. Please know Phyllis and her family will be in our prayers.

Karolyn, Larry and Morgan McGue - Weymouth

John and Nicole

February 26, 2014

Denny were are sorry to hear of the sudden loss of your grandmother. Our thought go out to you and your family.

Kelly Patton

February 26, 2014

You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Christine Walters

February 24, 2014

I will always remember when you would come to the house to visit with Andrew. I still have the card from you 80th birthday you sent me. you said"Thank you for taking such good care of my Andy". I will always remember those words and always take care of him. My prayers go out to the family. You will be missed.

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