Morris, Daisy B.

Daisy B. Morris
Aug. 20, 1864-May 9, 1944

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 10, 1944, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

DAISY MORRIS, 79, TAKEN BY DEATH

Mrs. Daisy B. Morris, 79, lifetime resident of Niles, died in her home at 415 South Ninth street Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 after being seriously ill three weeks.

She was born near Bertrand Aug. 20, 1864, the daughter of David and Dorsey Brown. Her husband, Ernest D. Morris, died in 1915.

Surviving are three sons, Robert and Richard Morris, Niles, and Harry A. Morris, Hamilton, Mont.;  a daughter, Genevieve Morris, at home; a sister, Mrs. Dorsey Brown, Niles; a brother, Frank M. Brown, Mt. Carmel, Ill.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Rites Thursday.

Friends may call at the Rutherford Funeral home, where services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. H.L. Nicholson, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Morris was a member of the Trinity Episcopal church, Order of Eastern Star,   Degree  of Honor Lodge and  American Legion Auxiliary.

 

Niles Daily Star, Friday, May 12, 1944, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

MORRIS FUNERAL

Services for Mrs. Daisy B. Morris, 79, lifetime resident of Niles, who died Tuesday afternoon, were conducted in the Rutherford funeral home this afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. H.L. Nicholson, rector of Trinity Episcopal church.  Pallbearers were Milo Webster, Fred Babcock, Paul Thayer, Lee Babcock, Louis Medders and Richard Morris, Jr.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.