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Elijah Lewis Morris

21 Apr 1918 – 15 Mar 1999

Birth	21 Apr 1918
Death	15 Mar 1999
Cemetery	Ringling Memorial Cemetery Ringling , Jefferson County , Oklahoma , USA
Added by	The Ties that bind on 02 Feb 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20235982

Bio

MARRIED Jan 31, 1942. ∼ Source: Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Oklahoma Services for Elijah Lewis Morris will be at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Dr. Alton Fannin and the Rev. Monty Baggett officiating. Morris died March 15, 1999, in the local hospital. He was born April 21, 1918, at Loco, to Obd and Bessie Head Morris. A lifetime resident of this area, he served with the Army during World War II in Japan and was employed by Total Pipeline Co. 32 years before he retired. He became a member of First Baptist Church in 1989 after moving here from Ringling where he was a deacon and teacher at the Ringling Baptist Church. He and Mildred Cantwell were married Jan. 31, 1942, in Ringling. Survivors include his wife, of the home; a daughter, Mavis Reynolds, Ardmore; a son, Don, Purcell; two brothers, Joe, Muskogee, and George, Ardmore; four grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence. Bearers will be Buck Cantrell, Bill Miller, Wayne Waggoner, Freeman Blankenship, John DeHart and Glen Vanway. Honorary bearers are Worth Sunday school class members and Total Oil Co. retirees. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church building fund or American Heart Association. Craddock Funeral Home will direct services.

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US ARMY WORLD WAR II

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Family

Parents

• O B D Morriss 1892–1938
• Bessie F Head Morriss 1900–1975

Spouse

• Mildred Melvina Cantwell Morris 1925–2013 FaG

Siblings

• Clarence Edward Morriss 1925–1989
• Joe Franklin Morriss 1933–2018
• George Henry Morriss 1935–2016
• Infant Son Morris 1938–1938

Children

• Mavis Morris Reynolds 1944–2008 FaG

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