> > Flossie Opal Morris, 97, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 5:15 A.M. > on Monday, January 16, 2012 at Way-Fair Nursing and Rehabilitation Center > in Fairfield, Illinois. > > Flossie was born on Saturday, October 17, 1914 in Aden, Illinois the > daughter of the late Charley and Sarah (Witter) Bond. She married Lewis > Blackford and he preceded her in death. She later married Wayne M. Morris > on April 11, 1962 in Urbana, Illinois and he preceded her in death on > October 24, 2001. > > Surviving family members include her daughter: Eloise Carlock of Mill > Shoals, Illinois; son: Bill Mac Blackford and wife Gayla of Fairfield, > Illinois; 9 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 15 great great > grandchildren; 3 step children; 7 step grandchildren and 4 step great > grandchildren also survive. > > Her parents, both husbands, three brothers and two sisters preceded her in > death. > > Opal was a homemaker, a private caregiver for the elderly, an excellent > seamstress, an immaculate housekeeper. She was awarded the Women of the > Year at Gibson City Catholic Church in the early 1980's and she made > rosaries that were sent all over the world. She was a member of St. Mary's > Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. > > VISITATION: will be held from 9:00 A.M. until the service time 10:00 A.M. > on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, > Illinois. FUNERAL MASS: will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January > 19, 2012 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Father > John Iffert will officiate. INTERMENT: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Mt. > Vernon, Illinois. >