The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, December 26, 1973 page two MR. WALTER A. MORRIS A lifelong resident of Rufus, Oregon, born December 11, 1888 in Christian County, Illinois, passed away at a local hospital Monday [Dec. 24] at age 85. A member of the Elks Lodge No. 303, Masonic Lodge in Wasco [Oregon], Annie Fulton Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, Rufus Grange and the Shrine. Survived by his wife, Minnie L. Morris of Rufus; 4 daughters, Mrs. Ray (Jean) Brown of Condon [Oregon], Mrs. Ron (Marjorie) Klock of Portland, Mrs. Bill (Betty) Myers of Nyssa, Oregon and Mrs. Frank (Lila) Adams of The Dalles, 2 sons, Joe of The Dalles and Bob of Rufus; 3 sisters Mrs. Clara Macnab of The Dalles, Mrs. Jessie Langford of Palouse, Washington and Miss Nellie Morris of The Dalles, 18 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Spence and Libby Funeral Home Thursday at 11 a.m., Rusty Kimsey officiating. Interment Sunrise Cemetery in Wasco. Honorary Casket Bearers will be Lloyd Taylor, Harland McDonald, Kenneth Spagle, Leonard Jordan, Tracy Fields and Bob Davis. Active Casket Bearers will be Harvey Hanson, Milt Tumilson, Jerry Coleman, Bill Macnab, Bert Swigart and Stuart Macnab. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson >From: "Marilyn Current" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [ORWASCO] Aud MORRIS >Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 16:38:24 -0500 > >Can someone find information about the person in the following death >record?: >OREGON DEATH INDEX (1903-1998) >Walter Aud MORRIS, died Dec. 24, 1973 in Wasco Co., OR > >This may be our Aud Morris who was born in Oklahoma, the youngest son, or a >grandson of, Hezekiah Morris and Artelia Thornhill. > >Thank you for any help you can give. > >Marilyn Current, Michigan > > >==== ORWASCO Mailing List ==== >Don't forget that Wasco County was originally the largest county >in the U.S., covering an area that now spans land included in FOUR states! >Some "Wasco County" records can be found as far away as Montana. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmId=1418