Descendants of Charles Woolverton

Rolly Craig Morris and Rita Eleanora McLaughlin

Husband Rolly Craig Morris
           Born: 14 Nov 1913 - Hyattville, Big Horn County, WY
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           Died: 31 Jan 2003 - Prairie City, Grant County, OR
         Buried:  - Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, Grant County, OR
       Marriage: 2 Sep 1934 - Basin, Big Horn County, WY
Wife Rita Eleanora McLaughlin
           Born: 14 Jul 1913 - Edgar, Clay County, NE
       Baptized: 
           Died: 22 Feb 2008 - John Day, Grant County, OR
         Buried:  - Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, Grant County, OR
         Father: Murray Glenn McLaughlin
         Mother: Julia Catherine Overturf
Children
1 M William Craig (Bill) Morris
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2 F Rita Anne Morris
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         Spouse: ? Lorenzen
3 M John Clayton Morris
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4 F Kathleen Elizabeth Morris
           Born: 11 Jan 1941 - Cody, Park County, WY
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           Died: 22 Nov 2004 - Boise, Ada County, ID
         Buried:  - Prairie City Cemetery, Prairie City, Grant County, OR
         Spouse: ? Gamble
         Spouse: ? Tompkins
         Spouse: ? Murr
5 F Barbara Christine Morris
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         Spouse: ? Lewis
6 M David Lee Morris
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General Notes: Husband - Rolly Craig Morris

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Birth: Nov. 14, 1913
Hyattville
Big Horn County
Wyoming, USA
Death: Jan. 31, 2003
Prairie City
Grant County
Oregon, USA

ROLLY CRAIG MORRIS
Nov. 14, 1913 — Jan. 31, 2003

Rolly Craig Morris, 89 of Prairie City died Jan. 31.

Funeral services officiated by Pastor Denny Diezel will be held 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the Prairie City United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Prairie City Cemetery.

He was born Nov. 14, 1913, to William Clyde and Clara Elisabeth (Barnhart) Morris at Hyattville, Wyo., where he attended grade school. He then received 89 years of "on-the-job training."

He was a first cousin (three times removed) of Ulysses S. Grant, for whom Grant County was named.

On Sept. 2, 1934, he married Rita McLaughlin at Basin, Wyo.

Mr. Morris was employed as a welder and was a member of the Boiler Makers Union. He also worked as an irrigator, rancher and farmer and most recently lived on the Oxbow Ranch.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography and his work.

Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, Rita of Prairie City; daughters Ann Lorenzen of Eureka, Calif., Kathleen Gamble and B. Christine Lewis of Prairie City; sons William C. Morris of Kevin, Mont., David L. Morris of Casper, Wyo., and John C. Morris of Prairie City; one brother and four sisters; 21 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Byron, Earl and Lloyd; and sister, Milmae Brown.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Prairie City School District. Driskill Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. (Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper)

Family links:
Parents:
William Clyde Morris (1888 - 1977)
Clara Elizabeth Barnhart Morris (1888 - 1979)

Spouse:
Rita Eleanora McLaughlin Morris (1913 - 2008)*

Children:
Kathleen E. Morris Gamble (1941 - 2004)*

Siblings:
Clyde Byron Morris (1909 - 1986)*
Samuel Lloyd Morris (1912 - 1997)*
Rolly Craig Morris (1913 - 2003)
Sylvia E Morris Olson (1915 - 2001)*
Esther Lucille Morris DeVoss (1918 - 2005)*
Earl K Morris (1920 - 1982)*
Mildred Mae Morris Brown (1926 - 1992)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Prairie City Cemetery
Prairie City
Grant County
Oregon, USA

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Record added: Jan 18, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33034762
General Notes: Wife - Rita Eleanora McLaughlin

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Birth: Jul. 14, 1913
Edgar
Clay County
Nebraska, USA
Death: Feb. 22, 2008
John Day
Grant County
Oregon, USA

Obituaries: Rita Eleanora Morris
July 14, 1913 – Feb. 22, 2008
Rita Eleanora (McLaughlin) Morris, 94, of Prairie City, died Feb. 22, 2008 at Blue Mountain Hospital. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 at Prairie City United Methodist Church, with Pastor Dan Benson officiating. A committal service will follow at Prairie City Cemetery.

She was born July 14, 1913, to Murray Glen and Julia Catherine (Overturf) McLaughlin in Edgar, Neb. She graduated from high school in Basin, Wyo. and went on to nursing school at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Ill. However, she came down with rheumatic fever and was unable to finish nursing school.

On Sept. 2, 1934, she married Rolly Craig Morris in Basin, Wyo. She enjoyed being a homemaker, but also worked at the Eureka Fishery in Calif. for many years. She liked to read and embroider and also enjoyed horseback riding and spending time with her family. She was baptized a Methodist. She raised a family of six children and instilled the values of education, empathy and good old fashioned morals. She and her family lived in Wyoming, Washington, California, Alaska and finally, Oregon.

Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her parents, Murray Glen and Julia Catherine McLaughlin; brothers, John Laurence McLaughlin and Murray David McLaughlin; sister, Julia Fern Morris; daughter, Kathleen Elizabeth Gamble; and grandson, Will Dean Morris. Her husband, Rolly Craig McLaughlin, died in 2003.

She is survived by her children, William Craig Morris, Kevin, Mo.; Rita Anne Lorenzen, Eureka, Calif.; John Clayton Morris, Prairie City; Barbara Christine Lewis, Prairie City; and David Lee Morris, Casper, Wyo. She is also survived by her sisters, Wilma Jeannette Morris, Cody, Wyo.; Mina Merle Cook, Twin Falls, Idaho; and Shirley Glen McLaughlin, Salmon, Idaho; brothers, Irvin Keith McLaughlin, Texas; George Freeman McLaughlin, Baker City; and William Dale McLaughlin, Montana. She is also survived by 21 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 35 great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Mountain Nursing Home Residents' Fund though Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon Blvd., John Day, OR 97845. (Blue Mountain Eagle newspaper, John Day, Oregon)

Family links:
Parents:
Murray Glenn McLaughlin (1889 - 1971)
Julia Catherine Overturf McLaughlin (1889 - 1967)

Spouse:
Rolly Craig Morris (1913 - 2003)

Children:
Kathleen E. Morris Gamble (1941 - 2004)*

Siblings:
John Laurence McLaughlin (1893 - 1960)*
Wilma Jeanette McLaughlin Morris (1911 - 2012)*
Wilma Jeanette McLaughlin Morris (1911 - 2012)*
Rita Eleanora McLaughlin Morris (1913 - 2008)
Julia Fern McLaughlin Morris (1915 - 1984)*
Murray David Mclaughlin (1917 - 1972)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Prairie City Cemetery
Prairie City
Grant County
Oregon, USA

Created by: Pam R.
Record added: Jan 31, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 33434655
Notes: Marriage

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