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Obituary- Morris, Thomas

Thomas F. Morris, Jr.
Thomas F. Morris, Jr., 79, of Topeka passed away on
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Rossville Health Care Center. He was born December'2, 1932 in Edwards County, Illinois the son of Floyd T. and Lula (Etchison) Morris. He spent his childhood in Illinois, most of it in his hometown of Bone Gap. He served with the Army in Korea and with the US Air Force in Vietnam. He had a civil service job at Forbes after retiring for the Air Force and later retired as Maintenance Director with the Metropolitan Airport Authority. He loved baseball, especially listening to games on the radio. He had great pride in being a grandfather. He was a faithful member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.

On July 28, 1963 he married Ida Deaton at Bone Gap, Illinois. She survives at their home in Topeka.

Other survivors include his sons, Richard Morris and wife Pam in Floresville, Texas and Michael Morris and wife Lorinda of Topeka; his grandchildren, Wesley, Kenton, Stuart, Larinn, Meagan, Courtney and Lyndsey; two sisters, Joy and Dixie also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a half-brother, and three sisters, Kathrine, Judy and Lois.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, June 4th at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Mr. Morris will lie in state from 1-6 pm on Sunday at the Davidson Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from, 3-5 pm Sunday afternoon. The requests that memorial contributions be made to Rossville Community Heath Care or to Emmanuel Baptist Church in care of Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N. Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas 66608. To leave a message for the family please visit davidsonfuneral.com


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