Leland Morris

LELAND H. MORRIS IDAHO FALLS, ID -- Leland Howard Morris, 86, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died June 20, 2003 at his home from congestive heart failure. He was born August 23, 1916, in Woodville, near Shelley, Idaho, to Ebenezer William Morris and Elizabeth Risenmay Morris. He attended Shelley schools. He served as a Surgical Technician for the 78th Calvary of the U. S. Army in World War II. He married Lucy Mae Armstrong June 8, 1962, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They lived in Morgan, Utah, for 6 years and in Idaho Falls the past twenty years. He worked in farming and for Hill Air Force Base as Machine Shop Foreman. He enjoyed mechanics, gardening, fishing, hunting and building projects. Surviving are: Daughter: Annette (Dan) Bybee, Lyman, WY Step-Daughter: Diann Rutherford, Ogden, UT Step-son: John Wayne (Janice) Barton, Willard, UT Sister: Elizabeth Morris Reed, Idaho Falls, ID Sister: Meryl Morris Stringham, Idaho Falls, ID 26 Grandchildren, 16 Great Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Willard Alma, Lavon, Harold George, Delbert Waldo, Melvin Ebenezer, and Edwin; sisters, Lucille Evelyn, Ardis, Gladys, Edith, Sybil and Wilhelmina Mina, and in May 2003, his wife, Lucy Mae Morris. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at Idaho Falls 39th Ward, 7940 North 35 West, with Bishop Larry Klingler officiating. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 273 North Ridge Avenue, and for one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Shelley Hillcrest Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. Military Rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Team. _______________________ Please fill in the form below, your comments will be forwarded to the family. Name E-mail Address To the family of Comments