Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-02

tFarmington News

Harrington News.l
j. M. Morris passed away at his
home in Pennington on last Saturday
evening after an illness of several
months. The funeral services were
conducted at three O'Clock Monday
afternoon by the pastor of the de-
ceased, Rev, o. H. L. Cunningham,
assisted by Revs. R. S. Boyd and O.
Fl. Duggins. Interment occurred at
the Parkview cemetery. On account
of the fear of the spread of influenza,
the funeral was held at the home.
However, many friends gathered
there at that hour to pay their re-
spects to the memory of a good,friend
and n of our best loved citizens.
Notwithstanding the great crowd of
people here Monday-said by many
of our business men to have been the
largest shopping crowd ever seer be-
fore in Farmington-all the business
houses in town closed during the hour
of the funeral service. The people of
town and country, all of whom knew
Mr.. Morris, Joined in this tribute of
respect to him.
"Uncie Jack" as he was known and
affectiouately called by his hundreds
of friends here, spent a goodly por-
ton of bis time at the store of his
sons, Morris Bros, and he always had
a kindly greeting and a friendly word
of interest for the many friends whom
he met there from day to day.
The News joins in extending sympa-
thy to the bereaved daughter and
sons who at this Christmss time have
been called upon to part with a father
whose Cody, upright walk in life
was not only a splendid example but
was also ever an inspiration to them,
and whose every thought was of kind
ly interest in their welfare.
The following brief review of his
splendid life was read by his pastor at
the funeral service:
"John M. Morris was born in Louisa
county, Va, on October 81, 1888, and
passed away at his home in Farming
ton, Mo-, at 1905 P. M, Saturday, De-
cember 81, 1918, aged so years and 2
months.
"Mr. Morris spent his boyhood days
in Virginia. He enlisted in the Civil
War about the time of maturity. He
was in Go. D, 44th Va. Regiment,
commanded by Gen. Scott, in which
he served until the close of the war in
1865. He received three wounds and
his body yet contains one of the balls
which caused these wounds. He was
in nearly all of the principal battles
that were fought in the east, being all
the while in Stonewall Jackson's and
Robert E. Lees commands in the east.
"He came west shortly after the
close of the war, locating in Washing
ton county, Mo-, near Potosi. He was
married in 1869 to Miss Eugenia Phil
lips, of Essex county, Va. To this
union were born six children, four OF
whom are living and are: G. w, j. @.
and and W. L., of Pennington, and
Macy s. (Mrs. H. G. Washburn), of
Federal. He leaves to mourn his
death also three brothers and one sis
ter; besides a host of relatives and
friends throughout the county. Hav-
ing lost his wife and companion in
1885, Brother Morris continued his
f~aithfulness toward his children in
whom he was devotedly interested at
all times.
"He, with bis sons and daughter,
came to Pennington in 1899, where he
has since remained one of the city'i
staunch citizens. Brother Morris was
a member of the Baptist Church OF
Pennington. He loved his church
and pastor and was always present al
the morning worship If not providen-
tally hindered. He was always unos.
tentatious in his manner of life, "a lover
of simplicity, honesty and manhood
SO it can well be said of him in the
language of the poet
"Life's race we'll run,
Life's work we'll done,
Iifa,H CROWN well won,