Theodore Melvin Morriss, Jr

1905 - 1971  (65 years)

• Name	Theodore Melvin Morriss  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	15 Jun 1905	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Apr 1971	San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [1, 2]
  	Mel died on Sunday at 6:45am at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, California after a long illness with cancer. For many years of his life he was a alcoholic. At the time of his death at age 66 he was living at 1038 Greenwood Avenue, San Jose,. He had lived in the county about 25 years. He was married to Margaret (Rees) Reta at his death who was a school teacher and left behind his two daughters, Bonnie Farley of Sunnyvale and Carolyn Belknap of Mesa, Arizona Also he was survived by his brother Sylvester Morriss of Harbor City, two sisters, LaVene Kidd & Elaine Decker both of Long Beach, CA. The funeral was held Thursday, April 20, 1971 at 3pm a the Lima, Salmon, & Erickson Memorial Chapel, 710 Willow St. at Delmas Ave. Buried at 3:00pm in Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, California. Received from Linda Dinkel, July 2012 ____________________________________________________________ MEL MORRISS Mel Morriss, a native of Utah who died Sunday in a San Jose Hospital hafter a long illness. Morris, 66, of 1038 Greenwood Ave.m, had lived in the county about 25 years. He was in charge of the alterations department at Macy's in Valley Fair until his retirement two years ago. He was the husband of Reta Morriss, a teacher at Gardner School; the father of Mrs Bonnie Farley of Sunnyvale and Mrs. Carolyn Belknap of Arizona; the brother of three; and the grandfather of eight. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. at Lima-Salmon-Erickson Memorial Chapel. San Jose Mercury News, April 19-20 1971 ____________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I1633	Grow
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Theodore Melvin Morriss, Sr,   b. 28 Nov 1885, Hunter, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 27 Dec 1954, Torrance, Los Angeles, California  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Caroline Lucille Wassmer,   b. 08 Aug 1885, Taylorsville, Salt Lake City Utah ,   d. 22 Nov 1943, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  (Age 58 years)
  Married	08 Jul 1903	Huntsville, Weber, Utah
  Family ID	F473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Charlotte Parker,   b. 10 Mar 1906, Bountiful, Davis, Utah ,   d. 11 May 1977, Riverside, Riverside, California  (Age 71 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1924	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Children	1. Helen Jeanne Morriss,   b. 8 Feb 1928, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 15 Dec 2001, St. George, Washington, Utah (Pneumonia)  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Rita Rees,   b. 4 Sep 1909, Wales, Sanpete, Utah ,   d. 24 May 1988, Denver, Colorado  (Age 78 years)
  Married	21 Jul 1936	Tooele, Tooele, Utah
  Children	1. Carolyn Morriss   2. Bonnie Morriss
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F4326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jun 1905 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Married - 24 Sep 1924 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Married - 21 Jul 1936 - Tooele, Tooele, Utah Died - 18 Apr 1971 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Theodore Melvin Morris, Jr. b. June 15, 1904 Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel
  		Theodore Melvin Morris, Jr. Received from Linda Stanworth Dinkel

  
  

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  Obit for Theodore Melvin Morriss Received from Linda Dinkel

  
  

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