Morris, Edgar Virgil ""Ed"

Passed: 2015-02-11

Age: 88

Source: Jackson County Newspapers

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2015-02-14

Information: Edgar ""Ed"" Virgil Morris, 88, of Dunbar, died February 11, 2015 at CAMC General Hospital in Charleston.  Ed was born August 12, 1926 at Gay WV and was a 1943 graduate of Ripley High School.  He saw service in World War II and the Korean War.  Ed retired from LOF Glass after 36 years; Bowles, McDavid, Graff & Love after seven years; and had been employed by McCormick Jewelers for over 20 years.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Bails Morris; siblings, Glenva Randolph, Ruth Skinner, Dorothy Johns, Ruby Ferguson, Edsel Morris, Ayward Morris, Keith Morris.  He is survived by siblings, Eleanor Myers, Kenneth Morris and Janet Lones.  Ed is also survived by his daughters, Patty (Winston) Gregory of Scott DePot andTerrie (David) Hannah of Teays Valley; grandsons, Mark Whittard of Charleston SC, Justin (Megan) Hannah of Winfield; great-grandson, Parker Hannah; step-granddaughter, Whitney (Jamie) Carter and their children Marissa, Trip, and Cora of Teays Valley.  He is also survived by long time companion, Erline Davis of Charleston WV and her children, Teresa (Pete) Gant of Elkview, Jeff (Connie) Davis of Pinch; Erline's grandchildren, Lindsey, Phillip and Grace Gant. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Molly Gant.  Funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. (today) Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Waybright Funeral Home in Ripley with Rev. Jim Walther officiating.  Visitation will be two hours prior to service at the funeral home.  Burial will follow in the Parsons Cemetery at Gay WV.  In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Molly Gant Blue Stone Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 866, Pinch WV 25156.  Online condolences can be sent to the family by going to www.waybrightfuneralhome.com.