Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

James Walter Morris

June 23, 1919 - May 16, 2002

 

South Bend Tribune 6/5/2002

James Walter Morris, 82, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of the South Bend-Niles area, passed away after a lengthy illness on May 16, 2002, in the St. Lucie Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1919, in Bridgeport, Ill., to Rufus and Anna Mae Morris. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Morris retired from the former Bendix Corporation after 35 years of service.

 

He is survived by his wife, Sally (Sarah) of 57 years. He is also survived by three sons, James (Diane) of Phoenix, Ariz., Jack (Janet) of South Bend and Robert of Hobe Sound, Fla.; two daughters, Terry (John) Tollefson of Wilmington, N.C., and Patty (Mike) Kelly of Yorktown, Va.; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Louise Kemper of Evansville, Ind., and by a brother, Ted (Nora) of Newark, Del.

 

Funeral services were held May 21, 2002, in the Young Prill Funeral Chapel, Port St. Lucie, with a military graveside service at Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City, Fla.