GENE  MORRIS

1944 – 2022

Larry Eugene Morris was born August 6, 1944 in Kirksville, Missouri to Eldon and Mildred Cotter Morris. He passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. He was 77. A Memorial Service for Gene will be held on Saturday, June 25 ^th , at 10:00 AM at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Colfax. He will be laid to rest in the Colfax Cemetery.

Gene spent his first three years in Missouri before the family moved to Washington State and the Elberton area near Garfield where other family members had settled. A few years later they moved to Colfax. Eugene attended the Martha Washington School and then graduated from Colfax High School in 1963. He joined the United States Army and was stationed in Germany as a mechanic. During the Vietnam War he also served as a photographer in Vietnam and completed his tour of duty in New Jersey. After being honorably discharged from the Army Gene lived in Missouri, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii. He found work in various ways and often as a truck driver, handyman, laborer, or care giver. He returned to Colfax in 1997 to become the primary care giver for his parents as they got older. He could often be seen helping at the Thrifty Grandmothers Shop or handling chores or small repairs at the Marcus Place Apartments. He attended the Colfax Nazarene Church and more recently had been regularly attending the Plymouth Congregational Church. He was also a member of the American Legion in Colfax.

Eugene was a curious child and hyperactive before they really had a name for that. He kept very busy. Although Gene never married he maintained many friendships and was close to his family. He is survived by brothers Norman Davis of Kalispell, MT. and Roy (Thelma) Morris of Colfax and sisters; Elaine Krouse, Colfax, and Ilene Suksdorf, Spokane; as well as many nieces and nephews including Lynda (Rich) Kramlich also of Colfax. Gene also leaves behind a very special friend Sara Berntgen and her family in Oakesdale. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Drucilla, and his parents Eldon and Mildred.

The family suggests memorial gifts in his memory be to the Plymouth Congregational Church Elevator Fund. On-line guest book is at www.corbeillfuneralhomes.com

Corbeill Funeral Homes, Colfax, is in charge of the arrangements.