Cherry Morrow
Cherry Morrow, 77, of Knoxville, died Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born December 2, 1933, at What Cheer, the daughter of Willis Edwan and Lotta Loiuse Strong Wells. She graduated from the What Cheer High School with the class of 1951. On June 2, 1955, she was united in marriage to Francis Eugene “Gene” Morrow at Kansas City, Missouri. Gene died October 23, 1998. Cherry worked in various jobs but primarily was a homemaker. She was very involved with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Knoxville, she enjoyed playing the piano there for many years, and helping in all aspects of the church. She was very musical and enjoyed music of all kinds, especially enjoyed playing the piano and harmonica. She also enjoyed doing genealogy work and watching Jeopardy. She will be remembered for her kind heart and open door, in that everyone was welcome in her home.
Her family includes her four sons: Stephen Eugene (& DeEtta) Morrow and Randall Lee Morrow all of Millersburg, Jeffrey Allen (& Laura) Morrow and Roger Lynn Morrow all of Knoxville; ten grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; three sisters: Laura Peel of Davenport, Arlene Wallace of Yuma, Arizona, and Rosie Loy of Via Torino, California; two half sisters: Arly Wells of Oskaloosa and Vickie (& Earnie) Grewell of Des Moines.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and four brothers: David, Vernon, Bobby and Willis Wells.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel with Scott Visser of the Knoxville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints presiding. As was her wish Cherry will be cremated following the funeral ceremony. Burial of the urn will be at a later date. Visitation will begin Wednesday after 12 noon in the Bates Funeral Chapel and the family will be at the funeral chapel from 5-7 Wednesday evening to greet friends and relatives. Memorials may be made to the Knoxville Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Welfare Fund.
