Neill Jones Morrison, 88, of Morganton died Sunday, July 7, 2013. He was born in Burke County on February 19, 1925 and was a son of the late Gus and Essie Neill Morrison. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Wiley Benjamin Morrison and a sister, Faye McKinney.Mr. Morrison was a U. S. Naval veteran of World War II where he served in the Pacific on the battleship, U.S.S. Iowa. He was a retired plumber with the Plumbers Union Local 98 in Detroit, MI. He was a licensed pilot and loved to fly his ultralight airplane.
Surviving are his wife, Ione Benfield Morrison of the home; his son, Barry N. Morrison and his wife Ruth, of Farmington Hills, MI; daughters, Christine Morrison of New Hudson MI and Faye Morrison and her husband, Daniel Lunn of Herndon, VA; and grandchildren, William B. Morrison, Stuart Lunn, and Daphne Lunn.A service of remembrance will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Denton’s Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Butch Osborne officiating. Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting with arrangements.
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