Robert "Bob" Earle Morrell, 65, of 41 Byrd Road, Candler, N.C. died Sunday, March 3, 1991 at his residence.
He had lived in Buncombe County, N.C. for the past 60 years. He retired in 1988 as chairman of the chemical engineering department at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, where he had been an instructor since 1969. He had taught at Enka High School from 1957 to 1969.
He was a deacon and chairman of the building committee at West Asheville Baptist Church. An Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart and was a POW during the war. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1951 from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a son of John Obed Morrell and Evelyn Hughes Morrell.
He was survived by his wife, Doris Anne Riddle Morrell; a daughter, Deborah Leigh West of Candler, N.C.; a son, Robert Weldon Morrell of Candler, N.C.; a sister, Patricia Eakes of Cartersville, Georgia; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1991 in West Asheville Baptist Church with Rev. James H. Johnson officiating. Military rites were conducted by Enka High Junior ROTC. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
He had lived in Buncombe County, N.C. for the past 60 years. He retired in 1988 as chairman of the chemical engineering department at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, where he had been an instructor since 1969. He had taught at Enka High School from 1957 to 1969.
He was a deacon and chairman of the building committee at West Asheville Baptist Church. An Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart and was a POW during the war. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1951 from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a son of John Obed Morrell and Evelyn Hughes Morrell.
He was survived by his wife, Doris Anne Riddle Morrell; a daughter, Deborah Leigh West of Candler, N.C.; a son, Robert Weldon Morrell of Candler, N.C.; a sister, Patricia Eakes of Cartersville, Georgia; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1991 in West Asheville Baptist Church with Rev. James H. Johnson officiating. Military rites were conducted by Enka High Junior ROTC. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Robert "Bob" Earle Morrell, 65, of 41 Byrd Road, Candler, N.C. died Sunday, March 3, 1991 at his residence.
He had lived in Buncombe County, N.C. for the past 60 years. He retired in 1988 as chairman of the chemical engineering department at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, where he had been an instructor since 1969. He had taught at Enka High School from 1957 to 1969.
He was a deacon and chairman of the building committee at West Asheville Baptist Church. An Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart and was a POW during the war. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1951 from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a son of John Obed Morrell and Evelyn Hughes Morrell.
He was survived by his wife, Doris Anne Riddle Morrell; a daughter, Deborah Leigh West of Candler, N.C.; a son, Robert Weldon Morrell of Candler, N.C.; a sister, Patricia Eakes of Cartersville, Georgia; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1991 in West Asheville Baptist Church with Rev. James H. Johnson officiating. Military rites were conducted by Enka High Junior ROTC. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
He had lived in Buncombe County, N.C. for the past 60 years. He retired in 1988 as chairman of the chemical engineering department at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, where he had been an instructor since 1969. He had taught at Enka High School from 1957 to 1969.
He was a deacon and chairman of the building committee at West Asheville Baptist Church. An Army Air Corps Veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart and was a POW during the war. He received his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1951 from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was a son of John Obed Morrell and Evelyn Hughes Morrell.
He was survived by his wife, Doris Anne Riddle Morrell; a daughter, Deborah Leigh West of Candler, N.C.; a son, Robert Weldon Morrell of Candler, N.C.; a sister, Patricia Eakes of Cartersville, Georgia; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 1991 in West Asheville Baptist Church with Rev. James H. Johnson officiating. Military rites were conducted by Enka High Junior ROTC. Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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