GERALDINE KING MORRIS
'GERRY'
Geraldine King Morris, 85, died Tuesday 28 March at Davis Health Care Center ending 5 years of being severely handicapped by a major stroke.
Born in Wilmington on 23 November 1920 to Harry and Anna King. She attended Summer Hill Elementary School and New Hanover High School where she was a most popular and active student. In her yearbook she was described as one who "listened to everyone's advice and then did it her own way." Upon completing High School, Gerry attended James Walker Nurses Training and after three years was an accredited registered Nurse in a profession of which she was proud and remained proficient in all her life. In later years, when introduced, as "she was a nurse" her retort was "I am a nurse."
In January 1942 she married Lieutenant William Ludwig an Army Air Corps Pilot, later killed in action in 1944 in Italy. Immediately thereafter she joined the Army Nurse Corps as a flight nurse and was ultimately assigned to Fort McKinley near Manila, Philippines. There in April 1946 she met Captain John W. Morris. After her discharge from the Army, they were married on 12 May 1947 in St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Wilmington.
Thus began 59 years of marriage, including over 33 years as an Army wife, mother, and strong helper as her husband advanced to become the 44th Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. These Army years and those that followed gave her frequent travel opportunities throughout the world. She was always an attractive and effective representative of the Army and the United States.
Gerry was a great mother and later became a mentor to young military wives. She has remained, over the years, a beloved example to many.
She is survived by her husband, Lt Gen John W Morris; daughter, Susan M. Nelson and husband James A.; son, John W. Morris III and wife Tamelia; four grandchildren, John Nelson, Jessica Morris, Chelsea Morris, and John W. Morris IV; and two nieces, Sandra and husband Larry Parker and Cecilia Ann Pennington.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 PM Friday, March 31, 2006 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel.
Her funeral is to be held at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 10 AM, 4 April with internment immediately thereafter.
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Obituary for Geraldine Moore King Ludwig Morris published in the Wilmington Star-News Obituaries on 30 Mar 2006. Original article courtesy of Wilmington Star-News.
'GERRY'
Geraldine King Morris, 85, died Tuesday 28 March at Davis Health Care Center ending 5 years of being severely handicapped by a major stroke.
Born in Wilmington on 23 November 1920 to Harry and Anna King. She attended Summer Hill Elementary School and New Hanover High School where she was a most popular and active student. In her yearbook she was described as one who "listened to everyone's advice and then did it her own way." Upon completing High School, Gerry attended James Walker Nurses Training and after three years was an accredited registered Nurse in a profession of which she was proud and remained proficient in all her life. In later years, when introduced, as "she was a nurse" her retort was "I am a nurse."
In January 1942 she married Lieutenant William Ludwig an Army Air Corps Pilot, later killed in action in 1944 in Italy. Immediately thereafter she joined the Army Nurse Corps as a flight nurse and was ultimately assigned to Fort McKinley near Manila, Philippines. There in April 1946 she met Captain John W. Morris. After her discharge from the Army, they were married on 12 May 1947 in St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Wilmington.
Thus began 59 years of marriage, including over 33 years as an Army wife, mother, and strong helper as her husband advanced to become the 44th Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. These Army years and those that followed gave her frequent travel opportunities throughout the world. She was always an attractive and effective representative of the Army and the United States.
Gerry was a great mother and later became a mentor to young military wives. She has remained, over the years, a beloved example to many.
She is survived by her husband, Lt Gen John W Morris; daughter, Susan M. Nelson and husband James A.; son, John W. Morris III and wife Tamelia; four grandchildren, John Nelson, Jessica Morris, Chelsea Morris, and John W. Morris IV; and two nieces, Sandra and husband Larry Parker and Cecilia Ann Pennington.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 PM Friday, March 31, 2006 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel.
Her funeral is to be held at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 10 AM, 4 April with internment immediately thereafter.
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Obituary for Geraldine Moore King Ludwig Morris published in the Wilmington Star-News Obituaries on 30 Mar 2006. Original article courtesy of Wilmington Star-News.
GERALDINE KING MORRIS
'GERRY'
Geraldine King Morris, 85, died Tuesday 28 March at Davis Health Care Center ending 5 years of being severely handicapped by a major stroke.
Born in Wilmington on 23 November 1920 to Harry and Anna King. She attended Summer Hill Elementary School and New Hanover High School where she was a most popular and active student. In her yearbook she was described as one who "listened to everyone's advice and then did it her own way." Upon completing High School, Gerry attended James Walker Nurses Training and after three years was an accredited registered Nurse in a profession of which she was proud and remained proficient in all her life. In later years, when introduced, as "she was a nurse" her retort was "I am a nurse."
In January 1942 she married Lieutenant William Ludwig an Army Air Corps Pilot, later killed in action in 1944 in Italy. Immediately thereafter she joined the Army Nurse Corps as a flight nurse and was ultimately assigned to Fort McKinley near Manila, Philippines. There in April 1946 she met Captain John W. Morris. After her discharge from the Army, they were married on 12 May 1947 in St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Wilmington.
Thus began 59 years of marriage, including over 33 years as an Army wife, mother, and strong helper as her husband advanced to become the 44th Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. These Army years and those that followed gave her frequent travel opportunities throughout the world. She was always an attractive and effective representative of the Army and the United States.
Gerry was a great mother and later became a mentor to young military wives. She has remained, over the years, a beloved example to many.
She is survived by her husband, Lt Gen John W Morris; daughter, Susan M. Nelson and husband James A.; son, John W. Morris III and wife Tamelia; four grandchildren, John Nelson, Jessica Morris, Chelsea Morris, and John W. Morris IV; and two nieces, Sandra and husband Larry Parker and Cecilia Ann Pennington.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 PM Friday, March 31, 2006 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel.
Her funeral is to be held at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 10 AM, 4 April with internment immediately thereafter.
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Obituary for Geraldine Moore King Ludwig Morris published in the Wilmington Star-News Obituaries on 30 Mar 2006. Original article courtesy of Wilmington Star-News.
'GERRY'
Geraldine King Morris, 85, died Tuesday 28 March at Davis Health Care Center ending 5 years of being severely handicapped by a major stroke.
Born in Wilmington on 23 November 1920 to Harry and Anna King. She attended Summer Hill Elementary School and New Hanover High School where she was a most popular and active student. In her yearbook she was described as one who "listened to everyone's advice and then did it her own way." Upon completing High School, Gerry attended James Walker Nurses Training and after three years was an accredited registered Nurse in a profession of which she was proud and remained proficient in all her life. In later years, when introduced, as "she was a nurse" her retort was "I am a nurse."
In January 1942 she married Lieutenant William Ludwig an Army Air Corps Pilot, later killed in action in 1944 in Italy. Immediately thereafter she joined the Army Nurse Corps as a flight nurse and was ultimately assigned to Fort McKinley near Manila, Philippines. There in April 1946 she met Captain John W. Morris. After her discharge from the Army, they were married on 12 May 1947 in St. John's Episcopal Church in downtown Wilmington.
Thus began 59 years of marriage, including over 33 years as an Army wife, mother, and strong helper as her husband advanced to become the 44th Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers. These Army years and those that followed gave her frequent travel opportunities throughout the world. She was always an attractive and effective representative of the Army and the United States.
Gerry was a great mother and later became a mentor to young military wives. She has remained, over the years, a beloved example to many.
She is survived by her husband, Lt Gen John W Morris; daughter, Susan M. Nelson and husband James A.; son, John W. Morris III and wife Tamelia; four grandchildren, John Nelson, Jessica Morris, Chelsea Morris, and John W. Morris IV; and two nieces, Sandra and husband Larry Parker and Cecilia Ann Pennington.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 PM Friday, March 31, 2006 at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel.
Her funeral is to be held at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 10 AM, 4 April with internment immediately thereafter.
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Obituary for Geraldine Moore King Ludwig Morris published in the Wilmington Star-News Obituaries on 30 Mar 2006. Original article courtesy of Wilmington Star-News.
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