John "Jack" Morris

1907 - 1991  (84 years)

• Name	John "Jack" Morris
  Born	21 Apr 1907	Callander, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-431224
  Died	30 Oct 1991	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	2 Nov 1991	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I431224	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	James Easter Morris,   b. Feb 1878, Larbert, , Stirling, Scotland ,   d. 6 Jul 1948, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Christina Hamilton,   b. 21 Jul 1874, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 1956  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F52110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Joyce "Joyce" Dickens,   b. 11 Jun 1922, Draughton, , Northampton, England ,   d. 29 Jul 2012, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Linda Morris   2. Robert Morris   3. Brian Morris
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F276941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MORRIS, John (Jack) At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday, October 30th, 1991, suddenly, as a result of a heart attack, John Morris of 9 Vimy Street, Cambridge, aged 84 years. Mr. Morris was born in Callendar, Sterlingshire, Scotland (near Stirling) on April 21, 1907 and came to Galt, with his family, 7 years of age. He was employed for 37 years with the Canadian Pacific Railway and retired in 1975. In his younger days he was an avid sportsman and athlete. He served with the R.C.A.F. Squadron 4415, overseas, from 1939 to 1945. Jack was a member of the Bay of Quinte Beagle Club, the Royal Canadian Legion, Galt Branch #121 and a life-member of the Masonic Order, Bannock Burn and Thistle Lodge, Scotland. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife Joyce, children, Linda Short, Robert and Brian Morris, sister Christina (Thomas) Whitla and grandchildren; Ian and Lisa Short. He was predeceased by his parents, James and Christina Morris, brother Robert (Bert) and sister, Effie (Thomas) Collins. Friends will be received at LITTLE'S FUNERAL HOME, 223 Main Street East, Cambridge, on Friday, 7-9 p.m. Funeral and Committal Service will be in the Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, November 2nd, 1991, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Bob Fretwell officiating. Interment, Mount View Cemetery. Cambridge Reporter 1991

  
  

• Sources

  [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . MORRIS/ John/ (Jack)/ Apr. 21, 1907/ Oct. 30, 1991/ Joyce/ DICKENS/ June 11, 1922/ July 29, 2012/ Love One Another as I Have Loved You/

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 30 Oct 1991 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 2 Nov 1991 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth