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Fred Williams Morrison, 87, was born March 6th 1927 in Charleston, Oregon and passed away at the Bay Area Hospital on May 1st 2014 of pneumonia. He was the last surviving member of his original family.
Fred was the 2nd to the last child born to Joseph Smith Morrison Sr. and Mary Adeline Taylor-Morrison. Fred was a late life child for his father Joe Sr. who was 63 when Fred was born and by the time Fred was 16 both his parents had passed away. His Mother passed away in 1938 of peritonitis after gall-bladder surgery she was only 44.
Fred was raised as a child in Charleston, Oregon during the depression years but said they never went hungry. Because when the tide was out the table was set. Fred said his father and him would take a wagon to the valley with fresh fish, crab, and clams they iced down and trade it for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Fred always said he was the runt of his family, being only about 5'11" unlike his brothers who were all over 6 feet tall. But Fred blamed it on the fact that each morning his mother would make him a wonderful breakfast but when he got to school the teacher would make them all take a dose of Cod Liver Oil which he went outside and promptly threw-up his breakfast and the Cod Liver Oil. His mother was only 5'2". I don't suppose he thought about that being a factor in his height.
Shortly after his mother passed away Fred, his brother Phil and his father Joe Sr. went to live in Fairview, Oregon next to La'vern park this was long before it was a park. Fred said that they'd go skinny dipping at the main park swimming hole. Fred and his brother Phil Morrison said that if you wanted to go anywhere you went by horseback or they waited for his brother Joe Jr. to come out by car and got a ride with him. In about 1985 Fred got to move back to Fairview, and lived there until his death.
On May 23rd 1945 Fred joined the Army and did his training at Camp Wolters, Texas and from there he was sent to the European Theater as machine gunner with B Battery 390th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion Self-Propelled. While Fred was stationed in Germany & Belgium he also got to see Rome and Sicily, Italy, Switzerland and France. He was awarded The Belgium Citation, Victory Medal, Marksmen Medal, and Army of Occupation Medal.
When Fred was released from the Army, he worked as a Whistle punk for a logging camp and on November 7th 1953 he married Norma Lillian Sherman in Reno, Nevada they'd met as children when Fred threw a piece of pie at Norma. They were married 60-1/2 years at his death.
Fred really loved Salmon fishing, and every fall you would be sure to find Fred and Norma out on the river fishing for salmon, he also loved (Gooyduck) clam digging and knew exactly how to tell if a clam was large or small just by putting his finger in the hole they make in the sand. Fred showed this trick to all his kids and he also showed us the easiest and fast way to clean a Empire (Gooyduck) Clam. Fred also loved crabbing and sometimes when he was working on the boom at Cape Arago, he'd bring home a huge mess of crab and that's all we needed for dinner, fresh cooked crab, all we could eat. He also liked to dip smelt and went to Smelt Beach, while Norma watched the kids playing on the beach, Fred would dip for smelt. Fred also loved the birds that would come to his feeders on his ranch in Fairview, he loved that the wild turkeys would come and loved looking up in his bird book the new birds that would come to feed.
Fred was a family man, and his family meant everything to him. I remember he'd tell Mom to put a little extra in his lunch bucket because his kids loved it when he would come home from work and have a little lunch treat left for them. We could hear the mill whistle blow when he got off work and we'd all race down to the bottom of the hill to ride on Dad's truck up the hill. He truly loved each one of his kids, grand-kids and great grand-kids and we loved him.
Fred always had to be with his kids when they were swimming. Fred had a terrible fear of us kids drowning, even though he taught us all to be excellent swimmers. What he didn't know, was in the summers us kids would pack up the little boat he built, each one under a side and we'd go swimming in the Empire Lakes almost everyday. We all watched out for each other and we all kept our eyes on Doris and Tony the youngest.
Fred was a great dancer, he would dance every dance and was always in great demand with the women as a dance partner. He really loved music. But his favorite song was The Red River Valley.
Fred and Norma had 5 children, Wanda Jean and her husband Gary, Fred Williams Jr. who had passed away May 10, 2013 and his fiance' Sharon, David Leroy and Doris Tina and her husband Al, all are from Oregon, and their youngest son Tony of Alaska.
Fred worked for Cape Arago Lumber as a boom-man for nearly 35 years and was very proud of the fact that he could walk on any log or roll any log and not fall in the water. Fred was the last person to leave the mill when it closed as he was hired as a watchman until they tore the mill down. He then went to work at Oregon Overseas Timber until he retired as a heavy equipment driver.
Fred was very interested in his Genealogy and in 2012 had his Autosomal DNA and a 37 marker Y-Chromosome DNA done. Although he let his daughter keep track of everything and do the research, Fred himself loved hearing about his family heritage from his daughter. We just recently found out from his DNA that his father had 3 children when he was in his 20's and Fred was very happy and excited to know more about his 1/2 brother's and sister and their families.
Fred was a much loved husband, father, uncle, grandparent, great grandparent, cousin and friend. We all loved him so very much, we'll miss him terribly but we know that he's in a better place and without pain. We love you Daddy and miss you so very much.
He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Norma and his children, grandchildren Lisa, who lives in Canada. Keith, Jeff, Chris all of Oregon and 9 Great-Grandchildren. He also had many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, and all his brothers and sisters and his son Fred Jr.
A potluck celebration of life was held at Fairview Fire Hall (Lone Pine Fire Hall) Fairview, Coos County, Oregon on Saturday, May 10th at noon.
Lyrics to:
"The Red River Valley"
"From this valley they say you are going
I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
for they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brighten my pathway a while.
come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me a -dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true.
For a long time, my darling, I've waited
For the sweet words you never would say
Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished
For they say that you're going away
Then come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me bid me a-dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true."
Fred Williams Morrison, 87, was born March 6th 1927 in Charleston, Oregon and passed away at the Bay Area Hospital on May 1st 2014 of pneumonia. He was the last surviving member of his original family.
Fred was the 2nd to the last child born to Joseph Smith Morrison Sr. and Mary Adeline Taylor-Morrison. Fred was a late life child for his father Joe Sr. who was 63 when Fred was born and by the time Fred was 16 both his parents had passed away. His Mother passed away in 1938 of peritonitis after gall-bladder surgery she was only 44.
Fred was raised as a child in Charleston, Oregon during the depression years but said they never went hungry. Because when the tide was out the table was set. Fred said his father and him would take a wagon to the valley with fresh fish, crab, and clams they iced down and trade it for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Fred always said he was the runt of his family, being only about 5'11" unlike his brothers who were all over 6 feet tall. But Fred blamed it on the fact that each morning his mother would make him a wonderful breakfast but when he got to school the teacher would make them all take a dose of Cod Liver Oil which he went outside and promptly threw-up his breakfast and the Cod Liver Oil. His mother was only 5'2". I don't suppose he thought about that being a factor in his height.
Shortly after his mother passed away Fred, his brother Phil and his father Joe Sr. went to live in Fairview, Oregon next to La'vern park this was long before it was a park. Fred said that they'd go skinny dipping at the main park swimming hole. Fred and his brother Phil Morrison said that if you wanted to go anywhere you went by horseback or they waited for his brother Joe Jr. to come out by car and got a ride with him. In about 1985 Fred got to move back to Fairview, and lived there until his death.
On May 23rd 1945 Fred joined the Army and did his training at Camp Wolters, Texas and from there he was sent to the European Theater as machine gunner with B Battery 390th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion Self-Propelled. While Fred was stationed in Germany & Belgium he also got to see Rome and Sicily, Italy, Switzerland and France. He was awarded The Belgium Citation, Victory Medal, Marksmen Medal, and Army of Occupation Medal.
When Fred was released from the Army, he worked as a Whistle punk for a logging camp and on November 7th 1953 he married Norma Lillian Sherman in Reno, Nevada they'd met as children when Fred threw a piece of pie at Norma. They were married 60-1/2 years at his death.
Fred really loved Salmon fishing, and every fall you would be sure to find Fred and Norma out on the river fishing for salmon, he also loved (Gooyduck) clam digging and knew exactly how to tell if a clam was large or small just by putting his finger in the hole they make in the sand. Fred showed this trick to all his kids and he also showed us the easiest and fast way to clean a Empire (Gooyduck) Clam. Fred also loved crabbing and sometimes when he was working on the boom at Cape Arago, he'd bring home a huge mess of crab and that's all we needed for dinner, fresh cooked crab, all we could eat. He also liked to dip smelt and went to Smelt Beach, while Norma watched the kids playing on the beach, Fred would dip for smelt. Fred also loved the birds that would come to his feeders on his ranch in Fairview, he loved that the wild turkeys would come and loved looking up in his bird book the new birds that would come to feed.
Fred was a family man, and his family meant everything to him. I remember he'd tell Mom to put a little extra in his lunch bucket because his kids loved it when he would come home from work and have a little lunch treat left for them. We could hear the mill whistle blow when he got off work and we'd all race down to the bottom of the hill to ride on Dad's truck up the hill. He truly loved each one of his kids, grand-kids and great grand-kids and we loved him.
Fred always had to be with his kids when they were swimming. Fred had a terrible fear of us kids drowning, even though he taught us all to be excellent swimmers. What he didn't know, was in the summers us kids would pack up the little boat he built, each one under a side and we'd go swimming in the Empire Lakes almost everyday. We all watched out for each other and we all kept our eyes on Doris and Tony the youngest.
Fred was a great dancer, he would dance every dance and was always in great demand with the women as a dance partner. He really loved music. But his favorite song was The Red River Valley.
Fred and Norma had 5 children, Wanda Jean and her husband Gary, Fred Williams Jr. who had passed away May 10, 2013 and his fiance' Sharon, David Leroy and Doris Tina and her husband Al, all are from Oregon, and their youngest son Tony of Alaska.
Fred worked for Cape Arago Lumber as a boom-man for nearly 35 years and was very proud of the fact that he could walk on any log or roll any log and not fall in the water. Fred was the last person to leave the mill when it closed as he was hired as a watchman until they tore the mill down. He then went to work at Oregon Overseas Timber until he retired as a heavy equipment driver.
Fred was very interested in his Genealogy and in 2012 had his Autosomal DNA and a 37 marker Y-Chromosome DNA done. Although he let his daughter keep track of everything and do the research, Fred himself loved hearing about his family heritage from his daughter. We just recently found out from his DNA that his father had 3 children when he was in his 20's and Fred was very happy and excited to know more about his 1/2 brother's and sister and their families.
Fred was a much loved husband, father, uncle, grandparent, great grandparent, cousin and friend. We all loved him so very much, we'll miss him terribly but we know that he's in a better place and without pain. We love you Daddy and miss you so very much.
He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Norma and his children, grandchildren Lisa, who lives in Canada. Keith, Jeff, Chris all of Oregon and 9 Great-Grandchildren. He also had many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, and all his brothers and sisters and his son Fred Jr.
A potluck celebration of life was held at Fairview Fire Hall (Lone Pine Fire Hall) Fairview, Coos County, Oregon on Saturday, May 10th at noon.
Lyrics to:
"The Red River Valley"
"From this valley they say you are going
I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
for they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brighten my pathway a while.
come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me a -dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true.
For a long time, my darling, I've waited
For the sweet words you never would say
Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished
For they say that you're going away
Then come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me bid me a-dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true."
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Fred Williams Morrison, 87, was born March 6th 1927 in Charleston, Oregon and passed away at the Bay Area Hospital on May 1st 2014 of pneumonia. He was the last surviving member of his original family.
Fred was the 2nd to the last child born to Joseph Smith Morrison Sr. and Mary Adeline Taylor-Morrison. Fred was a late life child for his father Joe Sr. who was 63 when Fred was born and by the time Fred was 16 both his parents had passed away. His Mother passed away in 1938 of peritonitis after gall-bladder surgery she was only 44.
Fred was raised as a child in Charleston, Oregon during the depression years but said they never went hungry. Because when the tide was out the table was set. Fred said his father and him would take a wagon to the valley with fresh fish, crab, and clams they iced down and trade it for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Fred always said he was the runt of his family, being only about 5'11" unlike his brothers who were all over 6 feet tall. But Fred blamed it on the fact that each morning his mother would make him a wonderful breakfast but when he got to school the teacher would make them all take a dose of Cod Liver Oil which he went outside and promptly threw-up his breakfast and the Cod Liver Oil. His mother was only 5'2". I don't suppose he thought about that being a factor in his height.
Shortly after his mother passed away Fred, his brother Phil and his father Joe Sr. went to live in Fairview, Oregon next to La'vern park this was long before it was a park. Fred said that they'd go skinny dipping at the main park swimming hole. Fred and his brother Phil Morrison said that if you wanted to go anywhere you went by horseback or they waited for his brother Joe Jr. to come out by car and got a ride with him. In about 1985 Fred got to move back to Fairview, and lived there until his death.
On May 23rd 1945 Fred joined the Army and did his training at Camp Wolters, Texas and from there he was sent to the European Theater as machine gunner with B Battery 390th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion Self-Propelled. While Fred was stationed in Germany & Belgium he also got to see Rome and Sicily, Italy, Switzerland and France. He was awarded The Belgium Citation, Victory Medal, Marksmen Medal, and Army of Occupation Medal.
When Fred was released from the Army, he worked as a Whistle punk for a logging camp and on November 7th 1953 he married Norma Lillian Sherman in Reno, Nevada they'd met as children when Fred threw a piece of pie at Norma. They were married 60-1/2 years at his death.
Fred really loved Salmon fishing, and every fall you would be sure to find Fred and Norma out on the river fishing for salmon, he also loved (Gooyduck) clam digging and knew exactly how to tell if a clam was large or small just by putting his finger in the hole they make in the sand. Fred showed this trick to all his kids and he also showed us the easiest and fast way to clean a Empire (Gooyduck) Clam. Fred also loved crabbing and sometimes when he was working on the boom at Cape Arago, he'd bring home a huge mess of crab and that's all we needed for dinner, fresh cooked crab, all we could eat. He also liked to dip smelt and went to Smelt Beach, while Norma watched the kids playing on the beach, Fred would dip for smelt. Fred also loved the birds that would come to his feeders on his ranch in Fairview, he loved that the wild turkeys would come and loved looking up in his bird book the new birds that would come to feed.
Fred was a family man, and his family meant everything to him. I remember he'd tell Mom to put a little extra in his lunch bucket because his kids loved it when he would come home from work and have a little lunch treat left for them. We could hear the mill whistle blow when he got off work and we'd all race down to the bottom of the hill to ride on Dad's truck up the hill. He truly loved each one of his kids, grand-kids and great grand-kids and we loved him.
Fred always had to be with his kids when they were swimming. Fred had a terrible fear of us kids drowning, even though he taught us all to be excellent swimmers. What he didn't know, was in the summers us kids would pack up the little boat he built, each one under a side and we'd go swimming in the Empire Lakes almost everyday. We all watched out for each other and we all kept our eyes on Doris and Tony the youngest.
Fred was a great dancer, he would dance every dance and was always in great demand with the women as a dance partner. He really loved music. But his favorite song was The Red River Valley.
Fred and Norma had 5 children, Wanda Jean and her husband Gary, Fred Williams Jr. who had passed away May 10, 2013 and his fiance' Sharon, David Leroy and Doris Tina and her husband Al, all are from Oregon, and their youngest son Tony of Alaska.
Fred worked for Cape Arago Lumber as a boom-man for nearly 35 years and was very proud of the fact that he could walk on any log or roll any log and not fall in the water. Fred was the last person to leave the mill when it closed as he was hired as a watchman until they tore the mill down. He then went to work at Oregon Overseas Timber until he retired as a heavy equipment driver.
Fred was very interested in his Genealogy and in 2012 had his Autosomal DNA and a 37 marker Y-Chromosome DNA done. Although he let his daughter keep track of everything and do the research, Fred himself loved hearing about his family heritage from his daughter. We just recently found out from his DNA that his father had 3 children when he was in his 20's and Fred was very happy and excited to know more about his 1/2 brother's and sister and their families.
Fred was a much loved husband, father, uncle, grandparent, great grandparent, cousin and friend. We all loved him so very much, we'll miss him terribly but we know that he's in a better place and without pain. We love you Daddy and miss you so very much.
He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Norma and his children, grandchildren Lisa, who lives in Canada. Keith, Jeff, Chris all of Oregon and 9 Great-Grandchildren. He also had many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, and all his brothers and sisters and his son Fred Jr.
A potluck celebration of life was held at Fairview Fire Hall (Lone Pine Fire Hall) Fairview, Coos County, Oregon on Saturday, May 10th at noon.
Lyrics to:
"The Red River Valley"
"From this valley they say you are going
I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
for they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brighten my pathway a while.
come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me a -dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true.
For a long time, my darling, I've waited
For the sweet words you never would say
Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished
For they say that you're going away
Then come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me bid me a-dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true."
Fred Williams Morrison, 87, was born March 6th 1927 in Charleston, Oregon and passed away at the Bay Area Hospital on May 1st 2014 of pneumonia. He was the last surviving member of his original family.
Fred was the 2nd to the last child born to Joseph Smith Morrison Sr. and Mary Adeline Taylor-Morrison. Fred was a late life child for his father Joe Sr. who was 63 when Fred was born and by the time Fred was 16 both his parents had passed away. His Mother passed away in 1938 of peritonitis after gall-bladder surgery she was only 44.
Fred was raised as a child in Charleston, Oregon during the depression years but said they never went hungry. Because when the tide was out the table was set. Fred said his father and him would take a wagon to the valley with fresh fish, crab, and clams they iced down and trade it for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Fred always said he was the runt of his family, being only about 5'11" unlike his brothers who were all over 6 feet tall. But Fred blamed it on the fact that each morning his mother would make him a wonderful breakfast but when he got to school the teacher would make them all take a dose of Cod Liver Oil which he went outside and promptly threw-up his breakfast and the Cod Liver Oil. His mother was only 5'2". I don't suppose he thought about that being a factor in his height.
Shortly after his mother passed away Fred, his brother Phil and his father Joe Sr. went to live in Fairview, Oregon next to La'vern park this was long before it was a park. Fred said that they'd go skinny dipping at the main park swimming hole. Fred and his brother Phil Morrison said that if you wanted to go anywhere you went by horseback or they waited for his brother Joe Jr. to come out by car and got a ride with him. In about 1985 Fred got to move back to Fairview, and lived there until his death.
On May 23rd 1945 Fred joined the Army and did his training at Camp Wolters, Texas and from there he was sent to the European Theater as machine gunner with B Battery 390th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion Self-Propelled. While Fred was stationed in Germany & Belgium he also got to see Rome and Sicily, Italy, Switzerland and France. He was awarded The Belgium Citation, Victory Medal, Marksmen Medal, and Army of Occupation Medal.
When Fred was released from the Army, he worked as a Whistle punk for a logging camp and on November 7th 1953 he married Norma Lillian Sherman in Reno, Nevada they'd met as children when Fred threw a piece of pie at Norma. They were married 60-1/2 years at his death.
Fred really loved Salmon fishing, and every fall you would be sure to find Fred and Norma out on the river fishing for salmon, he also loved (Gooyduck) clam digging and knew exactly how to tell if a clam was large or small just by putting his finger in the hole they make in the sand. Fred showed this trick to all his kids and he also showed us the easiest and fast way to clean a Empire (Gooyduck) Clam. Fred also loved crabbing and sometimes when he was working on the boom at Cape Arago, he'd bring home a huge mess of crab and that's all we needed for dinner, fresh cooked crab, all we could eat. He also liked to dip smelt and went to Smelt Beach, while Norma watched the kids playing on the beach, Fred would dip for smelt. Fred also loved the birds that would come to his feeders on his ranch in Fairview, he loved that the wild turkeys would come and loved looking up in his bird book the new birds that would come to feed.
Fred was a family man, and his family meant everything to him. I remember he'd tell Mom to put a little extra in his lunch bucket because his kids loved it when he would come home from work and have a little lunch treat left for them. We could hear the mill whistle blow when he got off work and we'd all race down to the bottom of the hill to ride on Dad's truck up the hill. He truly loved each one of his kids, grand-kids and great grand-kids and we loved him.
Fred always had to be with his kids when they were swimming. Fred had a terrible fear of us kids drowning, even though he taught us all to be excellent swimmers. What he didn't know, was in the summers us kids would pack up the little boat he built, each one under a side and we'd go swimming in the Empire Lakes almost everyday. We all watched out for each other and we all kept our eyes on Doris and Tony the youngest.
Fred was a great dancer, he would dance every dance and was always in great demand with the women as a dance partner. He really loved music. But his favorite song was The Red River Valley.
Fred and Norma had 5 children, Wanda Jean and her husband Gary, Fred Williams Jr. who had passed away May 10, 2013 and his fiance' Sharon, David Leroy and Doris Tina and her husband Al, all are from Oregon, and their youngest son Tony of Alaska.
Fred worked for Cape Arago Lumber as a boom-man for nearly 35 years and was very proud of the fact that he could walk on any log or roll any log and not fall in the water. Fred was the last person to leave the mill when it closed as he was hired as a watchman until they tore the mill down. He then went to work at Oregon Overseas Timber until he retired as a heavy equipment driver.
Fred was very interested in his Genealogy and in 2012 had his Autosomal DNA and a 37 marker Y-Chromosome DNA done. Although he let his daughter keep track of everything and do the research, Fred himself loved hearing about his family heritage from his daughter. We just recently found out from his DNA that his father had 3 children when he was in his 20's and Fred was very happy and excited to know more about his 1/2 brother's and sister and their families.
Fred was a much loved husband, father, uncle, grandparent, great grandparent, cousin and friend. We all loved him so very much, we'll miss him terribly but we know that he's in a better place and without pain. We love you Daddy and miss you so very much.
He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Norma and his children, grandchildren Lisa, who lives in Canada. Keith, Jeff, Chris all of Oregon and 9 Great-Grandchildren. He also had many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, and all his brothers and sisters and his son Fred Jr.
A potluck celebration of life was held at Fairview Fire Hall (Lone Pine Fire Hall) Fairview, Coos County, Oregon on Saturday, May 10th at noon.
Lyrics to:
"The Red River Valley"
"From this valley they say you are going
I shall miss your bright eyes and sweet smile
for they say you are taking the sunshine
That has brighten my pathway a while.
come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me a -dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true.
For a long time, my darling, I've waited
For the sweet words you never would say
Now at last all my fond hopes have vanished
For they say that you're going away
Then come and sit by my side if you love me
Do not hasten to bid me bid me a-dieu
Just remember the red river valley
And the cowboy who has loved you so true."
