Marilyn C. Morris, 55, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, July 8, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. She was the loving wife of Wayne P. Morris, with whom she shared 19 years of marriage.
Born in Belize, she was a daughter of Bernice Idolly (Wright) McFarlane of Fairfield, Connecticut and the late Lloyd McFarlane.
Marilyn came to the United States in 1985, where she resided in Los Angeles, California and relocated to Bronx/Yonkers, New York shortly after. During her working career, she was an LPN and worked at Westchester Bronx OB GYN for many years. In 2009, Marilyn and Wayne settled to the Poconos where in 2015, she began working at Brookmont Healthcare Center in Effort.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by daughters: Shawntea Morris of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Zakiyah Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; adopted daughters: Ashanti Morris of Palmdale, California and Ashelie Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; brothers: Lloyd McFarlane Jr. and Stephen McFarlane both of Los Angeles, California; sisters: Lorraine Lacroix of Los Angeles, California; Prudence Brown of Fairfield, Connecticut; Louise Bonner of Killeen, Texas; and Eleanor McFarlane of Los Angeles, California; and mother-in-law, Saturnina Ethelbena Morris of Belize. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews, as well as one grandson, Matthew G. Joseph and one granddaughter, Lauren M. Baker. In addition to her father, Marilyn was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly McFarlane.
Burial at St. Paul's Cemetery,
Born in Belize, she was a daughter of Bernice Idolly (Wright) McFarlane of Fairfield, Connecticut and the late Lloyd McFarlane.
Marilyn came to the United States in 1985, where she resided in Los Angeles, California and relocated to Bronx/Yonkers, New York shortly after. During her working career, she was an LPN and worked at Westchester Bronx OB GYN for many years. In 2009, Marilyn and Wayne settled to the Poconos where in 2015, she began working at Brookmont Healthcare Center in Effort.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by daughters: Shawntea Morris of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Zakiyah Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; adopted daughters: Ashanti Morris of Palmdale, California and Ashelie Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; brothers: Lloyd McFarlane Jr. and Stephen McFarlane both of Los Angeles, California; sisters: Lorraine Lacroix of Los Angeles, California; Prudence Brown of Fairfield, Connecticut; Louise Bonner of Killeen, Texas; and Eleanor McFarlane of Los Angeles, California; and mother-in-law, Saturnina Ethelbena Morris of Belize. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews, as well as one grandson, Matthew G. Joseph and one granddaughter, Lauren M. Baker. In addition to her father, Marilyn was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly McFarlane.
Burial at St. Paul's Cemetery,
Marilyn C. Morris, 55, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, July 8, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem. She was the loving wife of Wayne P. Morris, with whom she shared 19 years of marriage.
Born in Belize, she was a daughter of Bernice Idolly (Wright) McFarlane of Fairfield, Connecticut and the late Lloyd McFarlane.
Marilyn came to the United States in 1985, where she resided in Los Angeles, California and relocated to Bronx/Yonkers, New York shortly after. During her working career, she was an LPN and worked at Westchester Bronx OB GYN for many years. In 2009, Marilyn and Wayne settled to the Poconos where in 2015, she began working at Brookmont Healthcare Center in Effort.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by daughters: Shawntea Morris of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Zakiyah Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; adopted daughters: Ashanti Morris of Palmdale, California and Ashelie Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; brothers: Lloyd McFarlane Jr. and Stephen McFarlane both of Los Angeles, California; sisters: Lorraine Lacroix of Los Angeles, California; Prudence Brown of Fairfield, Connecticut; Louise Bonner of Killeen, Texas; and Eleanor McFarlane of Los Angeles, California; and mother-in-law, Saturnina Ethelbena Morris of Belize. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews, as well as one grandson, Matthew G. Joseph and one granddaughter, Lauren M. Baker. In addition to her father, Marilyn was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly McFarlane.
Burial at St. Paul's Cemetery,
Born in Belize, she was a daughter of Bernice Idolly (Wright) McFarlane of Fairfield, Connecticut and the late Lloyd McFarlane.
Marilyn came to the United States in 1985, where she resided in Los Angeles, California and relocated to Bronx/Yonkers, New York shortly after. During her working career, she was an LPN and worked at Westchester Bronx OB GYN for many years. In 2009, Marilyn and Wayne settled to the Poconos where in 2015, she began working at Brookmont Healthcare Center in Effort.
In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by daughters: Shawntea Morris of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Zakiyah Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; adopted daughters: Ashanti Morris of Palmdale, California and Ashelie Morris of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania; brothers: Lloyd McFarlane Jr. and Stephen McFarlane both of Los Angeles, California; sisters: Lorraine Lacroix of Los Angeles, California; Prudence Brown of Fairfield, Connecticut; Louise Bonner of Killeen, Texas; and Eleanor McFarlane of Los Angeles, California; and mother-in-law, Saturnina Ethelbena Morris of Belize. She is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews, as well as one grandson, Matthew G. Joseph and one granddaughter, Lauren M. Baker. In addition to her father, Marilyn was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly McFarlane.
Burial at St. Paul's Cemetery,
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