Elsie J Mather Morris

Died: Friday, December 10, 2010

Elsie Mather Morris, 98, of Sudbury, Mass., passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 at home. She moved to Sudbury in 2005 from Chattanooga, Tenn. following the death of her beloved husband after a marriage of 68 years.

The daughter of John Cotton Mather and Ida Ball Mather, she was born in Cazenovia in 1912 on the generations-held family farm and graduated from Cazenovia Seminary in 1930. In 1936 she married Glenn L. Morris, also of Cazenovia, who had recently been employed by Combustion Engineering, and followed him to the company’s plant in Chattanooga.

She joined Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Chattanooga shortly after its founding in 1945 and was an active and faithful member, singing in the choir and serving as president of the Women’s Society and in other positions. Most recently she was a member of the Sudbury United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by sisters Ruth Mather Cook Bartlett and Marjorie Mather and son Robert E. Morris, in addition to her husband.

She is survived by her son Richard J. Morris and wife Margriet of Sudbury; grandsons Michael Morris and wife Shonda of Marlborough, Mass., Charles Morris of Dusseldorf, Germany and Randall Morris of Savannah, Ga.; great grandson Logan Christopher Morris of Marlborough and several nieces and nephews and their many children.

A memorial service will be held at Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Rd., Sudbury 01776, on Saturday, December 18 at 3:00 p.m. preceded by visitation at 2:00 p.m. Cremains will be interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Cazenovia.

Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Sudbury United Methodist Church or Parmenter Wayside Hospice, 266 Cochituate Rd, Wayland 01778. For additional information, tributes and guest book, please visit www.duckett-watermanfuneralhome.com.