John Alvin Morris Sr.

John Alvin Morris was born on December 19, 1941, in Missoula, Montana, to Burl and Bertha (Clarke) Morris. John grew up in Superior, Montana, where he spent many days out in the woods hunting and fishing. He even encountered a bear that surprised the both of them. At the age of 17 John joined the US Navy and became a Navy Corpsman. He was stationed on the USS Evans (DE 1023) Destroyer Escort and was the only medical sailor on board administering care to 190 sailors and their officers. John was also stationed at the US Naval Hospital in the Philippine Islands. There he administered aid to many seriously wounded and ill sailors and marines flown in from Vietnam. John was honorably discharged from the US Navy on May 18, 1969, after ten years of service.

John continued in the medical field as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. He was the scientist in charge at St. Mary’s Hospital in Apple Valley, California, and again at the Redding Medical Center in Shasta County, California.

John is survived by his current wife, Judith Dusenberry; sister, Sally Joe Viche; children, John (Sheila) Morris Jr.; Christine (Abed) Helweh; Paul (Ellen) Morris; and Sarah (Wayne) Vogel; ten grandchildren and twenty-eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two former wives, Patricia (Jeffers) Morris and Irma (Siedentopp) Morris; three brothers, Burl, William, Daniel and one sister, Jean Lewis.

John was baptized as a child of God in 1954 in Superior, Montana. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Hesperia, California. He was a strong believer in Jesus as his Savior. A Military Service with honors was held for John on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery in Igo, Shasta County, California. There John’s body will rest and await the return of Christ.

The service of Celebration was held at Faith Lutheran Church in Hesperia, California, on Saturday, January 10, 2026, with the Rev. Dr. Elroi Reimnitz, pastor of the church, serving as the officiant. A reception was held immediately after the service in the fellowship hall.