Virgil Wayne Morris, 80, of Orleans passed away Thursday, June 29, 2006.
 
Virgil was born on July 3, 1925, at the family home, rural Fenwick. He was the 
13th of 17 children born to Wilmer C. and Grace (Baker) Morris. He attended 
the Barnes school and Sheridan High School. He is survived by his wife of 62 
years, Marian (Haynor) Morris, whom he married on April 8, 1944 and their 
three children, Cheryl (Herb) Haines of rural Lowell, David LaVern Morris of 
rural Orleans and Kathriann Petersen of rural Greenville. Seven grand children 
and six great grand children; four brothers; Earle, Wilmer, Fred, Robert and 
four sisters; Inez Walsh, Phyllis Stearns, Alice Childs and Caroline Sage, and 
many many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four 
brothers; Homer, Orval, Claire, Hartley and four sisters; Esther Wilson, Elsie 
Reed, Gladys Blumenstein and Laura "Dora" Parks. Wayne was mechanically gifted 
and served his family, friends, and neighbors by fixing their lawn mowers, 
roto tillers, yard tractors and chain saws. He loved to fish. Wayne served 
with the Navy Sea Bee’s, the 93rd NCB. He was stationed at Samor Island 
station in the Phillipines and discharged on April 18, 1946 from Great Lakes 
Naval Station. He was a life member of Sheridan VFW Post # 05065. Wayne served 
on the Board of Shiloh School and also on the Board of Shiloh Community 
Church. He worked as a Milk Hauler, factory worker, semi driver for Associated 
Truck Lines along with the Department of Corrections. He retired from 
Riverside Correctional after 32 years of service in the Ionia Prison system. 
After his retirement Wayne and Marian built a small vacation home at Lake 
Como, Florida where they greatly enjoyed twenty-five winters.

Visitation will be held Sunday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm at 
Shiloh Community Church. Funeral services will be Monday 11:00AM at Shiloh 
Community Church with Pastor Ken Harger officiating. Memorials may be given to 
Ionia Area Hospice or Shiloh Community Church. Funeral Arrangements have been 
entrusted to Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding. Online condolences may 
be given at www.jffh.com.