William Oren Morrison b. 25 Nov 1876 Sutton, Braxton Co., WV d. 10 Jan 1951 Lawton, Comanche Co., OK: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1876 - 1951 (74 years)

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Name	William Oren Morrison
Birth	25 Nov 1876	Sutton, Braxton Co., WV [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	10 Jan 1951	Lawton, Comanche Co., OK [3]
Burial	12 Jan 1951	Faxon Cemetery, Faxon, Comanche Co., OK [3]
Person ID	I6489	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	7 Sep 2025

Father	Francis Luther Morrison, b. 23 Nov 1851, Braxton Co., VA d. 24 May 1885, Holly District, Braxton Co., WV (Age 33 years)
Mother	Mary Louise Squires, b. 17 Dec 1853, Braxton Co., VA d. 1 Feb 1936, Sutton, Braxton Co., WV (Age 82 years)
Marriage	11 Jun 1874	Braxton Co., WV [4]
Family ID	F2657	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sallie M. Berry, b. 20 Mar 1877, Flatwoods, Braxton Co., WV d. 31 Mar 1942, Faxon, Comanche Co., OK (Age 65 years)

Marriage 12 May 1898 Flatwoods, Braxton Co., WV [3, 5, 6]

Children

	1. Wilbur O. Morrison, b. Jul 1899, WV d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Spurgeon Morrison
	3. John L. Morrison
	4. Jim Morrison
	5. Opal Morrison
	6. Ruby Morrison
	7. Helen Morrison

Family ID F2664 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 Sep 2025

Event Map

Birth - 25 Nov 1876 - Sutton, Braxton Co., WV

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Notes

The Lawton News-Review, Lawton, OK, Thursday, 11 Jan 1951, p. 4, col. 3
https://www.newspapers.com/article/lawton-news-review-obituary-for-william/180602591/

Funeral Rites

William O. Morrison

William O. Morrison, 74, Faxon resident for 37 years, died of a heart ailment at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday in a local hospital following an illness of four weeks.

Moving to Faxon in 1913 from Chattanooga, he operated a general merchandise store there until 1935, when he retired to his farm south of Faxon. He also engaged in the cattle business at Faxon.

He was born Nov. 25, 1876, in Sutton, W. Va., and was married to Miss Sallie Berry, on May 12, 1898 at Flatwoods, W. Va. The family came to the Chattanooga area in 1907, engaging in farming stock raising.

He was deacon and active member of the Faxon Baptist church and was also a member of the Chattanooga Masonic lodge and Odd Fellows lodge.

Survivors are four sons, Wilbur, Faxon; Spurgeon, Chickasha; John, Norman; and Jim, Faxon; three daughters, Mrs. Opal Putney, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Ruby Reed, Dallas; and Mrs. Helen Sample, Washington, Okla.

Also, 15 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, a half brother, Asa Greathouse, Sutton, W. Va.; three half sisters, Mrs. Maggie Skitmore, Sutton, W. Va.; Mrs. Mabel Squires and Mrs. Genevieve Morgan, of Cowen, W. Va., and other relatives.

Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Faxon Baptist church by the former pastor, Rev. Dan Green, assisted by Rev. Elmer Price, pastor.

Burial will be in the family plot in the Faxon cemetery beside the grave of his wife who died March 31, 1942. The Chattanooga Masonic lodge, will be in charge of the graveside rites and burial will be under the direction of the Ritter Funeral home.

Sources

[S2389] Jim Comstock, editor, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, (Richwood, West Virginia: Jim Comstock, 1974.), 3: 97. (Reliability: 3).
[S1590] WWI Draft Registration Cards, (Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com : 2005.), (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 Sep 2025), card for William Oren Morrison, serial no. 2694; Local Board for the County of Camanche, State of Oklahoma, Lawton, Oklahoma. (Reliability: 3).
[S2412] Oklahoma. Lawton., The Lawton News-Review (Lawton, OK), "Funeral Rites," 11 Jan 1951, p. 4, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 7 Sep 2025). (Reliability: 3).
[S1256] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 2: 18, line 38, Morrison-Squires, 1874; accessed 7 Sep 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S2412] Oklahoma. Lawton., The Lawton News-Review (Lawton, OK), "Prominent Faxon Woman Is Buried," 2 Apr 1942, p. 5, col. 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 7 Sep 2025). (Reliability: 3).
[S1256] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 3: 461, Morrison-Berry, 1898; accessed 7 Sep 2025. (Reliability: 3).