Ray Stewart Morris, 92 of Mt Pleasant, formerly of Burlington, died Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant, IA.
Born December 18, 1929 in Powersville, MO. He was the son of Ona B. Morris. Ray attended school in Missouri.
Ray worked at the C & E Mattress Factory for 39 years. He never missed a day of work and retired at the age of 62. He was a member of the United Steelworkers of American Union Local 1860.
Ray was a charter member of Flint Hill Church of the Nazarene where he ushered for over 50 years. He also was a helper on the church van when picking up kids for church.
Ray never owned a car but walked thousands of miles throughout the city of Burlington during his lifetime. He was an inspiration to many and will be missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents and grandma Ora L. Morris in 1964.
The funeral service for Ray will be 10:00 AM Thursday, July 21st at Lunning Chapel with Reverend Ron Jewett officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow services in Lucerne Cemetery in Lucerne, MO.
A memorial has been established for Flint Hills Church of the Nazarene.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.lunningfuneralchapel.com
Mary Kay Elliott, 68, of Burlington, died at 11:30 AM Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the OakView Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Burlington.
Born June 4, 1954, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Laurence L. and Phyllis Catherine McIntire McQuay. On May 14, 1977, she married Russell William “Rusty” Elliott II in Oak Street Baptist Church, Burlington, Iowa. He later died on February 13, 2022.
Mary Kay was a Burlington High School graduate.
She worked at HyVee in the bakery as a cake decorator before she was married, then became a homemaker.
Mary Kay was a member of the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, playing the organ and decorating cakes. Mary loved animals and had a soft spot for cats.
Survivors include her mother, Phyllis McQuay of Burlington; son, Russell “Bill” William (Jessica) Elliott, III of Burlington; grandson, Alex Elliott; granddaughter, Morrigan Elliott and sister, Debra (Dan) Schwenker of Burlington.
Besides her husband, she is preceded in death by her father.
Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM Monday, July 25, 2022 at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home.
The funeral service for Mrs. Elliott will be 10:00 AM Monday, July 25, 2022, at Prugh~Thielen Funeral Home with Reverend Brooke Anthony officiating. Burial will be in Keokuk National Cemetery.
Memorials have been established for The Views and the Des Moines County Humane Society.
Prugh Funeral Service is in care of the arrangements.
Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting Mary Kay’s obituary at www.prughfuneral.com.
Thelma Marie Scarff Crow, 84, of Burlington, died Monday, July 18, 2022, at the Klein Center in West Burlington.
Born October 28, 1937, in Oakland Mills, IA, she was the daughter of Jesse Emil and Inez Bishop Scarff. On May 26, 1969, she married Oren “Red” Crow at the Sunnyside Baptist Church in Burlington. He preceded her in death on October 17, 2001.
She attended the one room country school at Oakland Mills through the eighth grade and then graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1956.
As a youngster, besides the chores and working on the farm, she did ironings for the country school teachers, and her sisters, and detassled corn as a teenager. After her marriage, she worked at Sheaffer Pen Company (then based in Mt. Pleasant), was a house keeper, and then a kitchen aide at the then Henry County Memorial Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. She worked at Sylvania for several years, and then for IRC/TrW for over 19 years. She then went to work for Wal Mart where she worked in the domestic department, fabric department, stocking shelves, and then in the grocery department, until she retired after almost 15 years.
At the age of 28 she was a stage four cancer survivor. For many years she and her husband, bought and remodeled older houses. They even built one from the ground up in Sperry, Iowa. Illness sent them back to live in Burlington. After the death of her 93 year old aunt, Ethel Cash in 2009, she started volunteering at the Great River Medical Center until 2017. She enjoyed all kinds of crafts, but sewing was her preference for many years and she loved sewing for her grandchildren. When the grandchildren grew up enough that they didn’t want homemade clothes, she turned to crocheting and cross stitching and many friends and family received crocheted names, and cross stitched gifts from her. She also got great pleasure out of her computer and delving into the genealogy of her family and others, plus the e-mailing of friends and family.
Survivors include her son, Randy Lee (Roberta) Ford of Niota, IL formerly of Burlington; two grandchildren, Brandon (Cory Mellinger) Ford & Sara (JP Korf) Ford; six great-grandchildren, Allison, Gavin, Isabella and Traesin Ford, Sayje Spindlow, Nikolai Ware; two step-great-grandchildren, Carson Gutierrez and Miles Korf; two sisters, Jean (Ed) Leichty and Karole (Stan) Miller; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband of 32 years, she was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Cynthia, and a baby sister, Emily Sue.
Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Prugh Crematory.
The Graveside Committal Service for Mrs. Crow will be 11:00 AM Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Aspen Grove Cemetery.
A memorial has been established
Prugh Funeral Service is in care of the arrangements.
Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting Thelma’s obituary at www.prughfuneral.com.
