LEWIS MORRIS

CAIRO, Ill. -- Lewis Eugene "Whitey" Morris, 73, of Cairo died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky.

He was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Blandville, Ky., the son of Owen and Clara Stigall Morris.

He was a retired fleet superintendent for Valley Line Co., in Cairo, a member of Cairo VFW Post 2649 and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII.

He is survived by his wife, Arline B. Morris of Cairo; a daughter, Sandra Buchanan of Wickliffe, Ky.; a sister, Carolyn Condor of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Jackie Morris of Neganee, Mich.; three half brothers, Charles Showalter of Clarksville, Tenn.; Donald Showalter of Dallas and Harley Joe Showalter of Cairo; a granddaughter; and two great-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Geraldine Morris, in 1989. He also was preceded in death by two sons, a grandson and a great-grandson.

Visitation will be after 5 p.m. today at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kelly Cox officiating.

Burial will be at Beechwood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.