Gladys Gay Morris

GLADYS GAY MORRIS, 76, PASSED AWAY THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002 AT LIFE CARE OF ROCKY MOUNT. SHE WAS BORN DECEMBER 4, 1925 IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE LOUIS NORMAN SR. AND EDNA BRADLEY GAY. GLADYS WAS A MEMBER OF BETHEL BAPTIST CHIRCH. SHE WAS A PAYROLL CLERK FOR 47 YEARS AT ROCKY MOUNT MILLS. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, PARTHIA FERNANDO MORRIS.
SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORIES, HER DAUGHTER, LYNDA S. SHEPHERD AND HUSBAND, DAN, OF CENTERVILLE, VA., HER SISTER, LOUISE G. PEACOCK AND HUSBAND, BRUCE, OF ROCKY MOUNT; HER BROTHERS, LOUISE NORMAN GAY JR. AND WIFE, MINNIE JO OF WHITAKERS, AND AARON “BO” GAY AND WIFE, EMILY, OF ROCKY MOUNT; TWO GRANDCHILDREN, PHILLIP CHRISTIAN SHEPHERD OF CENTERVILLE, VA., AND STEPHEN SCOTT SHEPHERD AND WIFE, JENNIFER, OF BRISTOW, VA., AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SHEPHERD AND JOSHUA STEPHEN SHEPHERD.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT 501 FOREST HILL AVE. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2002 AT 11AM IN THE CHAPEL OF BOWLING FUNERAL HOME WITH REV. DWIGHT PARAMORE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROCKY MOUNT MEMORIAL PARK.
ARRANGEMETNS ARE ENTRUSTED TO BOWLING FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 661 ENGLISH ROAD, ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27804.