James Souhan Morrow

MORROW, SOUHAN, MEAD, BLOMGREN, OCONNELL, BONHAM, HERBERT, LAFFERTY

Posted By: Alvin Poole (email)
Date: 12/7/2017 at 10:50:24

James Souhan Morrow, 89, passed away April 19, at Longview Nursing Home.

A funeral service was held April 23 at Hennessey Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. Pastor Larry Green officiated. Military honors were conducted by VFW Post 6256 and O’Hara Seeley Post.

James was born Nov. 20, 1927 in Mondamin to Frank and Mary (Souhan) Morrow. As a young man James served in the Army, particularly enjoying his time working at the Pentagon. On his return, he married Mary Lou (Mead) Morrow and remained happily married for 63 years. They had five children. He spent his life working for the Iowa State Tax Commission and the US Postal Service but his true vocation was farming. He farmed his home ground until he was 77 years old.

Preceded in death by: his parents, a sister Margaret Blomgren and a brother Francis Morrow.

He is survived by: His wife Mary Lou Morrow of Mondamin; children: James (Kathy) Morrow, Jr. of Omaha, Neb.; Janet (Marty) O’Connell of Cedar Falls; Alan (Janet) Morrow of Folsom, Calif.; Susan (Scott) Bonham of Logan; John (Carla) Morrow of Shenandoah; grandchildren: Amy Morrow, Kevin (Caitlin) Morrow, Alex Morrow, Michael O’Connell, Daniel O’Connell, David O’Connell, Katrina (Michael Hebert) Morrow, Katherine Morrow, Jeffery Morrow, James Michael Morrow, Kimberly Morrow, Sara (Andrew) Lafferty, Steven Bonham; Great-Grandchildren: Brenna O’Connell, Ronin O’Connell, Anistyn O’Connell, Lillian Lafferty, Brother-in-law Carl Blomgren.

Hennessey Funeral Home-Missouri Valley