Mary Morrison

March 24, 1921 - September 17, 2015

Mary Berdine Morrison, 94, passed away September 17, 2015 at the Bloomfield Care Center. She was born March 24, 1921 in Pulaski, Iowa to Robert and Caroline (Stevig) Sutton. Mary graduated from Pulaski High School and attended the Iowa School of Beauty in Ottumwa, Iowa. On September 21, 1940 she married Jim Morrison in Lancaster, Missouri. He preceded her in death on December 1, 2009. She was a beautician, a homemaker and helped manage the family business until her and her husband retired. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, a former Eastern Star member and a Rainbow Mother and Advisor. She is survived by three daughters, Norma (Rod) Pickens of Bloomfield, Janet (Tom) Adamson of Derby, Kansas, and Donna Meredith of Jefferson, Iowa; two sons, Bryan Morrison of Lafayette, Indiana and David Morrison of Bloomfield; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Evelyn (Ted) Setzer of Prescott, Arizona; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Ray Vaughn Morrison; a sister, Margaret Riggins and brother-in-law, Troy Riggins; a brother Robert Sutton and sister-in-law Virginia Sutton; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Tim Frasher officiating. Burial will be at the Pulaski Cemetery in Pulaski, Iowa. The family will be present to greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday morning at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Bloomfield United Methodist Church and the Bloomfield Care Center Activity Fund.