Obituary for Geraldine "Jerry" Virginia Morris (Cannon)
Geraldine “Jerry” Virginia Morris, 95, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away peacefully, on Friday, January 03, 2020, at the Randolph County Nursing Home, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, surrounded by family. Geraldine was born on Thursday, February 28, 1924, in Delaplaine, Arkansas, to Vernon William and Connie Elizabeth Upchurch Cannon.
Geraldine was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend. She was a long-time member of the Skaggs Church of Christ, in Pocahontas.
Geraldine is preceded in death by her parents, Vernon William and Connie Elizabeth Upchurch Cannon; husband, James E. Morris; four brothers, Wilburn, Bill, Jack, and Paul Cannon; and sister, Norma Powell.
Survivors include, two daughters, Sue (David) Blakeney, of Pocahontas, and Judy (Thomas) McClain, of Pocahontas; brother, Bob Cannon, of Paragould; four grandchildren, Deni (Troy) Smith, of Pocahontas, Shannon (Skip) Elders, of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sara (Clay) Midyett, of Memphis, Tennessee, and Elizabeth (Matthew) Shelby, of Bentonville; ten great grandchildren, Jordan Smith, Taylor (Taylor) Trantham, Dakota Smith, Tommy Elders, Kennedy Elders, Ella Shelby, Kate Shelby, Ruby Midyett, McClain Midyett, and Samuel Midyett; and two great great grandchildren, Greyson Fender and Ridge Trantham.
All services will be held in the chapel of the Fears Family Funeral Home, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, on Sunday, January 05, 2020. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Geraldine’s funeral service will immediately follow, beginning at 3:00 pm; Art Smith, officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Pocahontas.
Carrying Geraldine to her final earthly resting place will be Troy Smith, Dakota Smith, Skip Elders, Tommy Elders, Clay Midyett, and Matthew Shelby.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made, in Geraldine’s name, to the Paragould Children’s Home, 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, Arkansas 72450.
Geraldine was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend. She was a long-time member of the Skaggs Church of Christ, in Pocahontas.
Geraldine is preceded in death by her parents, Vernon William and Connie Elizabeth Upchurch Cannon; husband, James E. Morris; four brothers, Wilburn, Bill, Jack, and Paul Cannon; and sister, Norma Powell.
Survivors include, two daughters, Sue (David) Blakeney, of Pocahontas, and Judy (Thomas) McClain, of Pocahontas; brother, Bob Cannon, of Paragould; four grandchildren, Deni (Troy) Smith, of Pocahontas, Shannon (Skip) Elders, of Ft. Worth, Texas, Sara (Clay) Midyett, of Memphis, Tennessee, and Elizabeth (Matthew) Shelby, of Bentonville; ten great grandchildren, Jordan Smith, Taylor (Taylor) Trantham, Dakota Smith, Tommy Elders, Kennedy Elders, Ella Shelby, Kate Shelby, Ruby Midyett, McClain Midyett, and Samuel Midyett; and two great great grandchildren, Greyson Fender and Ridge Trantham.
All services will be held in the chapel of the Fears Family Funeral Home, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, on Sunday, January 05, 2020. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Geraldine’s funeral service will immediately follow, beginning at 3:00 pm; Art Smith, officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Pocahontas.
Carrying Geraldine to her final earthly resting place will be Troy Smith, Dakota Smith, Skip Elders, Tommy Elders, Clay Midyett, and Matthew Shelby.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made, in Geraldine’s name, to the Paragould Children’s Home, 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, Arkansas 72450.