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Submitted: 4/14/23 • Approved: 4/16/23 • Last Updated: 4/19/23 • R1481694-G0-S3
Civil War Confederate
1844 - February 18, 1935
*Obituary
Fayetteville Daily Democrat
Monday, February 18, 1935
Richard Morrow, former State representative and county assessor, known over the county as “Uncle Dick” Morrow, died this morning at 7:00 o’clock at his home in Lincoln after a few days illness. Mr. Morrow was 92 years of age and on his last birthday all his former pupils who could get there, helped relatives and other friends in celebrating. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Crozier Church at Morrowtown with Rev. Sam Marrs in charge. Burial will be in Bethesda cemetery. Mr. Morrow is survived by three children, Mrs. Annie Elder and Miss Stella Morrow at Lincoln and Oscar Morrow at Cane Hill. Grandchildren surviving are Wilson, Bole and Sidney Morrow, all of Morrowtown; Mrs. Nancy Morrow Pitts of Lincoln, Glenn Morrow of Altus, Oklahoma, Floyd Morrow in California, Mrs. Bess Morrow Crozier of Sasakwa, Oklahoma and Enid of Atchison, Nebraska.
*Obituary (News Article)
Fayetteville Democrat
Thursday, May 23, 1907
Representative R.W. Morrow returned Thursday from Little Rock. He was accompanied by his brother, Hugh, who will visit him at Cane Hill. Mr. Morrow gained two pounds and enjoyed splendid health while attending to his legislative duties in the capitol city, but is very anxious to get back home to look after his farming interest.
*Obituary (Article)
Fayetteville Democrat
Wednesday, May 3, 1933
“Uncle Dick” Morrow Has 91st Birthday – Lincoln, May 3. – “Uncle Dick” Morrow celebrated his 91st birthday with dinner given by his friends. He is very active, works his own garden, one of the best in town. Friends said he goes where he pleases over town and it takes a lively stepper to keep up with him.
*Obituary
Arkansas Countryman
Thurday, July 31, 1930
MORROW, Richard “Dick” – By Mabel Fern Francis – The dates for the annual Confederate Reunion this year are July 31 and August 1. The United Daughters of Confederacy, and the Prairie Grove Camp of Confederate Veterans No. 384 with Comrade George Nixon, aged 90, meet for the Thirty-third reunion. The enrollment of the original Camp was one hundred –this year only one of the Charter members will be present. The reunion will be held in the native park, where on the Battle of Prairie Grove was fought December 7, 1862. Six soldiers who were in the Battle will be here this year, and they are Hight Brewster of Cove Creek, Dick Morrow of Lincoln, John Russell of Cane Hill, Walter Parks of Cincinnati and Henry Pyeatt of Lincoln. Their ages vary from 85 to 92 years.
*Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Washington County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge
Contributed on 4/14/23 by judyfrog
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