Morris Dean Williamson....85

THERE WAS A PRIVATE FAMILY BURIAL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2012 AT 9:00AM AT THE GREEN VALLEY CEMETERY WEST OF OSAWATOMIE, KANSAS.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE TO HONOR MORRIS WILL BE AT 1PM MONDAY DEC. 10, 2012 AT THE FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH IN OSAWATOMIE.

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Morris Dean Williamson age 85, formerly of Osawatomie, KS died Nov. 20, 2012 at Heritage Health Care in Chanute, KS

Morris was the youngest of four children born March 6, 1927 to Robert Joshua and Naomi Marie (Duerfeldt) Willliamson in Herrick, South Dakota. He attended country school at Pine Grove and also at Rapid City, South Dakota.

At the age of 15, Morris ran away from home and headed to California where his sister lived in Los Angeles. His plans were to enter the Navy, but he was unable to pass the physical and was not of age. So he worked in theaters as an usher and also worked in bowling alleys while living in California. In 1943 he moved to Kansas City where he worked in a bowling alley setting pins. It was there that he met his future wife who was working in a restaurant just a block or two from the bowling alley.

He was united in marriage to Mildred Louise Bryan on December 3, 1946 in Paola, KS. They made their home in Kansas City and became the parents of their son, Lyle born on Thanksgiving Day 1950. Mildred died March 17, 2006.

In 1952 they moved to Lane they lived there for about six months. From there they moved to Osawatomie, then Olathe for 19 years, then Chanute for a couple of years, and then back to Osawatomie in 1998.

Morris worked for 35 years in several auto parts stores. He was manager and part owner of the Bumper to Bumper auto parts store in Olathe, where his son Lyle also worked with him. Morris also worked at the O’Reilly Auto parts store in Paola. He drove a school bus from 1998 to 2000 in Osawatomie, and the Tri KO bus from 2000 to 2001.

Morris was preceded in death by his wife, one brother Donald Williamson and one sister Lorene Fields.

He is survived by his son Lyle and wife Karla of Yates Center, KS, one sister: Florence Schlegel of Anchorage, AK, two grandchildren: J.R. Williamson of Yates Center, KS and Brandie Ryerson and husband Lance of Wynona, OK and four great-grandchildren.