Morris, Mary Katherine

Mary Katherine Morris, 84, formerly of Ripplemead, Va., and currently of Warm Hearth in Blacksburg departed this life on Wednesday evening, August 4, 2010, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke. Born in Giles County on March 26, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Burke Banks and Annie Niece Stafford. She had been employed as a CNA at several nursing homes and attended the Allegheny Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, George B. (Jim) Morris; and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Sterl and Cynthia B. Morris, of Lindside, W.Va.; her daughter, Sandra Gail Morris, of Roanoke; her grandchildren, Whitney S. Morris, of Ballard, W.Va., and William G. and Stephanie Morris, of Ballard, W.Va.; and her brother, John Junior Stafford, of Narrows. Graveside Services will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2010, in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. There will be no public visitation period. The Kendall Funeral Home of Pembroke is serving the Morris family. Online condolences may be sent by visiting kendallfuneralhome.com.