Obituary of Evelyn Sawyer Morse ~ 2006

Transcribed by Joan S Dunn

Source: New Bern Sun Journal Mar 15 2006

Evelyn Sawyer Morse, age 91, of Havelock, died Monday March 13, 2006, at 
Craven Regional Medical Center. 
Evelyn was born December 24, 1914, in the vicinity of Oriental, N.C. 
Her parents were the late Jesse Sawyer and Cora Spruill Sawyer. 
She graduated from Oriental High School and attended East Carolina Teachers
College, and retired from Civil Service at MCAS Cherry Point in March 1973 
after 30 years of service.  
She was predeceased by her husband, Darrell W. Morse, in 1977; and her 
three sisters, Anne Sawyer of New Bern, Virginia Mason of Oriental and 
Jessie O’Neal of Raleigh.  She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Jo 
Ann and Kenneth Simpson of Milton Fla., George Mason and Charlotte of 
Oriental, N.C., Janet O’Neal of Santa Fe, N.M., David O’Neal of Raleigh, 
Debbie and Ray Sheffield of Panama City, Fla., Haley and Parker Sheffield
of Panama City, Fla., Keith Simpson of Foley Ala., and his daughter, Chloe 
Simpson, of Pensacola, Fla.  
Evelyn belonged to the First United Methodist Church in Havelock where she 
was treasurer for over 34 years, and was a volunteer as a Gray Lady at 
Craven Regional Medical Center for over 20 years. She was a member of the 
Lions Club since 1977.  Her major pastime was making items for the annual 
church bazaar and visiting her family and friends. When you think of her 
birth and death, the thing that mattered most was the dash between those 
years.  
A celebration and visitation will be held Thursday, March 16, 2006, from 
7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, 
March 17, 2006, at Pollock Best Funeral Chapel with the Rev. William 
Sherman and the Rev. Eric Lindblade officiating.  
Interment will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park.  
The family is being served by Pollock Best Funerals and Cremations.





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