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FRANK MORRIS
Frank Morris, 80, El Dorado Springs, was born April 27, 1923, in Marceline, to William H. and Rose Calvert Morris and passed away Sept. 18, 2003.
Frank served in World War II in the 149th Engineer Combat Battalion. He retired from Amoco Oil after 24 years of service.
On Nov. 21, 1947, he was united in marriage to Donna Mae Fletcher. To this union three daughters were born - Pamela Ritter, Linda K. McCullick and Brenda Riggs.
Frank was preceded in death by two brothers, two sisters and one son-in-law, Leonard Ritter - Weaubleau.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Mae - of the home; three daughters - Pam Ritter, Linda K. McCullick and Brenda Riggs; two sons-in-law, Tom Riggs - Las Vegas, NV, and Wayne McCullick - El Dorado Springs; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held on Monday, Sept. 22, with Rev. Brent Bland officiating. Military honors were provided by VFW Post #257. Interment was in El Dorado Springs City Cemetery under direction of Sheldon Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs.

BERNICE OLETA PIKE
Bernice Oleta Pike, 88, El Dorado Springs, passed away Sept. 16, 2003, at Nevada and Betty Fern Hampton - El Dorado Springs; numerous grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Friday, Sept. 19, in the Evergreen Memorial Chapel, Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at Christian Health Care, Nebraska. She moved to Nevada. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in El Dorado Springs.
In addition to her husband, Alvin, she was preceded in death by one sister, Leona Armstrong.
Survivors include one brother, Vern Spencer - Nevada, with Pastor Johannes Brann officiating. Friends may call until the hour of the service. The family will receive friends from 10 - 11 a.m. on Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park under direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, and Melba Bowen, Stockton; and one brother, Buford Garwood, Lockwood.
Friends called after 1 p.m Tuesday at the Lewis-Hoagland Funeral Home, Schell City.
Viewing was from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, prior to the service at the First Baptist Church, El Dorado Springs, which began at 11 a.m.
Burial was in Moore Cemetery, Kentucky in 1935 and then back in 1937 to farm in the Plankinton and Mt. Vernon area. They moved to El Dorado Springs in 1947 and he returned to South Dakota in 1949. He attended schools in the Mt. Vernon area and El Dorado Springs.
Dannie served in the US Army from 1953 - 1955, spending one and a half years in Korea and received the Korean War Medal. He worked on the Herman and Ernest Deinert farms and Lloyd Boehnen farm. He did telephone and electrical construction in Georgia, North and Minnesota, North and South Dakota and NC, Randy Sr. and wife, Jane - Mitchell, SD, Todd - San Diego, CA, Marty - Denver, CO, and Christy Strong-Larson and husband, Jason - Sioux Falls; his mother, Isabelle Hope Strong - El Dorado Springs; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two sisters - Shirley Fletcher - Joplin, and Mary Foley and husband, Frank - El Dorado Springs; a brother, Willis and wife, Billy - Liberal; a sister-in-law, Doris Strong - Kansas City; and brothers-in-law, Delmar Hemeyer, Harlan and Marilyn Smith and Harvey and Cheryl Smith.
He was preceded in death by his father, brothers, Donald and Wesley, and an infant son.

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