1922
Rev.
2006
Rev. Keith Morrow
July 23, 1922 — February 24, 2006
Rev. Keith A Morrow, 83, of Wooster, died Friday February 24, 2006, at Wooster Community Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Wooster, 621 College Avenue, Wooster, Ohio, on Friday, March 3, 2006 at 3pm. Friends may call Thursday from 5 to 8 m at the Roberts Funeral Home-Sherwood Chapel, 7067 Cleveland Road, Wooster, Ohio. Online tributes may be made at www.robertsfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Wayne County, 2525 Back Orrville Road, Wooster, Ohio, 44691, or the Viola Startzman Free Clinic, 1874 Cleveland Road, Wooster, Ohio.
He was born July 23, 1922 in Batavia, New York to James S. and Ruth Spaulding Morrow. He married Alice Walter on September 12, 1953. She survives. ?He graduated from High school in Wyoming, New York; attended the University of Alabama for one semester and then worked as a draftsman for Glenn L. Martin in Baltimore, Maryland until late 1943. During WW II he served in the U. S. Navy (SACO) in Chungking and Shanghai, China as an Electronic Technician?s Mate. After the war he returned to the University of Alabama to complete a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering. While at Alabama, he was elected to the Freshman Honorary Society Phi Eta Sigma and in his junior year was elected to Tau Beta Pi, the National Honorary Engineering Society.
He worked as an Industrial Engineer for Sylvania Electric in Seneca Falls, New York from 1949 to 1960. In 1960 he entered the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary where he earned his Masters of Divinity. During that time, he served as a student pastor at Paint Lick, Ky. From 1963 to 1984, he served pastorates in Palmyra/Holloway, Buchanan and Homer Michigan. While in Michigan he served in a number of positions in Presbytery and Synod, including Moderator of the Synod of Michigan, Member and Chairperson of the Michigan Commission for Ministries in Higher Education, and the Organizing Commission of the Synod of the Covenant. For many years, he served as Summer Pulpit Supply for the Western Adirondack Presbyterian Church in Cranberry Lake, New York. He later served as Interim Minister at Wayne Presbyterian Church, Wooster, Ohio. In Buchanan Michigan he was a member and served as Chairperson of the Buchanan City Planning Commission. ?He was a 30 plus year member of Lions Clubs International, most recently with the Wooster Noon Lions. In 2001 he earned the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship from the Lions Club International Foundation.
After retiring in 1984, he and his wife established a residence in Wooster and then spent 14 years traveling throughout the United States in their RV. During this time, they also spent their winters in the desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and their summers at their cabin at Cranberry Lake, New York.
Surviving, in addition to his wife are son John Eric (Lou Ann) Morrow of New Port Ritchey, Florida; daughters Carol (George) Beaman of Niles, Michigan, and Linda (Frank) Gilbert of Fredericksburg, Ohio; grandchildren, Michael (Andrea) Morrow, Andrew and Brent Morrow, Jared and Matthew Beaman-Withers, Michaelle Beaman-DeVeese, Ben (Luella), Ryan (London), and Rebecca Gilbert; great grandchildren Madison Morrow, Nicholas Mangione, Jenna, Jaymes and Tyler Gilbert and Jayson Deeds; nieces Pat, Phyl, and Pixie and a nephew Steve and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, J. Wayne Morrow and Page Morrow and sister, Martha "Mitzi" Stone-Churchill.
He was born July 23, 1922 in Batavia, New York to James S. and Ruth Spaulding Morrow. He married Alice Walter on September 12, 1953. She survives. ?He graduated from High school in Wyoming, New York; attended the University of Alabama for one semester and then worked as a draftsman for Glenn L. Martin in Baltimore, Maryland until late 1943. During WW II he served in the U. S. Navy (SACO) in Chungking and Shanghai, China as an Electronic Technician?s Mate. After the war he returned to the University of Alabama to complete a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering. While at Alabama, he was elected to the Freshman Honorary Society Phi Eta Sigma and in his junior year was elected to Tau Beta Pi, the National Honorary Engineering Society.
He worked as an Industrial Engineer for Sylvania Electric in Seneca Falls, New York from 1949 to 1960. In 1960 he entered the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary where he earned his Masters of Divinity. During that time, he served as a student pastor at Paint Lick, Ky. From 1963 to 1984, he served pastorates in Palmyra/Holloway, Buchanan and Homer Michigan. While in Michigan he served in a number of positions in Presbytery and Synod, including Moderator of the Synod of Michigan, Member and Chairperson of the Michigan Commission for Ministries in Higher Education, and the Organizing Commission of the Synod of the Covenant. For many years, he served as Summer Pulpit Supply for the Western Adirondack Presbyterian Church in Cranberry Lake, New York. He later served as Interim Minister at Wayne Presbyterian Church, Wooster, Ohio. In Buchanan Michigan he was a member and served as Chairperson of the Buchanan City Planning Commission. ?He was a 30 plus year member of Lions Clubs International, most recently with the Wooster Noon Lions. In 2001 he earned the prestigious Melvin Jones Fellowship from the Lions Club International Foundation.
After retiring in 1984, he and his wife established a residence in Wooster and then spent 14 years traveling throughout the United States in their RV. During this time, they also spent their winters in the desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and their summers at their cabin at Cranberry Lake, New York.
Surviving, in addition to his wife are son John Eric (Lou Ann) Morrow of New Port Ritchey, Florida; daughters Carol (George) Beaman of Niles, Michigan, and Linda (Frank) Gilbert of Fredericksburg, Ohio; grandchildren, Michael (Andrea) Morrow, Andrew and Brent Morrow, Jared and Matthew Beaman-Withers, Michaelle Beaman-DeVeese, Ben (Luella), Ryan (London), and Rebecca Gilbert; great grandchildren Madison Morrow, Nicholas Mangione, Jenna, Jaymes and Tyler Gilbert and Jayson Deeds; nieces Pat, Phyl, and Pixie and a nephew Steve and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, J. Wayne Morrow and Page Morrow and sister, Martha "Mitzi" Stone-Churchill.
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