Christine D. Morris

Christine Meryle DeHart Morris, 85, born in Schoolfield, Va. on April 30, 1929, passed away on March 22, 2015. She loved life, loved flowers, loved her family, loved her kitty, Chrissie, loved watching squirrels, birds and deer in her back yard, loved going to movies and plays, was intelligent, determined and strong-willed. She was a beautiful woman with beautiful eyes, enjoyed her friends, enjoyed dressing up for Halloween and hosting office parties, enjoyed watching speed boat racing, and followed NASCAR as long as Jeff Gordon wasn't leading. She met her husband to-be at a dance hall in Richmond, Va., and married Charles F. Morris Jr. on November 26, 1949. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1999; Charlie passed away in 2000. Christine began her career as a canning factory worker, became a fashion model, seamstress, cigar roller, payroll clerk, accounting office manager, supervisor of insurance and collections and supervisor of accounting. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at age 55, and worked hard all her life to help provide for her family. She was a member of Franconia Methodist Church in Alexandria, VA, was very active in BPW (Business and Professional Women); and President two times and was very active in ABWA (American Business Woman's Association). Christine is the daughter of the late Sarah Ellen and John I. DeHart, Willis, Va.; sister to the late John I. DeHart Jr., Willis, Va.; wife of the late Charles F. Morris Jr.; mother to her daughters and their husbands, Gail M. Bolt and Alton, Troutville, Va. and Dianne M. Letsche and Chap, Alexandria, Va.; aunt to Lynn DeHart, Willis, Va., Tom DeHart, Ruther's Glen, Va. and the late John DeHart, Cameron, N.C.; sister-in-law to Bunny Deurmiers, Midlothian, Va.; aunt-in-law to Angie Maiden, Brenda Madison, Wanda Chapman, Richmond, Va., Linda Garner, Ozark, Ala. and the late Peter "Rabbit" Morris, Richmond, Va.; aunt-in-law to Sam Morris, Fredericksburg, Va. Relatives and friends may call at Jefferson Funeral Chapel, 5755 Castlewellan Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22315 on Thursday, March 26, 2015 from 1 to 2 p.m., where service will begin at 2 p.m. Interment private.

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Christine D. Morris

April 30, 1929 - March 22, 2015