Charles Edward (Ed) Morris

In Loving Memory of Charles Edward (Ed) Morris Charles Edward (Ed) Morris, 93 of Pearisburg, VA, and Knightdale, NC, peacefully left this life Tuesday evening at his home in Knightdale, NC. Mr. Morris was born in Narrows, VA on August 21, 1917 and was a son of the late Charles Earnest Morris and Elsie B. Blackburn Morris.  Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Warren Morris and John W. Morris and one sister Dorothy Morris.  Mr. Morris was a member of the First Christian Church in Narrows, The Gideons, The Christian Mission and the Bible Bus Ministry.  He leaves to cherish great memories, his wife of 69 years, Naomi Crabtree Morris, two sons, Eddie Morris and his wife Carol of Lakeland, FL, Philip Morris and his wife Elsie of Salem, one daughter, Debbie M. Gusler and husband Rodney of Wendall, NC, eight grandchildren, Stacy Poore, Kindra Steadham, Toree Dunleavy, Christi Boggs, Becky Rector, Stephanie Wilkes, Jason Gusler, Melissa Morris, seven great grandchildren Breanna , Zachary, Garrett, Hayden, Abigail, Clayton, Tre and a great grandchildren to be born in 2011.  Ed is also survived by a brother, Gene Morris of Roanoke, a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Morris of Narrows, sister-in-law and her husband, Thelma (Rabbit) and Kenneth Booth of Pearisburg, brother-in-law Phil Crabtree and his wife Penny of San Antonio, TX, step mother-in-law, Mae Crabtree of Rich Creek and numerous nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 11:00am at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg with the Rev. Dennis Martin officitating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg.  The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Friday evening from 6 – 8 pm.  In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Gideon Bible Society.  Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com. If you would like to send your condolences to the family via Givens Funeral Home, simply sign the Memorial Guestbook by clicking the link.  Your condolences will be printed out and given to the family.