James “Jimmy” Edwin Morrison, 79, of Fairmont, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, at Guardian Healthcare in Fairmont. He was born in Smithtown on March 11, 1942, a son of the late Edwin and Hester Keaton Morrison.
He was a faithful member of Mt. Harmony Community Church and often attended Fairmont Meadowdale Wesleyan Church. He enjoyed taking care of his cats. Jimmy was a people person who never knew a stranger and had many great friends.
He is survived by his sister, Frances A. Baker and her husband Nelson, of Grandville; one brother, Russell Morrison, of Fairmont; nephews, Robert Baker and his wife Beth, of North Carolina, Greg Baker and his wife JoEllen, of Kearneysville, Clay Baker, of New York, Eddie Musgrave and his wife Vickie, of Fairmont, Barry Morrison and his wife Mindy, of Fairmont, and P.J. Morrison; sister-in-law, Cheryl Morrison, of Montgomery; niece and caregiver, Patricia “Patty” Williams, of Fairmont; niece, Ellen Musgrave and her companion Jeff Fawcett, of New Cumberland; and several great and great-great-nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Josie Musgrave; one brother, Paul Morrison, one great-niece, Aubree Rhoades; and one great-great-nephew, Gage Smith.
Friends may call at Carpenter and Ford Funeral Home, 209 Merchant St., from 1-8 p.m. on Monday. Friends may call at Mt. Harmony Community Church, from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday. A service will be held at the church at 1 p.m. on Tuesday with Pastor Cheryl White and Pastor Tim Carpenter officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens.
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