Gertrude Guffey Morrow

Gertrude Guffey Morrow, 96, of Fairview, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2005, following a brave fight with cancer. Known to her family and friends as “Trudie”, she was born on September 6, 1909, in Fairview and was a daughter of the late Balma and Benjamin Guffey. She attended Cullowhee College and was a homemaker for many years before going to work at C.P. Clare in Fairview. A devoted Christian, she always put God first in her life and others needs before her own. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and taught Sunday School for many years. She was an active member of the Home Extension Club and loved arts, crafts and sewing. Trudie was an avid gardener, growing not only vegetables that she froze and canned for herself and family but growing breathtaking beds of flowers. Trudie is survived by her husband of 70 years, John Broadus Morrow; children, James Morrow and his wife Mary, Elaine Lisenbee, Ann Bellflower and her husband Richard, all of Fairview, and June Napier and her husband Jerry of Raleigh; grandchildren, Jeff Napier and wife Angelica, Kim Kendall and husband Preston, Ben Bellflower and wife Emily, Steve Morrow and wife Angela, Cynthia Randolph and husband Mark, Heather Almeida and husband Christopher and Holli Morrow. Great-grandchildren are Hunter, Ethan, Micah, Evan, Canah, Andrew and Rose. She is also survived by a sister, Elizabeth Crittenden of Plant City, FL. She was a loving, caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dear friend to many. Funeral services are 1:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Reverend Jim Whitted and Mr. Ben Bellflower officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Her family will receive friends from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Even in her pain Trudie asked that this year instead of exchanging Christmas gifts family members give whatever they could to help feed the homeless. To honor her wishes please make donations to the Salvation Army, 204 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801 or you may donate to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309.