A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
From the Boulder City Review, Boulder, Nevada, February 9, 2012: April 8, 1917 – Feb. 4, 2012. Esther Lucille Barnum Morris was born April 8, 1917, to Warren Edward and Emily Elzicar Barnum in Crawford, Neb. She had five brothers and one sister preceding her in death.
Esther passed away Feb. 4 at the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Clearfield, Utah, and will be buried next to her husband in Boulder City.
She graduated from Crawford High School in 1934. On June 24, 1936, she married Francis Harvey Morris. One son, Maynard Blakemore, was born to them on July 26, 1937.
The family moved west to Boulder City and remained there until the start of World War II when Harvey was called to serve in the Army Air Corps. She then returned to her hometown in Crawford, Neb., and remained there until the end of World War II, when she joined her husband at Nellis Air Force Base. After the war, the family returned to Boulder City and remained here until Harvey was called back into the service again.
For the next 18 years they were stationed in many locations in the United States and Europe. After Harvey’s service commitment ended, they returned once again to Boulder City. In 2008, she moved to Kaysville, Utah, to be close to her son and daughter-in-law.
Esther will be remembered for her loving kindness as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a skilled homemaker, wonderful cook and dedicated gardener.
She was a 50-year member of Eastern Star, a member of the Women’s Club, community club, and Grace Community Church. She was chosen Lady of the Year 1985 by the Optimist Club.
She is survived by her son, Maynard; two grandsons, Alan, and Kevin and his wife, Robyn, and their two children, Miranda and Jesse.
Graveside services will be held at Boulder City Cemetery at 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, and officiated by Rev. David Gram of Grace Community Church.
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