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Bill Ray
Morse
August 27, 1948 – August 2, 2011
MORSE, Bill Ray, 62, present Mayor of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Tuesday August 2, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry on August 27, 1948, a son of Charles J. and Leona Sowers Morse. Bill was a Methodist; a U S. Marine Corp Veteran of the Vietnam War; a retired employee of Shoemaker Coal Company; current Mayor of Dillonvale; a member of Pine Valley Sportsman Club; Jefferson County Sportsman Club; Shortcreek Sportsman Club; NRA; VFW, the Dillonvale American Legion Post 529; and NAUI Scuba Divers Association. He is preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; cousins: Richard and Larry Gatchel; aunt Helen Gatchel and a nephew Adam Miller. In addition to his parents, Bill is survived by his loving wife Janice Yarish Morse; a son Bryan (Bird) Morse of Pittsburg, PA; a daughter Stacey Morse (Jason Beverly) of Fort Walton Beach, Fla..; grandson: Charlie David Morse; a brother Charles Morse Jr. (Mona) of Harrisville, Ohio; a sister Kimberly Tomison of Dillonvale; and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 154 Second Street, Dillonvale, Ohio where services will be held Friday August 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend William Burris officiating. Graveside Military Honors will be provided by the Dillonvale American Legion Post #529 at the cemetery. Entombment will be at Holly Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Offer online condolences at wilsonfuneralhomes.com
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