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"&lt;p&gt;Floyd “Junior” Morrison, 87, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, October 22,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2011 at the Community Health Center of Branch County.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Girard United Methodist Church with Pastor Emily Beachy officiating. Interment will &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Girard Township. Visitation will be held on Monday,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;October 24, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Junior was born on January 13, 1924 to Floyd H. and Margaret (Russell) Morrison&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;in Girard Township. He graduated from Coldwater High School in 1942 and married&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Janice E. Tompkins on June 2, 1946 at the Church of Christ in Coldwater.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mr. Morrison was a resident of Girard his entire life. He owned and operated his&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;family farm until his retirement in 2000. He had also been a Garno seed corn dealer for&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;several years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was a lifelong member of the Girard United Methodist Church. Serving in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;many positions as well as singing in the choir until just recently. He worked on many&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;renovation projects and was involved in church activities. He always made people feel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;welcome and invited many to visit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Junior was very involved in his community through the years. He served on the&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Girard School Board, was the Girard Township Clerk for 30 years, Branch County Fair&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Board Superintendent, Fair parade Grand Marshall, helped the 4-Hers with&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;woodworking, and member of the Michigan Farm Bureau. He was honored as Farmer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;of the Week by Michigan Farm Radio in 1979. Junior was also Girard’s unofficial&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Greeter”, as he would wave as visitors passed by his home on the corner of Old 27&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;and Girard Road.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Janice, his daughters Jill (Dennis) Dirschell of Coldwater, Judy (Dan) Mattison of St. Louis, MO, Jackie (Kim) Foley of Coldwater, his brothers Russell (Jean) Morrison of Coldwater and Larry Morrison of Spring Lake, his grandchildren Angela (Brandon) Neusbaum, Brandon (Courtney) Dirschell, EricaMattison, Emily Mattison, Allison (Michael) Leathead, Shane Foley, great grandchildren Cody Neusbaum, Drew Neusbaum and baby Leathead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Junior was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Harry Morrison.&lt;/p&gt;"
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