John P. Morris

John P. Morris, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA.

Born in Staten Island, NY, April 10, 1941, son of the late James and Myrtle Meyers Morris, he had resided in Raritan Township since 1984, having formerly lived in the Poconos, PA and Staten Island, NY.

Mr. Morris was formerly a Database Administrator with AT & T, Bernardsville, NJ and was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.

A longtime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Clinton Ward, Mr. Morris was also a member of the Flemington American Legion Post # 159, Flemington, NJ. He was a man of diverse and varied interest which included singing, stamp and coin collecting, playing chess, building model ships, planes and cars and growing plants and flowers.

Surviving are his wife of fifty-one years, Ann Barone Morris; a son, John “JP” Morris of Raritan Township, NJ; a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne Morris Lesh and Jeff Lesh of Enterprise, AL; a sister, Violet Morris Catella of Gouldsboro, PA; three grandchildren, Ann Marie Arbuckle, Ethan Lesh and Rachel Lesh; several sisters and brothers-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will take place Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Capner Street, Flemington, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Friday from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 (Attn: Gift Processing).