RICHFORD - Elnora E. Morse, age 102, passed away Wednesday March 4, 2009 at her daughter\u0027s home in Dearborn Heights, MI
She was born April 16, 1906 in Eustis, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of the late Thomas Charles Beattie and Mary Lucebe Elnora (Pilgrim) Beattie.
Elnora was a 1925 graduate of Lyndon Institute. She was a resident of Jay and Richford, VT most of her life. Elnora married Chauncey L. Morse on December 25, 1926. She was the Town Clerk and Treasurer for the Town of Jay for more than 25 years.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #44 and the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America Sica Court # 38.
She is survived by her daughters, Marilyn Ciufo of Dearborn Heights, MI and Carol Shipman and her husband Herbert of Bristol, VT; 18 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren, and 20 great, great, grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Catherine Beattie, and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Elnora was predeceased by her husband, Chauncey L. Morse, her sons Chauncey B. Morse and Charles A. Morse; her daughter Shirley Chapin, her granddaughter Ruth Ann Shipman, great granddaughter, Elizabeth Morse, three brothers Harold, Donald and Lloyd Beattie, and her sister Marguerite Folsom.
There will be no funeral services or visiting hours, although there will be a graveside service at the Richford Center Cemetery later this spring at the family\u0027s convenience.
For those who wish, contributions in Elnora\u0027s memory may be made to the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478