Robert “Bob” Morse, 68, of Lumberton died July 11, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1937 in Dover, New Jersey to William and Frances Spicher Morse and has been a resident of the Lumberton area for the past twenty-eight years. Bob is a veteran of the United States Navy where he served during the Cuban Conflict as a 2nd Class hospital corpsmen. Since his time in the service he worked for Ameripol-Sympol as a research technologist until his retirement.
Bob will be remembered for his love of fishing, camping, boating and going to the beach, and casinos, his love of music especially Elvis and The Beatles and playing checkers and watching old western movies.
He is survived by his loving devoted wife and soul mate of forty-nine years, Margie Morse of Lumberton; daughters, Margaret “Peggy” Morse Duhon and her husband Donald of Lumberton, Maryanne Morse Gentry and her husband Art of Nederland and Michelle Morse Ivey and her husband Brandon of Nederland; grandchildren, Amber Cassell, Sean Cassell, Heather Cassell, Seth Cassell, Gabrielle Duhon, Blake Gentry, Dillon Gentry, Zach Ivey and Zoey Ivey; also several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, sister-in-laws, brother-in-laws and a host of friends. Bob is preceded in death by his infant son, Robert William Morse, Jr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Infant Jesus Catholic Church under the direction of Broussard’s, North Major Drive, Beaumont followed by burial at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Art Gentry, Donald Duhon, Brandon Ivey, Sean Cassell, Harold Flatt and Frank Kiefer. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 5:00 P.M. with a Christian Vigil at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday evening July 13, 2005 at the mortuary.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Infant Jesus Catholic Church Building Fund, 243 South LHS Drive, Lumberton, Texas 77657 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 5144, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5144.
