Mrs. Alma Iley Morris, formerly of Beverly Drive, went to be with her Lord Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Gardens of Taylor Glen.
Her funeral will be 2 PM Friday at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Tom Anderson. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at 1 PM Friday in the church fellowship hall.
Alma was born August 16, 1924 in Cabarrus County to the late Harry B. Iley and Blanche Williams Iley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Noel F. Morris in 2006; sisters, Mildred I. Green, Maxine I. Matthews, Bernice I. Roe; brothers, Bryce Iley and Billy Iley. Alma retired from Concord Telephone Company as a service representative. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was a past Sunday school teacher, sang in the choir for over 50 years and served on the Benevolence Committee for years. She loved the Lord, Noel and her family with all her heart.
Alma is survived by her son, L. Brian Morris and daughter, Gayle Morris Lee, both of Harrisburg; grandchildren, Meredith Lee and her husband Garron Marsh, and Kevin Lee; a sister Grace I. Small and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 200 Branchview Dr. SE, Concord, NC 28025
On line condolences may be sent to www.wilkinsonfuneralhome.com
Wilkinson Funeral Home is serving the Morris family.