Linda Kay Morrison, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend left this world Wednesday June 18, 2025. Linda is the daughter of the late Robert Franklin and Toka Morris. After losing her mother to cancer at the age of five, Linda “Kay” was raised by her sister and brother-in-law, Wanda “Tot” and Charles Runyon. Linda was eleven of twelve children. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Helen Squires, Mary Scarberry, Wanda Runyon, brothers Robert Morris, Charles Morris, mother-in-law Eva “Mabel” Morrison and father-in-law Clarence “Bill” Morrison, her special brother-in-law Charles Runyon who had raised her as his own, and her loving daughter-in-law Mary Jo Morrison who she loved as a daughter. Linda is survived by her husband and the love of her life of 56 years, Bill Morrison. She also leaves behind her son Scott Morrison, daughter MaryBeth Freeman and son-in-law Donal Freeman, grandson Robert Freeman, granddaughter Jillian Freeman, sisters Sue Wade, Faye Lindquist, Sharon Lunsford, brothers Jimmy Morris, Glen Morris, Al Morris, Chuck Runyon, Bobby Runyon, many nieces and nephews that she held dear to her heart, and an abundance of friends. As the first college graduate of her family, Linda earned a BA in education and a master’s degree in special education from Marshall University. She went on to become a special education teacher for Cabell County Schools for 33 years where she made an enormous impact on the lives of her students.
Services will be held at Wallace Funeral Home in Barboursville on Tuesday June 24 with visitation beginning at 4 p.m. and a celebration of her life service will immediately follow at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers please make donations in memory of Linda Morrison to Barboursville Public Library at 749 Central Ave. Barboursville, WV 25504.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.
