1930 - 2011
Dr. Warren N. Morford, M.D., 81, of Chesapeake, Ohio passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011 at home. He was born May 30, 1930 in Grantsville, WV son of the late James Amyot Morford, M.D. and Margaret E. Stalnaker Morford. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one sister Kathryn Ina Morford Kaiser; two brothers James Earl (Mary Ellen) Morford and John William Morford; sister-in-law Frances Morford; and nephew Jimmy Morford. He is survived by his wife Vivian Willis Morford; three sons Warren N. Morford, Jr. Esq. , Daniel Alan Morford and Michael Amyot Morford; one daughter Jane Diane Morford, M.D.; eight grandchildren Sgt. Robert Skomrock, Christopher (Heather) Skomrock, Dr. Whitney (Brad) Fulton, Warren Cory Morford, John Michol Morford, Jessica Kathleen Farley and Katlyn Paige Morford; special relatives and friends Stewart Kaiser, Esq., Margaret and Tommy Day, Kellie Day and daughter Morgan Elliott, Jeff and Kim Day and daughter Brianna, Kathryn Gainer and her daughter Kim, Beverly Morford and sons Lucas and Scott, Anne Blake, Alda and Allen Wagner and daughters Amber and Amanda, Vickie Kaiser, Franklin Mannon and Linda Crabtree. Dr. Morford graduated from Grantsville, WV High School, WV University, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., Columbia University School of Hypnotherapy, New York, Intern, St. Joseph Infirmary, Louisville, Ky., and Residency, Memorial Hospital , Charleston, WV. Dr. Morford was a member of United Methodist Church, Grantsville, WV, Masonic Lodge Eureka #40 for 50 years, Captain U.S. Air Force Medical Corps, board of education member for Chesapeake Union Exempted Schools, counselor Boy Scouts of America, Chesapeake Schools Team Physician, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Lawrence County, Ohio Medical Society, Cabell County, WV Medical Society , Fellow of Royal Society of Health, Who's Who of American High Schools, International Who's Who of Professionals, Who's Who State of Ohio, Private family practice physician in Chesapeake, Ohio for 30 years with privileges at St. Mary's, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Jones and Gutherie Hospitals. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio by Pastor Kevin Dotts. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be held 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, Ohio with a masonic service at 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Huntington. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/hall.