Ardys Morris

Ardys Morris, 88, Man-

dan, formerly of Williston

and Ryder, died January

14, 2018, at Miller Pointe-

A Prospera Community,

Mandan.

Services will be held

at: 11:00 am Monday,

January 22, at First Pres-

byterian Church, 310 3rd

Ave NW, Mandan, with

Pastor Kevin Kaufmann

officiating.

Burial: will be held at

2:00 pm Monday at the

North Dakota Veterans

Cemetery, Mandan.

Visitation: will be held

from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday, January 21, at

Parkway Funeral Service,

2330 Tyler Parkway,

Bismarck, where a prayer

service will begin at 4:00

pm. Visitation: will con-

tinue one hour prior to

the service at the church.

Ardys was born in

Garrison, ND, on July 14,

1929, the daughter of Ar-

nold and Edith (Bjork)

Hill. She grew up on the

family farm near

Roseglen, ND, and attend-

ed Ryder High School.

On March 29, 1946, she

married Donald L. Morris

in Sidney, MT, and the

couple made their home

in Ryder. Ardys worked

for Great Plains Supply

and after 30-plus years re-

tired from the Williston

office. Following her re-

tirement, Ardys and

Donald enjoyed traveling

around the country in

their RV. They wintered

in Mesa, AZ, and enjoyed

spending their summers

at Deep Water Bay, Lake

Sakakawea. She was a

lifelong member of the

Presbyterian Churches in

Ryder and Mandan, where

she served as an Elder,

Sunday school teacher,

and on the Ladies Aid.

Ardys enjoyed cooking,

entertaining, and visiting.

Ardys is survived by: her

husband of 71 years, Don,

Mandan; four children,

Sandra (LeRoy) Peterson,

Ryder, ND, Donnette

(Kent) Strange, Florissant,

CO, Steve (Marge) Morris,

Lake Charles, LA, and

Ronald Morris, Miles City,

MT; her daughter-in-law,

Phyllis Morris, Spearfish,

SD; 12 grandchildren, De-

anna (Bob) Reikow, David

(Cindy) Peterson, Carolyn

(Kevin ) Munns, Toby

Morris, Tarrah (Beau) Bar-

bour, Leah Terrell, Kesha

Strange, Shannon (Dar-

ren) Guess, Jennifer (Jim-

my) Andrews, Justin

(Cydney) Morris, Jacob

(C’Anna) Morris, and

Angela (Kasey) Kirby; 19

great-grandchildren and

one

great-great-grandchild;

sister, Norma (Glenn)

Berg, Minot; her

sisters-in-law, Julie Hill,

Grand Forks, and Martha

Morris, St. Louis, MO;

and numerous nieces,

nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in

death by: her son, Randall

Morris; her parents; and

her brothers, Royce, Ken-

neth, and Gordon.

In lieu of flowers,

memorials may be given

to the North Dakota

Veterans Cemetery, 1825

46th St., Mandan, ND,

58554, or the Ryder His-

torical Museum.

Go to

www.parkwayfuneral.com

to share memories of Ar-

dys and sign the online

guestbook. Parkway

Funeral Service