May 13, 1924 – January 13, 2021
Margaret Brown Morrison passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. She was a Colorado Springs resident since 1986 and was formerly a resident of Utah (Salt Lake City and Dugway Proving Grounds) for 20 years.
Margaret was born on May 13, 1924 to Willard Frank Brown and Dorothy Mae (Fields) Brown in Malta, Montana. She attended Indiana Central College, now known as the University of Indianapolis. On July 8, 1951, she married John H. Morrison in Bedford, Indiana.
Margaret is the founder of the Naomi Fellowship at the Village Seven Presbyterian Church and was highly active with the ministry and with her church.
She is survived by three sons: Mark, Steve, and Jim Morrison; two daughters: Rhonda Porter and Cheryl Chapman. Both Steve and Jim were adopted from Korea. She is also survived by a brother, Keith Brown; a sister, Lucy Alexander; 17 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Village Seven Presbyterian Church, 4040 Nonchalant Circle South, Colorado Springs, CO 80917.
Livestream Link: https://boxcast.tv/view/morrison-memorial-612656
Inurnment will be at the Shrine of Remembrance “America the Beautiful” Rose Gardens in Colorado Springs.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to one of Margaret’s favorite charitable organizations, annotated “in remembrance of Margaret Morrison” to:
Wycliffe Bible Translators – Emily Eatough, Margaret’s Niece https://www.wycliffe.org/partner/AndyEmily; or WBT, PO Box 628200, Orlando, FL 32862-8200 (incl note: Preference for the Wycliffe ministry of Andy and Emily Eatough, Acct 385438). They translate the Bible into different languages.
MPAK Mission to Promote Adoption of Kids is founded by Steve, Margaret’s adopted son) finds homes for homeless children, and ministers to orphans. Their website is www.mpak.com, Address: MPAK, 15333 Culver Drive, Suite 340-801, Irvine, CA 92604.
OMF – (Anne Alexander, Margaret’s niece) Overseas Missionary Fellowship – https://partnerhub.omf.org/aa1 serves the church and seeks to bring the gospel to all the peoples of East Asia, OMF, 10 W Dry Creek Circle Littleton, CO 80120 (annotate for “Anne Alexander”)
Village 7 Presbyterian Church(Naomi Fellowship) – 4040 Nonchalant Circle South, Colorado Springs, CO 80917. “Memorial Fund” (annotate for “Margaret Morrison – Naomi”) https://www.v7pc.org/give-now