CANON CITY DAILY RECORD - CANON CITY, FREMONT COUNTY, COLORADO, USA - Monday, June 8, 1942

JOHN Q. MORRISON SUCCUMBS SUNDAY TO HEART ATTACK

John Q. Morrison, one of Colorado state prison's early-day guards and a resident of Colorado since 1887, died at his hotel room about 4:30 Sunday morning from a heart attack. He was 81 years of age.
He had been feeling poorly for the past few days. Late Saturday night his condition became such that he called a physician. The doctor arrived and was examining Mr. Morrison when he suffered a heart attack and passed away within a few minutes in spite of emergency treatment.
During the regime of Warden Thomas J. Tynan at the prison when extensive road construction was carried out by inmates, Mr. Morrison was in charge of the program. Many of Colorado's present highways were built under his direction including most of the present route of the Canon City-Salida road, which, when built nearly 30 years ago through much solid rock was considered a fine piece of engineering work.
Mr. Morrison has been retired for several years, but in all saw more than 20 years of service with the prison. Prior to that he served for many years as marshal of Canon City.
He was born in Iredell county, N. C., on January 3, 1861, the son of Jerusha and Elam H. Morrison. He had lived here since 1887.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Nell Coffey of Seattle, Wash.; five grandchildren, John, Morris, and Larry Coffey of Seattle, Donald of Los Angeles and Junior Moreland of Hollywood; two brothers, Lee of Statesville, N. C., and Al D. of Great Falls, Mont.; one sister, Coney of Canon City; three nieces, Mrs. Glen McCoy of Englewood, Colo., Mrs. Mary A. Lynch and Mrs. Doris A. Johnson of Denver; and one nephew, Clarence M. of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian church at 3 p. m. Tuesday. In the absence of Rev. E. L. Decker, the pastor, the rites will be conducted by the Rev. Roy P. Morris of the United Presbyterian Church. Burial will be by the Canon mortuary in Lakeside cemetery beside the body of his wife, Mrs. Adeline Morrison, who passed away in 1926.
Mrs. Coffey had planned to be here for funeral services, but could not secure transportation due to the crowded condition of railroads and other transportation systems.