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MORWAY, VIOLET M., 93
MORWAY, VIOLET M., 93, died January 30 at Rowan Court Health & Rehabilitation Center in Barre. She was born May 24, 1919, in Fletcher, the daughter of Gordon and Rose (Meacham) Flood. She attended school in East Fletcher. On Jan. 1, 1938, she married George Morway in Jeffersonville. Following their marriage, they made their home in Johnson, before moving to Barre. He died in 1969. In 1992, she moved to the Avery Apartments in East Barre. She worked at the former Rock of Ages Capacitor Plant and the former Sprague Electric Company, both in Barre, from 1948 until her retirement in 1973. In earlier years, she attended Hedding United Methodist Church in Barre. She enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting, reading, fishing, and going to flea markets and lawn sales. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Bell of Barre; four sons, Larry Morway of Barre, Alton Morway of Washington, Ernest Morway of Montpelier, and Donald Morway of Hardwick; 26 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Elsie Dubois of Graniteville; two brothers, Raymond Flood of Barre, and Leland Flood of Braintree; nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by six brothers, Albert, Dave, Melvin, Ralph, Richard, and Lawrence Flood.
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