Litwiller, Morris Lynn (1922-2005)

Messenger of Truth obituary: 2005 Nov 23 p 10-11

Birth date: 1922 Apr 8

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Nov 21 p. 11

text of obituary:

MORRIS LYNN LITWILLER

Morris Lynn Litwiller, 83, of Gratiot County, Mich., died Oct. 28, 2005. He was born April 8, 1922, to Alfred and Edith Brown Litwiller in Neward Township, Ithaca, Mich.

He resided all his life in Gratiot County, growing up on a farm and learning early the responsibilities of milking cows and hoeing in the fields. As a young man he answered the Lord's call to salvation, and upon his confession of faith was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, on April 4, 1937. He remained faithful to his vows until death.

At age 20, he was drafted and served about three and a half years as a conscientious objector in different camps throughout the United States during World War II. A highlight of this time was his sea voyages to Poland and Germany, tending horses that were being shipped to war-torn Europe.

On Oct. 12, 1949, he married Jean Miller at Ithaca. They raised a family of eight children on a dairy farm south of Middleton.

He was a quiet man, who spent many hours studying the Bible and the doctrines of the church. He cherished the faith and had a reverence for the Word of God. He was a pillar of the faithful and left a priceless legacy to his family. He left a clear testimony that his hope was built on Jesus' righteousness.

Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Jean; eight children, Phillip and his wife, Dawn, of Tawas City; Dawn Litwiller and her husband, Errol, of Center, Colo., Denise Underwood and her husband, Wayne, of Middleton, Priscilla Schrock and her husband, LeRoy, of Center, Colo., Janet Ensz and her husband, Merle, David and his wife, Kandy, and Randy and his wife, Rachel, all of Perrinton, and Daniel and his wife, Christeen, of Clarksdale, Miss.; and 20 grandchildren.

Services were held at Wildwood Mennonite Church. A graveside service and burial was at Wildwood Cemetery.