IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Mary Morrissett

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Mullin

April 29, 1915 – January 16, 2009

Obituary

Mary Morrissett Mullin, age 93, died at Friends Fellowship Community in Richmond, Indiana, on January 16, 2009. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, on April 29, 1915, to Irving and Anna Rogers Morrissett. She grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from Denison University. After college, Mary worked for the American Friends Service Committee as a College Secretary in New England and California, recruiting college students to work in AFSC projects and work camps. She was active in the Emergency Peace Campaign in Philadelphia where she met James P. Mullin of Brookville, Indiana. They married on December 27, 1941 and settled in Brookville in 1946 where they raised four daughters. A member of Clear Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends (Quaker), Mary was active in many organizations both locally, statewide, and nationally. She was a long-time member of the Women's Club in Brookville and the Franklin County Historical Society, a Girl Scout leader for 17 years, on the executive committee of the Dayton Region of the American Friends Service Committee, president of the Indiana Historical Society, and on the Board of Trustees of Earlham College. She was a homemaker and worked as a tax accountant in the James P. Mullin Law Office in Brookville. After her four children left home, Mary traveled widely with her husband, expanded her gardening interests, and became an enthusiastic quilter. She made more than 200 quilts, many of her own design, which she lovingly gave to many family members and friends. She was an avid reader and computer user, reading the New York Times daily on the Internet. Mary is survived by her four children, Ann Stromquist (Shel) of Iowa City, Iowa, Beth Mullin (Brad Whitfield) of Knoxville, Tennessee, Marty Mullin (Tom Cooney) of Brookville, Indiana, and Becky Lough (Bob) of Atlanta, Georgia; eight grandchildren, Chris and Matt Stromquist, Nathan and Matt Whitfield, Brendan and Meghan Cooney, Gabe and Dan Lough; two sisters, Virginia Thornberry, Echo Davis (Perry), a brother, Jim Morrissett; numerous nieces and nephews; and many good friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one granddaughter, Elizabeth Stromquist, and four siblings, Irving Morrissett, Edie Morrissett, Alice Rhodes, and Ann Davidon. In an email to her grandchildren in December 2008, Mary told them that she was contemplating exploring the vast universe free of a frail body. A memorial service will be planned for later this spring. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Mary's memory to any of the following: Franklin County Community Foundation, 527 Main St., Brookville, IN 47012; Cope Environmental Center, 4910 Shoemaker Rd., Centerville, IN 47330; American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102.
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