Born: July 4, 1893
Stella Morrow
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, November 11, 2000
Died: July 12, 1984
Married: Herbert Morrow
Children: Daniel Morrow, Harold Morrow, Roy Morrow, James Morrow, Vernon Morrow, Fredrick Morrow, Marvin Morrow, Kenneth L. Morrow, Carlton Morrow, Mrs. Edna McDowell, Mrs. Mildred Kunath, Mrs. Rebecca Gottschalk, Mrs. Emma Betters
Stella Blair Morrow was the mother of seven World War II veterans and two Korean War veterans.
Lake Placid News, November 24, 1944
MRS. H. MORROW CHRISTENS NAVY'S NEW LANDING SHIP
Mother Of 13 Had Seven Sons In Service
Honored by the navy as a "seven star mother" who has lost two sons in this war, Mrs. Herbert Morrow of Saranac Lake, sponsored the launching of the "LSM 288" a landing ship, medium, at U. S. Steel's federal shipyard at Port Newark, N. J. last week.
It was the first public launching there of this type of warship, newest addition to Uncle Sam's amphibious fleet. LMSs — nameless, known by numbers only—were on the navy's "secret list" for many months.
The nomination of Mrs. Morrow to christen a naval vessel was suggested to the navy department by Rep. C. E. Kilbnurn. There was then one gold star in the war record of this family. On Nov. 3, Mr. and Mrs. Morrow received official notification that a second son had been killed. The war record of the fighting Morrows—three in the European theater, three in the Pacific, and one not yet sent overseas—follows:
Pvt. Carlton Morrow, 20, army, killed in action, Saipan, June 30, 1944.
Pfc. Kenneth Morrow, 29, ground force replacement pool, army wounded in France, billeted in England during convalescence; later killed during the fighting in Holland.
Pvt. Vernon Morrow, 19, marine corps wounded in action on New Caledonia; severely, abdomen and back; sent to the San Diego naval hospital; recently home on a month's leave, now returned to the hospital for further treatment.
Pfc. James Morrow, 23, army Saipan airborne engineers.
Corp. Harold W. Morrow, 28, army, Battery A. 339th field artillery batallion, Italy.
Pvt. Roy Morrow, 30, army, 69th reigment pool, Camp Blanding, Fla.
All are married. Some have children.
The Morrows also have two younger sons, 9 and 14, and four daughters: l3 children in all. "LSM 288", the 31st of its type, slid down federal ways at Newark, all others without ceremony—and no reporters or cameramen present.
"Pacific Puddle-Jumper" is the nickname given these new warships by an official of the bureau of ships, Washington; and they have been a navy must-rush, in preparation for still greater invasions of Jap-held and Japanese territory. Into them have been built many lessons learned in assault on many enemy beachheads around the world.
They have been officially described as faster than previous landing vessels, very maneuverable, and specially designed to meet conditions beyond the Pacific. They are 203 feet long.
Plattsburgh Press-Republican, July 13, 1984
Stella M. Morrow
PLATTSBURGH - Mrs. Stella M. Morrow, 91, of Upper Rugar Street died Thursday afternoon, July 12, 1984, at the CVPH Medical Center.
She was born in Trout River on July 4, 1893, the daughter of the late Peter and Sara (Rivette) Belair.
She made her home in Saranac Lake until 1949 and has lived in Plattsburgh since then.
She was married to Herbert Morrow, who died Sept. 23, 1973.
She is survived by five sons, Roy Morrow of Huntingdon Beach, Ca., James Morrow of Saranac Lake, Vernon Morrow of Blooraingdale, Frederick Morrow of Saranac Lake and Marvin Morrow of Plattsburgh; three daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Edna) McDowell and Mrs. Donald (Mildred) Rupert, both of Saranac Lake, and Mrs. Donald (Erma) Betters of Plattsburgh; 36 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Calling hours will be today 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Schuyler Falls Methodist Church, with the Rev. Donald Schmidt, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow in the family plot in the Peaslyville Cemetery.
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