Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-08 | Page 10 | Missionary Dies of Sunstroke in Samoa

MISSIONARY DIES OF I SUNSTROKE IN SAMOA I George Edwin Morris ot of Washington ton county a Mormon missionary mission mission- ary ory to Samoa Somoa died of sunstroke Dec Dee 12 lZ at Apia ApI of or the minor Samoan group croup Tho The letter bearing bc the news of the young mans man's death Is front from John Q Adams I secretary of the Mormon mission mission mis mis- sion slon in Samoa Mr Morris began hegan his missionary work in the islands lelands July G C 1908 Ho lIe followed l missionary labors for tor four months at nt Sauniatu and was wae then assigned d to the Island of ot Sari Savl On his 1118 way there ther he hc received a sunstroke sunstroke sun sun- stroke and was wn taken to tho the mission headquarters at Apia Apis where he died He was waa burled buried In Apia Arlla cemetery tho tIme da day after his Ills demise George E. E Morris Mor Mor- ris mis was the son on of ot Hyrum Byrum B D. Morris Jr and lea leaves leae e a widow