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Linda Jones Morris, 86, of Sylva, North Carolina, passed away on June 3, 2025. She was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and passionate member of the Sylva community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Linda\u2019s life was filled with the world of music and unwavering love for those around her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Born on Nov. 8, 1938 in Sylva, Linda\u2019s academic journey led her to graduate from Western Carolina University with an impressive trio of Bachelor\u2019s degrees in Music, Psychology and Social Work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Before marrying her cherished husband, \u201cJack,\u201d she also pursued her passion for music with a brief tenure at Juilliard in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Linda was a dedicated student of the Bible and religious studies, as well as holistic health. As a committed member of the United Methodist Church in Sylva, she graced the choir with her beautiful voice. Her musical talents extended to the Western Carolina University Community Chorus, where she sang with joy for many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Linda is survived by her loving husband, John H. Morris Jr., and her two sons, Robert and David Morris, as well as her daughter-in-law, Sherry, and her twin grandchildren Gabriel and Gwendolyn; also sister Barbara Butcher, and niece Eleanor Haddad, Lillian Willis and cousin Nancy DeBoard. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Robert Jones and Reeva DeBoard Jones Collville, and sister Martha Jones Willis and nephew Burguss Willis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Although she has left this earthly realm, her spirit resonates in the hymns she sang, for she is singing with the angels now.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_button _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” button_text=”Obituary Link” url_new_window=”on” button_url=”https:\/\/www.thesylvaherald.com\/obituaries\/article_d794d853-a5ab-4540-a39e-d6d78d24cc4e.html” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Linda J. 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She was a devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and passionate member of the Sylva community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Linda\u2019s life was filled with the world of music and unwavering love for those around her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Born on Nov. 8, 1938 in Sylva, Linda\u2019s academic journey led her to graduate from Western Carolina University with an impressive trio of Bachelor\u2019s degrees in Music, Psychology and Social Work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Before marrying her cherished husband, \u201cJack,\u201d she also pursued her passion for music with a brief tenure at Juilliard in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Linda was a dedicated student of the Bible and religious studies, as well as holistic health. As a committed member of the United Methodist Church in Sylva, she graced the choir with her beautiful voice. Her musical talents extended to the Western Carolina University Community Chorus, where she sang with joy for many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Linda is survived by her loving husband, John H. Morris Jr., and her two sons, Robert and David Morris, as well as her daughter-in-law, Sherry, and her twin grandchildren Gabriel and Gwendolyn; also sister Barbara Butcher, and niece Eleanor Haddad, Lillian Willis and cousin Nancy DeBoard. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Robert Jones and Reeva DeBoard Jones Collville, and sister Martha Jones Willis and nephew Burguss Willis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div> Although she has left this earthly realm, her spirit resonates in the hymns she sang, for she is singing with the angels now.<\/span><\/p><\/div>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[132,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-132","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11849"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11852,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11849\/revisions\/11852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/classnotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}