Betty Lee (Oakley) Morris

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Betty Lee (Oakley) Morris, 92, of Warwick, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Kent Regency Center in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of Frank Mello Morris who died in 1978.

Born in Wake County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Jasper and Clara M. (Robertson) Oakley. Betty was employed for forty years at Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. in Warwick retiring as a Supervisor in 1988. She was a resident of Warwick of Warwick since 1955 and a member of the Hillsgrove United Methodist Church in Warwick for over fifty years.

Betty is survived by three beloved daughters: Carmen A. Diggins of Mt. Kisco, NY, Rebecca L. Loignon and Lori A. Percivalle, both of Warwick; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was the loving sister of the late Lillian Mitchell, Arthur Oakley, Jasper Oakley, Jr., Robert Oakley and Thomas B. Oakley.

A private funeral service will be held in the Urquhart-Murphy Funeral Home, 800 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick with interment to follow in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made to: The Rhode Island SPCA, 186 Amaral Street, Riverside, RI 02915 or at www.rispca.com. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org