In Loving Memory of Linda Lee (Dennis) Morrow

Linda Lee (Dennis) Morrow, Born June 19, 1928, and earned her wings on August 15, 2023, at the Blessed age of 95 years 1 month and 27 days. She was the youngest of 7 children born to Sid and Maggie Dennis, in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She was raised in the Las Vegas, Wagon Mound, Springer area and graduated from Raton High School in 1946. She married John Leslie Morrow on May 20, 1947, in Springer, New Mexico. She and Johnny had 5 children: Mike, Sid, Tim, Donald, and Sue, and raised them all on the ranch at Capulin. Linda was always very active in her community. She was a member of the Folsom Garden Club (an award-winning flower arranger), wrote and produced 2 Christmas Operettas at the Folsom Elementary School, and was active in all facets of her 5 children’s school activities. She was a big fan of the Des Moines Demons basketball and of all her children’s and grandchildren’s sports activities from basketball to rodeo and everything in between. She enjoyed board games and card games and loved having her family together for holidays and get-togethers to play them. She was a fierce but fun competitor! She was creative and artistic and painted many beautiful oil paintings of Capulin Mountain (her favorite volcano.)  She also loved doing needlepoint and was also an award-winning “needle pointer” (New Mexico State Fair first place ribbons.)   She needle-pointed countless treasures for family and friends and needle pointed a pillow for each of her children and grandchildren! Absolute works of art! One of her crowning achievements was needle-pointing the kneeling bench cushion at the Grace United Methodist Church in Des Moines. She needlepointed the scripture John 3:16 and it took her about a year. A one-of-a-kind piece of art and a special gift to the church. She was an accomplished piano player and teacher. She taught many students in the Capulin/Des Moines/Folsom and Raton area how to play the piano and had many piano recitals. She was also the church pianist at Grace United Methodist Church in Des Moines for many years. She enjoyed playing Bridge with her Bridge Club and playing Canasta. She was a great cook and baker. She made the best-fried chicken, sad cake, poppy seed cake, and cookies of every kind! She was famous at the New Mexico Legislature for her “sad cake!” She made it for Ernie Mills, Bob Barth, many legislators, and friends at the “Round House” during the Legislative sessions while her husband Johnny was a State Senator. She even had a write-up in the Albuquerque Journal “raving” about her sad cake! Doing for others brought much joy to Linda. At one time Linda loved building miniature wooden doll houses (similar to small Victorian mansions) and she handmade almost all of the small furniture for them! They were amazing structures that a lot of time and love went into. Each Christmas for about 8 years she would contact an elementary school in Santa Fe to find a child for her dollhouse. Her gift would go to a child that was either confined to a wheelchair or that had a severe illness that prevented them from running and playing like most other children. She gave this gift anonymously.

She was a 50-year member of the Raton P.E.O. Chapter. In the past several years she became a “ZAG Super Fan”! She loved watching her favorite college basketball team, Gonzaga, and cheering them on! as well as being very involved in many civic and community organizations and activities throughout her life. She was affectionately known as “Granny Linda” to her family, their friends, and the whole community.

“Your life is made of 2 dates and a dash. Make the most of the dash.” Linda certainly made the most of the dash.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Johnny, sons Donald, Sid, and Mike, her parents, Sid and Maggie Dennis, and her 6 siblings.

She is survived by her daughter Sue and husband Carr of Des Moines, her son Tim and wife Jill of Capulin, and daughter-in-law Bernadette Morrow of Albuquerque, 16 grandchildren and was blessed with numerous great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews as well, AND many, many friends!

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Des Moines/Capulin/Folsom/Grenville EMS, Grace Methodist Church, or your favorite charity in her memory.

A Get-Together and Potluck are planned for Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 11:30 at the Folsom Outpost. There will be plenty of fried chicken and watermelon, 2 of Linda’s favorites. Bring a potluck dish and be ready to share your favorite stories about Linda. Please join us to visit, laugh, and remember Linda.

Funeral Arrangements for Linda Lee (Dennis) Morrow are under the direction of the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home.