Elwood McGuire & Nola (Morisse) McGuire
Nola Morisse was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church August 2, 1936, by
Pastor P.G. Krause. Sponsers were Muriel Lawrenz Raleigh and Goldie Laverentz
Hensiek. Confirmation was April 2, 1950, by Pastor Herman Seyfert. Membership
was transferred to Our Savior Lutheran Church, Pratt, Kansas, in 1960.
Nola was one of seven children born to Roy and Ruby (Steele) Morisse.
Nola married Elwood McGuire January 28, 1961. Daughter Sherry and her
husband Geroge Cross and son Kenneth and his wife Cyndi are all members of
Our Savior Lutheran Church in Pratt. Nola and Elwood have six grandsons:
Corey, Kevin, Terry and Tyson McGuire and Mark and Brian Cross. All live
at Pratt for them to enjoy.
Elwood is still farming and Nola retired from Southwestern Bell in 1989
after thirty years of service.
Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 71
Submitted by: Nola McGuire