Marilyn S. Morrison, 69, of Zanesville, died at 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Adams Lane Care Center.  She was born on September 20, 1942 in Zanesville to the late Glen and Hazel Gallogly Sidwell.  Marilyn was a member at St. Thomas Catholic Church. She graduated from Zanesville High School in 1960, graduated from Ohio University, and additionally graduated from Muskingum College where she earned a Masters Degree.

Marilyn was a school teacher at St. Nicholas Catholic School.  She taught school for thirty-nine years, with thirty-five of those years being at the St. Nicholas Catholic School.  While a teacher at Saint Nicholas Catholic School, she was named Teacher of the Year in the Catholic Schools Diocese's of Columbus. Marilyn was an avid reader, and was a member of the Authors Club.  She loved working in her garden and especially being with her family.

Surviving are her husband, John W. Morrison, whom she married on August 17, 1963; a daughter, Karen Kline of Zanesvillle; a son, Jeffrey W. Morrison of Zanesville; and two grandsons, Justin Owen and Jarod Kline, both of Zanesville.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Glen D. Sidwell.