Edith (Riley) Morrison

BRENTWOOD - Edith (“Edie”) Mary Ann Morrison, 95, of Brentwood, died on Friday, January 24, 2025 following a period of declining health. Born in Dundee, Scotland on March 19, 1929, the daughter of the late Frank Ness Peat and Kathleen Stephen Peat, she travelled with her family to the United States in 1931, grew up in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, and became a United States citizen in 1946. Before moving to Dover, NH in 1959 with her first husband Wilfred (“Bill”) Riley, Jr., she worked for Scribner Press and American Home Products in Manhattan, NY. A devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, Edie later served 18 years as the Director of Public Relations and Volunteers at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NH, retiring in 1988. She was a member of Rochester Rotary, the New Hampshire Public Relations Association, the New Hampshire Department of Volunteer Services, and the New England Public Relations Association. Edie served on the boards of the former Strafford Guidance Center and the Dover Children’s Home. An avid reader, she later volunteered and worked at the Dover (NH) Public Library. In 1999, she married Franklin (“Frank”) Morrison. Together they travelled between Englewood, FL and Exeter, were active tennis players and walkers, and volunteered at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Exeter. She is survived by her daughter Barbara Riley and son-in-law Julian Graubart of Exeter, NH; daughter Carol Riley of Hampton, NH; granddaughter Maegan Howe and son-in-law Jonathan Howe of North Hampton, NH; in addition to several nieces, nephews, and extended family in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, and Florida. Along with her parents, stepfather, and siblings, Edie was pre-deceased by her husband Franklin Morrison in 2011 and daughter Elizabeth (“Beth”) Riley Howe in 2012. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025 from 11 AM – 1 PM at the Remick and Gendron Funeral Home – Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH, with a memorial service following at 1 PM. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital by clicking here or the Society of St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Exeter, NH. The family thanks the staff and health care providers at Langdon Place, Exeter, the Rockingham County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Brentwood, and Rockingham VNA and Hospice, Exeter for their compassionate care of Edie.

Edith (Riley) Morrison

March 19, 1929 - January 24, 2025