Michael Dwayne Morrow Sr. died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at River Region Medical Center. He was 67.

Born in Memphis, Mr. Morrow was a resident of Satartia for many years. He graduated from Yazoo City High School in 1962 and attended Mississippi State University. He worked primarily in civil construction for Ford Construction Co. in Dyersburg, Tenn., Fordice Construction in Vicksburg, W.G. Yates in Philadelphia, Miss., and Oddee Smith Contractors in Brookhaven, retiring in 2009.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joe W. Morrow Jr.

He is survived by a son, Michael Dwayne Morrow Jr. of Spokane, Wash.; his mother, Roma Y. Morrow of Ridgeland; one brother, Joe W. Morrow of Fort Worth, Texas; and one sister, Judy M. Walton of Mobile, Ala.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stricklin-King Funeral Home in Yazoo City.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Association.