Ms. Charity Mae Morrisey

Mother Charity Morrisey transitioned this life on February 7, 2025 in Fayetteville, NC. She was born on August 16, 1933, to the late George Boomer and Lucy Faison. Mother Charity lived a faithful and devoted life to Christ. She was the firstborn of the Boomer children. At age 18, she met and married Joe Nathan Morrisey and to their union 10 children were born. She attended school in the Turkey area, and soon after she was promoted to the 8th grade, she sacrificed her schooling to help take care of her mother and her younger siblings. Passionate about her faith in God, Mother Charity was a friend to those she met. Her beautiful smile, charming personality and loving heart made others know how much she cared about them. She was a champion prayer warrior, who would always take time to speak a word of encouragement to everyone. It became her mission to share her faith in Christ with others and would joyfully seek out opportunities to share whenever she could. During the early 70s, she set aside a special time to uniquely share her faith with others. By using the commercially printed phonebook to get phone numbers, she would place calls to others ask-ing, "do you know Jesus, as your Lord and Savior?" By using this method, she made more than 1000 calls to strangers, to share her faith. Mother Charity diligently recorded the names of those she called on paper. Sometimes the people would listen and sometimes they would not, but Mother Charity was persistent and determined to share her faith. She found great peace and joy in doing this. She loved to read her Bible aloud (even at age 91) and memorize scripture. In nearly every photo she took, one could see her holding her Bible as a silent witness of her faith. Mother Charity loved to sew her own clothes, and make hats. She was a "on point" dresser who wore lovely hats with matching shoes. She made beautiful handsewn dresses for her little girls, while carefully placing pretty matching ribbons in their hair. Mother Charity loved planting flowers. Her flower garden was the best flower garden in Turkey, and many people would stop by to bask in its radiant beauty. She worked many odd jobs to help bring in extra income for her family. Mother Charity served faithfully at the First Baptist Church in Turkey, North Carolina with more than 30+ years as a faithful usher. At age 59, she preached her initial sermon at the First Baptist Church of Turkey on Sunday, May 10, 1992. Later, she became a member of the Deliverance Temple Word of Faith in Fayetteville, NC where she served faithfully, and received various prestigious awards. Mother Charity had a sharp mind and remembered all her children's birthdays. She would call each child on that day to pray God's blessings with them. She fought valiantly and pushed past her pain, as she walked safely into the arms of her dear Savior. Her following siblings preceded her in death: George Artis Boomer, Lucy Augusta Taylor, and Essie P. Brown. Mother Charity is survived by three remaining sisters: Ms. Doretha Hunter of Baltimore, MD; Ms. Maxcine Morrisey of Washington, DC; Ms. Mattie B. Hunt of Upper Marlboro, MD; Three brothers, Khaled (Sharon) Mujtabaa, Esq. (also known as William Earl) of Miliani, HI, Joseph Boomer of Dale City, VA; and Harry Boomer of Cleveland, Ohio. There are eight remaining children: Janie (David) Thompson of Capitol Heights, MD, Daniel Morrisey, of Spring Lake, NC, (his daughters, La Trice Jackson and Danielle Gaskins); Theresa (Thayles) Davis, of Upper Marlboro, MD; Gwen (David) Houp, of Stedman, NC; Ricky (Karen) Morissey of Laurel, MD, Tammy (Ronald) Hagans, of La Grange, NC; Katrina Pegues of Fayetteville, NC; and LaTonja Morrisey of Upper Marlboro, MD. Two children have preceded her in death: Joe Nelson Morrisey and Linda King. There are 21 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 6 great, great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and other close friends.

Ms. Charity Mae Morrisey

August 16, 1933 - February 7, 2025