Virginia Ann Morse

Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen (Hill) Healy, she spent her youth in Riverside before moving to Bristol over thirty-five years ago. Ginny also spent considerable time at her other home in Sandwich, MA.

A graduate of East Providence High School, Class of 1953, she attended the University of Rhode Island. A talented Artist, she owned an art studio in Barrington and enjoyed painting with oils and watercolors. She was a member of numerous art associations including Cape Cod Art Association and Sandwich Art Alliance. Her work was frequently shown in juried shows all over New England, including Old Lyme, Barnstable, and Sandwich. She also worked as a local Real Estate Broker for many years. Always active, she enjoyed playing tennis, golf, biking, and the beach.

She is survived by two children, Shelley Pavlis and her husband Alexander of Hendersonville, TN, Steven Morse and his wife Sherry of Westford, MA; one sister, Elaine Hale of Barrington; three grandchildren, Christopher and John Pavlis, Declan Morse; two great-grandchildren, Greyson and Rhodes Pavlis; nieces, Cindy Stevens, Kim and Nancy Hale, and Laura Murphy.

Funeral Services will be private. If friends would like to memorialize her, please donate to the Cape Cod Art Center, where Ginny and her husband spent many joy-filled hours. Contributions may be made online https://capecodartcenter.org/donate/ Please write that it is in memory of Virginia Morse, or a check may be mailed to CCAC, P. O. Box 85, Barnstable, MA 02630. Burial in North Burial Ground, Bristol.