Mary Ann Leschen (Gammie) Morsey was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Jan. 10, 1924, and passed away of natural causes at home, with her family by her side, in Greenwich, CT on Oct. 26, 2019, at age 95.
Gammie was the only child of Marion Julius (Guppie) Leschen and Lucile (Mimi) Leschen. She graduated from the Mary Institute (now known as MICDS) in St. Louis and Bennett Junior College in Millbrook, N.Y. She made her debut in St. Louis in September of 1946 and was married to the late Chase Morsey, Jr. on May 3, 1947 in St. Louis.
Gammie lived in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., from 1949 to 1964, where she was a member of the Bloomfield Hills Country Club, the Detroit Country Club and the Junior League. She lived in Scottsdale, Ari., from 1964 to 1968.
In 1968, Gammie moved to Greenwich, CT, first living on Topping Road and then in Putnam Park. She was an active member of the community, serving for over 45 years as a volunteer at Greenwich Hospital and as a member of the alter guild at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
Gammie was a devoted mother to her three children – Chase (Chip) Morsey, III of Plymouth, Vt.; Clay Leschen Morsey (and Kathleen Malloy (Kathy) Morsey) of Rowayton, CT; and Marion Boucher Holmes (and Max Holmes) of Greenwich, CT.
Gammie was very actively involved in the lives of her four grandchildren – Farrell Leschen Boucher of Boston, Mass. (to be married next month to Daniel Edmund Jalbert at St. Barnabas Church); David Farrell Boucher Jr. (and Katherine von Seekamm (Kate) Boucher) of New York, N.Y.; Clay Leschen (C.J.) Morsey Jr. of Rowayton, CT; and Parker Malloy Morsey of Rowayton, CT. And she loved her two-year old great-grandson David Charles (Charlie) Boucher, also of New York, N.Y.
With her wit and wisdom, Gammie deeply touched the lives of all who knew her.
The wake will be held on Tuesday, October 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 31 Arch St., Greenwich. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church, 954 Lake Ave. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Barnabas Church (stbarnabasgreenwich.org).
