East Liverpool- Mary Elizabeth Morlan, 52, of County Airport Rd., passed away at 1:35 am, Friday, December 22, 2006 at the East Liverpool City Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Morlan was born December 26, 1953 in Dayton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Mary (Simon) Hemmer and Robert Hemmer of Bainbridge, Ohio, and had lived in the area since 1977.

She worked as a freelance vertical market custom computer software designer and owned and operated Morlan Software from 1979 until 2006.

Mrs. Morlan was catholic by faith.

She is survived by her husband, Marcus L. Morlan, whom she married May 6, 1976; daughter, Jennifer L. Franks and her husband, Michael of Cincinnati; son, Robert M. Morlan of Youngstown; sister, Ruthanne Hemmer-Flottman of Kettering; brothers, Philip Hemmer and his wife, Nancy of College Station, Texas and Terrence Hemmer and his wife, Maggie of Glenn Dale, Maryland; grandson, Benjamin Douglas Franks; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family will receive friends from 7 pm until 9pm, Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home, Lisbon.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the favorite charity of the donor’s choice.