Obituary of Harry Morris

Bedford Harry Morris, 57, went to be with our Lord Friday, August 13, 2004 at his residence. Born February 6, 1947 the son of Herman and Margaret (Cox) Morris in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was a veteran and served honorably in the Vietnam War earning the National Defense Service Medal as an expert rifleman. He was honorably discharged in 1970. Following his military career, he was an electrical engineer working for several large utility companies including PSI and Gilberts Electrical. He was also employed as a dispatcher for the Lawrence County Sheriffs Dept. in the late 80s; a job he truly enjoyed. He was a volunteer for the V.A. Medical Center. He had been ill for several years and was loved and cared for by his former wife, Sue Murphy. He was a member of East Oolitic Church. Surviving are one son, Damon Morris of Texas; one brother, Harold Morris of Texas; one half-sister, Darlene Griffith of California; his former wife, Sue Murphy and her children, Scott, Kenny and Jackie Murphy and her niece, Kimberly Watson who loved him very much. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Herman Morris. Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 21st from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Bro. Millard Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the New Church Cemetery in Fayetteville. Friends may call from 12:00 noon until the hour of service on Saturday, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Pallbearers are: Dan Hackett, Bill Cramer, Andy Sanders, Geoff Wilson, Bill Parks and Brian Turpin.