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Jack L. Morris Sr.
Posted 10/31/06
Jack L. 'Jackie' Morris Sr., 70 BRIDGEVILLE - Jack L. "Jackie" Morris Sr. of Bridgeville died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, in his home. He was 70. Mr. Morris was born June 11, 1936, in Wilmington, son of …
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Jack L. Morris Sr.
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Jack L. 'Jackie' Morris Sr., 70
BRIDGEVILLE - Jack L. "Jackie" Morris Sr. of Bridgeville died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, in his home. He was 70.
Mr. Morris was born June 11, 1936, in Wilmington, son of the late John A. and Dorothy I. (Sharpe) Morris.
He worked in Federalsburg, Md., for many years as a mechanic for both Maryland Plastics Inc. and Eastern Trailer Repair.
Mr. Morris was a member of the Federalsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5246.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane (Walls) Morris; a daughter, Mary Virginia Williams; and a brother, James E. Morris.
He is survived by seven children, William G. Walls of Michigan, Jacalyn M. Arney of Laurel, Jack Lee Morris Jr. of Federalsburg, Debra Irene Simmons of Clayton, Denise L. Martin of Churchville, Md., James F. Morris of Seaford and Janet E. Wheeler of Bridgeville; a grandson whom he raised, Sgt. Robert T. Short of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; 18 additional grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four sisters, Dorothy Williams, Nannie Hill and Nancy Wyatt, all of Seaford, and June Adkins of Bridgeville; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1 p.m. Friday in Frampton Funeral Home, Federalsburg, where friends may call two hours earlier. The Rev. Denzil Cheek will officiate.
Burial will follow in Bloomery Cemetery, near Smithville, Md.