On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Charles Matthew Morris Jr., loving husband and father of two, passed away.
He is survived by his adoring wife of 52 years, Marja, his two daughters, Beth Morris Veigl (Edgar W. Veigl) of Cullman, AL and Kathy Morris-Jones (Steven E. Jones III) of Brooklyn, NY, and three grandchildren, Lily Beth Veigl, Chloe Annabelle Jones and Hudson Mitchell Jones; sister, Barbara Morris Evans; brother, Joe Morris; Sister-in-law, Dr. Sally K Mitchell (Dr. Crispin Spencer) and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends. Charlie is now reunited with his family and friends that preceded him in death: his parents, Charles Matthew Morris Sr. and Mary Louise Coffee Morris; his sister and her husband, Mary Louise Morris Petrossian (Leon Petrossian); his father and mother-in-law, Col. John W. (Jack) Mitchell and Mary OâConnor Mitchell; his sister-in-law, Delores âTudieâ Tudor Morris; his brother-in-laws, Jesse âShepâ Evans Jr. and
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