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Richard E. “Dick” Morris, 84, of Kenton, died at 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at his residence.
He was born in West Mansfield on March 20, 1931, to the late Earl and Nellie Staley Morris. He also was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Emily Van Horn; one great-granddaughter, Selah Gahler; four brothers, Bernard, Leo, John and Robert Morris; and four sisters, Berniece Elliot, Rose Correll, Christle Wagner and Virginia Stanley.
On Oct. 6, 1951, he married the former Dorothy “Polly” Wooley and she survives in Kenton, along with three daughters, Sara (Tom) Ansley of Kenton, Annie (Tim) Conkle of Kenton and Jeannie (Alan) Van Horn of Waynesfield; two sons, Dan (Jennifer) Morris of Kenton and Sam (Suzie) Morris of Cleveland, Tenn.; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one sister, June Roberts of Rushsylvania.
Dick was a member of the Central Church of Christ and a 1949 graduate of West Mansfield High School. He worked as a millwright apprentice at International Harvester in Springfield from 1949 to 1951. He served as a radio operator in the 7th Infantry Division of the United States Army from 1951 to 1953, during the Korean Conflict.
After his discharge, he returned to International Harvester until 1955 when he started farming in Rushsylvania. He moved to Huntsville then farmed from 1969 in Kenton, where he managed and operated the Kia Ora dairy farm for 25 years.
Dick loved spending time with family and friends. He especially enjoyed family camping and playing euchre and dominoes with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was always a winner, according to “Grandpa’s Rules.” He was known to his CB friends as “Cow Power” and was loved by all who knew him.
Pastor Willis Moe officiates a celebration of life service at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Central Church of Christ, Kenton, where visitation is two hours prior. Burial is at a later date. Military rites are conducted by AMVETS Post 1994.
Memorials may be made to Central Church of Christ or the charities of the donors’ choices.
Arrangements were handled by Price-McElroy Funeral Home, Kenton, where condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net.