Ronald Hardin Morris, 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Oxford, MD on August 5, 2023, after a brief illness.
Ronnie was born on May 27, 1943, the only child of the late J. I. Bennett Morris, Jr. and Gladys Hardin Morris.
While in school, he ran his own tropical fish business out of the family's country store. A 1962 graduate of Easton High School, he worked as a clerk for Preston Trucking from 1962 until the business was sold in 1993. He then worked at Bill's Salvage in Preston until his retirement in 2016.
He also served faithfully in the Maryland Army National Guard from 1963-1969 attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He was an avid stamp collector, gardener, amateur carpenter, and, in his later years, the family's Genealogist. Ronnie loved playing cards with friends, eating tasty food, and travelling with his companion,
Ronnie will be best remembered by his sense of humor.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home
Ronnie was born on May 27, 1943, the only child of the late J. I. Bennett Morris, Jr. and Gladys Hardin Morris.
While in school, he ran his own tropical fish business out of the family's country store. A 1962 graduate of Easton High School, he worked as a clerk for Preston Trucking from 1962 until the business was sold in 1993. He then worked at Bill's Salvage in Preston until his retirement in 2016.
He also served faithfully in the Maryland Army National Guard from 1963-1969 attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He was an avid stamp collector, gardener, amateur carpenter, and, in his later years, the family's Genealogist. Ronnie loved playing cards with friends, eating tasty food, and travelling with his companion,
Ronnie will be best remembered by his sense of humor.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home
Ronald Hardin Morris, 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Oxford, MD on August 5, 2023, after a brief illness.
Ronnie was born on May 27, 1943, the only child of the late J. I. Bennett Morris, Jr. and Gladys Hardin Morris.
While in school, he ran his own tropical fish business out of the family's country store. A 1962 graduate of Easton High School, he worked as a clerk for Preston Trucking from 1962 until the business was sold in 1993. He then worked at Bill's Salvage in Preston until his retirement in 2016.
He also served faithfully in the Maryland Army National Guard from 1963-1969 attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He was an avid stamp collector, gardener, amateur carpenter, and, in his later years, the family's Genealogist. Ronnie loved playing cards with friends, eating tasty food, and travelling with his companion,
Ronnie will be best remembered by his sense of humor.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home
Ronnie was born on May 27, 1943, the only child of the late J. I. Bennett Morris, Jr. and Gladys Hardin Morris.
While in school, he ran his own tropical fish business out of the family's country store. A 1962 graduate of Easton High School, he worked as a clerk for Preston Trucking from 1962 until the business was sold in 1993. He then worked at Bill's Salvage in Preston until his retirement in 2016.
He also served faithfully in the Maryland Army National Guard from 1963-1969 attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He was an avid stamp collector, gardener, amateur carpenter, and, in his later years, the family's Genealogist. Ronnie loved playing cards with friends, eating tasty food, and travelling with his companion,
Ronnie will be best remembered by his sense of humor.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home
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Interment, August 13, 2023
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