Mr. Eugene C. Morris

Mr. Eugene C. Morris North Augusta, SC—Memorial Graveside Services for Mr. Eugene C. Morris, 95, who died peacefully February 21, 2012 at National Healthcare, surrounded by his loving family, will be held Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at Pineview Memorial Park. Dr. G. Daniel McCall officiating. Mr. Morris was born in Charleston WV in 1917, the son of the late Howard J. and Ruby Elkins Morris. He worked for the DuPont Company for 43 years. As one of the highlights of his career, he wrote and presented a paper on nuclear safety in Vienna Austria in 1967. He was named a Nuclear Energy Pioneer in 1992 for his contributions to nuclear technology during and after WWII. As well as his many professional and family interests, Mr. Morris was a self-taught craftsman. He loved the outdoors, particularly enjoying fishing and bird- and star-watching. Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Naomi; a brother Larry; his first wife, Madeline Glick Morris; a son, Steven Alan Morris; and a step-son, James Otis Barrow III. Survivors include his wife, Georgia M. Morris; one daughter, Judy Morris, Wilmington, DE; one son, Jim Morris (Patty), Jamestown, NC; two step-daughters, Connie Gast (Marty) and Mary Alice Woodrum (Bear), North Augusta, SC; ten grandchildren, Mandy Morris (Kat) , Graham, NC and Michael Morris (Jennifer), Jamestown NC; Ginny Gast (Dave), Grant Gast, Elise Mathis Kirk (Rob), Andrew Tucker Mathis, Lauren Mathis Muns (Greg), Otis Barrow (Casey), Josh Barrow and Sawyer Barrow, all of SC; eight great-grandchildren, Owen and Olivia Morris of Jamestown, NC; Andrew, Rachel and Emma Kirk of Lexington, SC; and Taylor, Kinsley and Sebastian Muns of North Augusta, SC. His extended family will greatly miss his great love for them, and his wonderful sense of humor. The family wishes to express our deepest appreciation and gratitude to the caregivers at National Healthcare, the Hammond House, and to those who helped support him in his home over the last several years. Memorials may be made to Mobile Meals, c/o Sr. Resources of Gilford, 301 E. Washington St., Greensboro, NC 27401. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com

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Mr. Eugene C. Morris

January 5, 1917 - February 21, 2012