Post date: Jul 21, 2018 2:29:50 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. — John Harry Morris, 64, passed away Feb. 7, 2018, and was laid to rest in Lake Charles, La. He was Iota Theta Zeta No. 401.
Mr. Morris was born Feb. 1, 1954, and was a graduate of Jonesboro High School and Arkansas State University.
He began his career as an insurance adjuster in Louisiana and later returned to Jonesboro, where he was an entrepreneur, opened his own insurance agency and developed a residential subdivision, Woodsprings Forest. He genuinely cared about helping his community and others.
Mr. Morris had a great sense of humor and enjoyed visiting his friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Col. Harry and Sybol Morris.
He is survived by his sister, Carol Morris Jones, and husband Mike Jones of Heber Springs; a brother, Gordon Morris, and wife Edie of Pflugorville, Texas; five nieces and nephews; and close friends, the Paul Teufel family of Fayetteville.
Funeral services were held in Highland Memorial Gardens. The family suggested that memorials be sent to the United Methodist Church of Lake Charles or a charity of choice.