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Subject: Morris.William.Redding.1941.Barren.OBIT


William Redding Morris July 13, 1941 
Barren County KyArchives Obituaries

Undated Glasgow KY newspaper 
"Mr. William Redding Morris, 38, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Gus 
Morris, oin Brown Street, Sunday morning at 5:45 o'clock following several 
weeks serious illness. He had been in ill health for some time and underwent 
treatment at Samson Community Hospital. Death was caused by a complication of 
diseases.

"He was born June 9, 1903, in Glasgow, where he has spent most of his life. He 
attended the Glasgow schools and later the Kentucky Military Institute at 
Lyndon, Ky., and the Castle Heights Military Academy at Lebanon, Tennessee.

"After completing his education, Mr. Morris was connected with his father, the 
late Mr. Gus Morris, in the general merchandise firm of Depp & Morris. 
Following the death of his father in 1926, Mr. Morris became engaged in various 
occupations.

"Mr. Morris was first married to Miss Caroline Schuster, daughter of Col. and 
Mrs. Morgan Schuster, in 1923. Two daughters were born to this untion, Misses 
Ann Redding Morris, 18, and Caroline Wayne Morris, 16, both of whom reside in 
Azusa Calif. Mr. Morris' second wife was Miss Lillian Harris, of Thomasville, 
Ga.

"Besides the two daughters and his mother, he is survived by one sister, Miss 
Helen Morris. Mr. Morris was a member of the Glasgow Baptist Church.

"Funeral services were held at the Morris home on Brown Street Monday afternoon 
at 4:30 o'clock, the Rev. Sam Ed Bradley in charge. Burial was in the Glasgow 
cemetery.

"The pallbearers were: Messrs Jack Pedigo, Clyde Breeding, W E Payne, Hardin 
Powell, Woods Richardson. 



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