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Hagood Wilde Morris, 87 of Greenville passed away on April 19, 2008 at 1:50 P.M. at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 10 A.M at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ron Salfen and Rev. Bill Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Mr. Morris was born on November 12, 1920 in Greenville to Stephen Foster Morris and Ida Laura Hagood Morris. Hagood went to school in Greenville and graduated in 1938.
He was one of the first three men in Hunt County to enlist in the military service after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was first stationed at Ft. Sill, OK. where he was assigned to the Air Force. From there he went to Jefferson Barracks, MO, Rantool, Il., Mineola L.I., Windsor Lock, Conn and Farmingdale, LI. On May 9, 1942 he sailed arriving in India in July 1942. He served 29 months in the CBI area, returning home in October 1945. After his discharge he signed up for another 15 month and was stationed at Kelley Field San Antonio, TX where he was discharged in March 1947.
On July 27, 1946 Hagood married Marjorie Ross in San Antonio, Texas. He worked at several lumberyards in Greenville, retiring from Foxworth Galbraith Lumberyard in 1974.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Minnie Lee, Margaret, Mary Louise and Sadie Morris.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Morris, Nephews, Billie A. Ross and wife, Miki of Denison, James D. Ross and wife, Nancy of Garland, Nieces, Betsy Dunnavant of Longview, Jeanne Irwin and husband, Garland of Longview, Mary Moore and husband Gene of Dallas, Donna Garrett and husband Sam of Denison and several great-nephews and great-nieces.
Pallbearers will be Ford Molen, Smith Gilley, Ron Martin, Hardy Mock, Charles Adams and Louis Clark. Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Melugin, Pat Fay, Joe Macy, Jim Stuth, J.D. Winters, Jerry Simmons and Bob Harwell.
Hagood is a member of Grace Presbyterian Church.
In leiu of flowers, it is requested donations be sent to the Hunt County Shared Ministry, P.O. Box 124, Greenville, Texas 75403.