- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebrating His Life, Winfred Morris Jr., February 15, 1943 - December 20, 2013
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2013-12-27
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Winfred Morris, Jr. Birth date: January 30, 1945. Death date: December 4, 2009. Funeral date: December 12, 2009. Church: Shekinah Glory Tabernacle (Decatur, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_morriswinfredjr20131227
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_morriswinfredjr20131227
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Tamecia Martin Deborah Bouie
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Robert Caine Dwight C. Batey, Jr. Thomas Westbrook
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Winfred "Wimp" Morris, Jr. was born to Alice and Winfred Morris on February 15, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Wimp grew up in East Point, Georgia. He attended J.F. Beavers Elementary School and graduated from in 1962 from South Fulton High School. While swiftly gravitating to a height much taller than those in his age group, Wimp's stature and athletic ability quickly captured the eyes of spectators in his local community. Known as a leading scorer for South Fulton High School's basketball team, people would come from all over metro Atlanta to see him play. With his unique and unorthodox shooting style, Wimp would cock the ball behind his head and let it fly towards the basket using only his right hand. During his time as a player on the team, area gyms would overflow when news spread that South Fulton High School was playing. Wimp led the high school to two (2) State AA Championships.
After high school, Wimp went on to play for Tennessee State University before being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966. It was there that Wimp joined the Army's All-Star basketball team in Panama and was named MVP in 1967. Also in 1966, Winfred married his high school sweetheart, Vivian Mcintosh Morris. To this union two children were born: John Winfred and Jayna Willene. Upon completion of his term in the U.S. Army, Winfred returned home to Atlanta and worked for the U.S. Postal Service, where he served for 25 years before retiring.
Winfred also had a love for vintage cars and fashionable suits. Even in retirement, Winfred took a part-time job doing what he loved as a transporter for Manheim Auto Auction. He also creatively turned his love of cars and clothing into an entrepreneurial pursuit. He started and ran a successful limousine business with a vintage 1937 Cadillac limousine. His clean, shiny cars and impressionable attire would capture attention as he chauffeured around the city in style.
Along with being big in stature and a champion of basketball, wearing fine clothing and having vintage cars, Winfred was also a passionate champion of people. He could often be found showing his benevolence while taking people for rides in his cars and he gave back to those in need-especially the elderly. He was the primary caregiver for his elderly aunts, and often made his rounds following up with and visiting old school teachers and those who were sick and shut-in.
Well respected in his community, a devoted father, and a beloved family man, Winfred Morris, Jr. took his final shot on December 20, 2013. He has left a lasting memory of his fashionable style, fancy cars, and athletic ability to those who have been afforded the opportunity to know him. He will be dearly missed by all of his family, friends, and those whose lives he touched.
He leaves to cherish memory: his son, John Winfred Morris (Tangela); daughter, Jayna Willene Morris (Orlando Truitt); two grandchildren, Winfred D. Morris and Taylor Morris; two sisters, Bessie Martin and Yvonne Fuller (Anthony); former wife, Vivian Mcintosh Morris; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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Friday, December 27, 2013 11:00 a.m.
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2295 Benjamin E. Mays Drive, Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30311
The Reverend Damon P. Williams, Ph.D, Pastor The Reverend Dr. Gerald L. Durley, Pastor Emeritus Prelude
Processional
Hymn of Celebration
Scripture Readings ........................Reverend Lowell E. Vaughn Old Testament New Testament
Prayer of Comfort ...................Reverend Dr. Wimbley Hale, Jr.
Celebration in Song .........................Avunna & Anaya Jennings Remarks: (Two Minutes, Pleasel.t31J. v/'( NDlt,~ vJ <(c;ftu.J
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Obituary (Read Silently)
Eulogy ............................................The Reverend Gerald Durley
Acknowledgement
Recessional
Postlude
....fitternuwl Lincoln Cemetery 2275 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard, Northwest Atlanta, Georgia 30314
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Provided by: South Fulton High School Class of 1962
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 291 Fielding Lane, Southwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30311